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Night procession photographed from the crowd, with devotees in white shirts and dhotis pressing forward near a brightly lit ratha or palanquin decorated with string lights in green, red and white. A dark-skinned man in the foreground wears a white dhoti with a gold-bordered angavastram, and others hold their hands raised in namaskar. Behind them a multi-storey building is wrapped in colourful fairy lights, and a deity murti is visible on the decorated float. A small framed emblem with a golden fringe is held aloft at left. A rudraksha-style crowd moves under bright floodlights, with trees dark against the sky.

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Night procession in an open ground with a dense crowd of people in white dhotis and white clothing moving past a brightly lit illuminated arch decorated with white and gold lights. At the centre, a decorated palanquin or ratha carries a deity murti and figures in white stand beside it, one holding a ceremonial staff. Flags with pennants rise above the crowd, and a multi-storey building behind is outlined with red, green and white string lights in tricolour style. Several figures in the crowd raise their arms. Dark night sky and scattered lamps complete the scene.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Night procession photographed from an elevated angle along a street lit by strings of multicolour fairy lights draped across building facades and overhead poles. A large golden palanquin or ratha carries a decorated deity murti under a white-lit arch, surrounded by a dense crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, with some wearing yellow and orange garments. Several people carry ceremonial staffs topped with golden finials and flags are raised. Bright floodlights and green-lit trees frame the scene. The crowd moves forward in a festival procession.2015-02-17Night procession at a temple-style event with a richly decorated ratha or palanquin, its canopy and pillars wrapped in green foliage, garlands and strings of lights. Inside the lit shrine a deity murti or idol sits on a raised seat. Devotees in white dhotis and saris walk around the ratha, several holding ceremonial umbrellas, while many onlookers crowd the street in darkness. Building facades on the right are strung with blue, white and multicoloured fairy lights.2017-02-24February 19 20152015-02-19November 21 20152015-11-21February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24Night procession with a large crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing moving along a street lit by strings of multicoloured fairy lights and arches. At centre, a golden palanquin-style ratha carries a deity murti and a seated figure in orange robes, flanked by ceremonial standards and fans. Many people raise hands and hold ritual items. Dark trees and multi-storey buildings with lit garlands frame the scene, with bright floodlights overhead.2015-02-17January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03February 24 20172017-02-24