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Night photograph of a temple procession with a large crowd of devotees in white clothes moving past a brightly illuminated ratha chariot decorated with garlands, lights and a yellow canopy. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk near the chariot, and figures in orange and reddish robes stand on its platform near the deity murti. A gopuram tower with colourful lights and a pandal with string lights are visible in the background under a streetlamp.

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February 19 20152015-02-19Night procession at a Mahashivaratri event: a dense crowd of devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts, gathers around an illuminated ornate chariot decorated with red and orange drapery and lit lamps. Another lit tower-shaped structure with festoon lights stands in the background, and strings of coloured lights line the grounds. Several people in white and light-coloured clothing move among the crowd, and a few appear to be carrying or accompanying the chariot. Bright floodlights and a hazy night sky frame the scene.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07Night procession photographed from among a dense crowd of devotees in the foreground, mostly seen from behind and in silhouette. Behind them a brightly lit ceremonial float or palanquin with a decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers, flanked by a cream-and-gold canopy and a lit arch of string lights. A standing figure in white robes stands near the float, and a few people in light clothing surround it. Tents, lights and a tall lit structure appear in the background.2015-01-13February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA nighttime procession at an ashram lit with colourful string lights. In the centre, a flower-covered ratha/palanquin bearing a deity murti, decorated with white and red garlands, moves along a road. Behind it, a larger illuminated chariot with carved figures and a canopy glows gold. Crowds of devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some in saffron and orange saris, walk alongside and push the vehicles. A dark car is visible at right and a man in a white shirt stands near the front, a rudraksha-clad figure is not clearly visible. No candidate for a person can be confidently identified from appearance, so no one is labelled as him.2016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03A large nighttime outdoor gathering of many devotees dressed mostly in white shirts, white dhotis and white saris, seen from above as they crowd forward across an open ground. Many are clasping their hands or raising arms in devotion. In the centre-right, a figure in an orange-saffron garment walks among them beside tall ceremonial staffs topped with trident-like finials and a large brass or gold bell-shaped object. To the left, an illuminated shrine structure draped with colourful flower garlands and lit by multicoloured lights holds a deity murti. Behind, a covered pandal with string lights and an illuminated arch frame the scene, with more people milling about in the background.2015-02-17 +1 copiesNight procession at a temple-style festival, lit with strings of multicoloured fairy lights overhead. A large golden ornate chariot (ratha) with a carved dragon-like prow, hung with bells, green and maroon tassels and purple-pink flower garlands, is pulled along the street. Men in white dhotis and white shirts walk alongside, some carrying a green leaf-decorated staff. On the right, two women in deep maroon saris stand beside the chariot holding long ceremonial staffs. A smaller decorated float with deity figures glows at the far left. A dense crowd fills the foreground. No readable a person candidate is clearly present.2015-02-17 +1 copiesA night procession on a street lit by strings of multicoloured fairy lights and a bright lamp post. A decorated float or chariot with golden draping and garlands carries several figures in ornate costume, one in a red garment, under a canopy. Dozens of people in white clothes crowd along both sides of the road and walk beside the float, with flags and a tall pole at right. Coloured bunting hangs overhead. No individual figure on the float can be clearly identified, so no a person candidate is asserted.2015-02-19March 07 20162016-03-07February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copies