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Night procession with a decorated palanquin or vehicle lit by strings of golden lights in an arch, carrying a gilded deity murti in front of an illuminated frame. Two long ceremonial spears or staffs with metal tips are carried upright at the front, and a dense crowd of devotees walks alongside in white and cream clothing, some with orange or red borders and sashes. Several people in the foreground have hands folded in namaskar. Lights glow in the dark background, and the event appears to be a temple-style ratha or palanquin procession.

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February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesNight procession photographed from behind a crowd of devotees in light-coloured clothing walking along a dark dirt path. At centre a brightly illuminated ratha or chariot decorated with yellow, red and gold drapery and strings of lights stands under a white-lit arch wrapped in twisted lights. Flag poles and green fairy lights line the open ground, and a white canopy shelters the area to the right. Many people are visible, mostly partially in silhouette.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13February 17 20152015-02-17February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesJanuary 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Night procession photographed from ground level. Centre, a decorated palanquin or ratha with a canopy of multicoloured fringe, strung with purple and white flowers and a green-and-yellow tassel, carries a seated figure draped in heavy gold-coloured garlands and ornate clothing. A tall trident stands beside the seat, and an attendant in white with a white cap stands on the vehicle. Fairy-light arches of warm bulbs frame the float, and strings of green and multicoloured lights glow in the background. Dense crowd members in white dhotis, a red shawl and dark clothes surround the vehicle, many in the foreground partly cropped. No clear appearance-based cues allow confident identification of the seated figure, so the person is described by role only as a seated honoured figure on a procession vehicle.2015-01-13Night procession photographed from the crowd: a large ornate golden vahana or palanquin with a carved yali-like head and swaying garlands of pink and green tassels is lit by a string of white bulbs on an arch. Two figures in red and gold attire stand on the platform beside a deity murti, holding tridents. Many devotees in white dhotis and shirts press around the float, some with hands folded. Colourful festoon lights and a bus appear behind.2015-02-17Night procession photographed from a distance: a large crowd of devotees in white dhotis, saris and mixed clothing walks along a dim ground lit by string lights. At the centre a decorated open palanquin or float, draped in orange and yellow marigold garlands and fairy lights, carries a seated figure in an orange robe; a standing attendant in white with a turban stands beside it. Tridents, staffs and ceremonial poles are held aloft among the crowd, and a tent frame and multicoloured bunting stand in the background. Visible figures are numerous, but a seated figure's identity is not established by appearance.2015-01-13February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copies