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Night photograph of an illuminated temple chariot festival in a open ground. A tall, multi-tiered decorated chariot glowing with strings of coloured lights stands at centre, lit in pink, green, white and gold. Behind it a building is outlined with blue and purple fairy lights. Crowds of people, some in white dhotis and shawls, stand in the foreground near a fence while a second illuminated ratha/chariot appears at right under spotlights.

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Night procession at a temple-style festival: two illuminated ratha-style processional structures decorated with coloured lights and draped flowers stand in a dark open area, with a large building behind them strung with multicoloured fairy lights. A crowd of people in white clothing gathers on the left, some holding small oil lamps, while bright floodlights illuminate the scene. No individual person can be clearly identified as a person from appearance.2016-12-23Night photograph of a festival procession at a large illuminated building. A tall, ornately lit multi-tiered ratha/chariot with a domed, pinnacled tower glows green, white and red beneath strings of multicoloured fairy lights draped along the building's facade. A crowd stands in the foreground beside a barrier, with several people in white and dark clothing visible at the left edge. Bright white floodlights illuminate the left side, and a small deity-like figure sits within the lit shrine on the chariot.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03Night photograph of a religious procession at an ashram road, lit with colourful string lights. A tall, illuminated ornate chariot with a tiered golden canopy and kalasha-style top moves forward, followed by a smaller decorated palanquin-like platform with a deity murti and lamps. Many devotees in white dhotis and shawls, several in saffron and red garments, walk along both sides of the road. Two-storey buildings with lit facades stand to the right, and a white-clad figure in the foreground carries a lamp near the front. a person is not clearly identifiable in this crowd.2016-01-03Night 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 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24A 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.2015-02-19Night procession on a street lit with multicoloured fairy lights along the building fronts on the right. At centre, an ornate ratha or palanquin-style chariot, decorated with yellow and green flowers and lit from within, carries an illuminated deity murti under a domed canopy. A dense crowd of devotees walks alongside and in front, with men in white dhotis and shirts and women in sarees, several holding large ornamental umbrellas with lights. The crowd is in the foreground and mid-ground; a person is not clearly visible.2017-02-24