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Night-time procession at a temple-style courtyard lit with strings of coloured lights in green, orange and purple along a multi-storey building. A silver palanquin with pink and red cloth, carried on red poles by men in white dhotis and white shirts, leads the procession. Behind it, drummers and musicians in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls play drums and cymbals, one wears a rudraksha mala, and a man in white with a bare chest and beaded necklace stands at right. Decorative red, orange and yellow parasols, and a large dark drum, appear among the group on sandy ground.

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January 02 20162016-01-02Night procession at an outdoor compound. Four men in white dhotis and white shirts carry a silver palanquin with pierced, filigreed sides and small pink-lined openings on a red carrying pole. A deity murti sits inside, draped in red and pink cloth. A man in white kneels at the palanquin's front, adjusting the murti. Behind, a shirtless man in a white dhoti and a woman in a red sari stand near a red-brick building with a lit window. A fringed canopy and a red-and-gold ceremonial banner hang at the left, with a tree overhead.2015-11-15Night procession with a silver palanquin carried on poles by men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies. A seated figure in a dark cap and orange-red shawl, garlanded with flowers, sits under the silver canopy, appearing to be a person by appearance cues of a garland and shawl, though the view is partial. Ornate silver-and-gold ratha or chariot-like vehicles with flower garlands and deity murtis stand behind, lit by lamps and string lights. Several men in orange and white robes walk alongside, some holding long silver staffs, and a devotee in white dress and dark-framed glasses stands near the front. The palanquin is decorated with silver repoussé tree motifs and carries marigold offerings on its base.2016-01-02November 15 20152015-11-15January 02 20162016-01-02November 25 20152015-11-25January 02 20162016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02Night procession on a dirt road with a brightly lit, gold-decorated palanquin carrying deity murti under a lit canopy. Clerics in saffron/orange dhotis and bare-chested sannyasi-style attire walk beside, some in white dhotis, several holding long poles with striped umbrellas and a round decorative fan; a drummer is among them. String lights in purple, green and white line the background.2015-11-25Night procession at an outdoor ground lit by lanterns and strings of coloured lights. Several illuminated ornate palanquins and ratha-style carriages with decorated canopies carry deity murtis. Men in white dhotis and bare-chested priests in red-brown and saffron garments walk alongside, some holding long ceremonial staffs and spears. A drummer plays at right, and women in saffron and orange saris stand among devotees. A figure in a dark turban and red garment stands on a silver palanquin at left-centre. Large illuminated murtis glow in the background.2016-01-02