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Night procession on a dirt path beside a tree strung with orange and red flowers and garlands. A decorated float or chariot with a glowing lamp is pulled by a red tractor, and devotees in white dhotis and orange or saffron clothing walk around it. Many people carry trident-like staffs and some wear orange shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces. A man in white clothes at the front holds a drum or large vessel. A woman in a light sari with a hat stands at right. Lights glow from a building in the background.

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April 26 20122012-04-26Night procession on a dirt road lit by a red tractor and warm lamps. A decorated palanquin-style chariot at right is hung with marigold and flower garlands and shaded by orange and red umbrellas, with a figure in orange seated within its glowing interior. Devotees surround the cart: men in white dhotis and orange shawls carry staffs and tridents, some playing drums, while women in orange and red saris and children in white and red walk alongside, some with raised hands. A tall palm-like tree stands at right. Fine white specks drift through the dark sky above.2012-04-26November 21 20132013-11-21Night procession on a dirt path lit by warm lamps. Two richly decorated ornamental chariot-shrines (ratha) glow red and gold with lit interiors; the nearer one carries a seated figure in white robes beneath a canopy. Devotees walk alongside in white dhotis and kurtas, some in orange or red sashes and red headcloths, some holding a large black umbrella and a long staff. A bare-shouldered shaved-headed man in white and red wrap leads the group in the foreground. Garlands and drapery decorate the chariots, and small trees and shrubs frame the lower edge.2012-04-26Night procession on a dirt path lined with trees. A young man in a red-orange dhoti and matching shawl, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, walks forward smiling in the centre. Behind him a priest in white holds a tall pole with a red, blue and yellow canopy, and two orange-robed devotees follow. A decorated tractor-drawn ratha carries a deity murti framed by lit lamps, flowers and a multicoloured spired canopy, with flaming torches on poles beside it. Women in white saris and salwar kameez and onlookers stand along the path, some with folded hands. The figure in the centre shows only a plain red-orange robe and mala, so identity is uncertain.2011-12-05A night procession on a dirt road passes a small ornate palanquin or ratha decorated with fringed red and gold canopy, garlands and colourful tassels. Devotees walk around it carrying lit torches and orange and red flags. A man in an orange dhoti stands in the foreground beside a woman in white. Other participants wear white kurtas, red and orange saris, and some have pink-stained hair. Small trees and a lit orange building with a red awning sit at the edge of the road under a dark sky.2011-12-15November 14 20132013-11-14April 26 20122012-04-26February 27 20142014-02-27January 13 20152015-01-13December 15 20112011-12-15Night procession on a dirt road lit by warm lamps. A red Massey Ferguson tractor in front is driven by a man in a yellow shirt and white trousers. Behind it a decorated float carries a deity murti under orange and red umbrellas, draped with yellow and green garlands and colourful tassels. Several men walk beside the float: one in a white dhoti with a bare upper body, and another in white kurta with an orange shawl, holding a long staff. Women in pink and red saris follow with men carrying ceremonial staffs. A small red and gold ratha-style shrine stands to the right beside a tree.2012-04-26