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Night photograph of a temple chariot procession with illuminated decorated vehicles under large fringed canopies. Ornate gold and multicoloured rathas carry deity murtis, with a gold bull-shaped vehicle at right and a tiered golden palanquin at left. Priests in white and saffron-coloured dhotis stand on the platform around the vehicles, some attending the deities. A dense crowd of devotees fills the street in the foreground, with shops and signboards behind. Oil lamps and electric lights illuminate the scene.

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February 07 20172017-02-07Photo 11710662Night photograph of an illuminated temple procession with a crowd in the foreground. A large ornate wooden chariot, decorated with gilded carvings and lit by string lights, stands at left, while a silver-and-colourful elephant-shaped vehicle with a large embroidered canopy stands at right. Several men in white dhotis and orange cloth move around the carts; one bare-chested man in orange garments and a man in a white shirt stand near the elephant-form carriage. Onlookers are silhouetted in the dark foreground.2017-02-07 +3 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07Night photograph of a temple procession on a crowded street, with a richly decorated ratha (chariot) lit by string lights and a large ornate umbrella overhead. A deity murti sits on a raised platform, with a multi-coloured decorated arch and elephant-shaped float beside it. Several men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees stand and sit on the platform, some holding lamps and offerings, while a large crowd of onlookers fills the foreground. Shops and signboards line the background street.2017-02-07 +3 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +5 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copies