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Night procession at a temple-style event lit by overhead lamps. In the foreground, men in white dhotis with gold borders carry long ceremonial staffs. Two decorated processional vehicles with golden canopies and garlanded deity murti (one with a gold kalasha-like top, the other a gilded peetha canopy) are pulled forward, followed by devotees in white, orange and saffron clothing and a woman in a red sari at right. Green and white garlands and string lights decorate the scene. Figures of deities are visible on the carts; a single person in white near the right cart may be the presiding attendant. The crowd is visible on the roadway, with a tractor-type vehicle at right.

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Night photo of a temple-style procession on a dirt courtyard lit by string lights and floodlights. Centre is a golden ornate ratha/palanquin shrine with a red interior and gold canopy, holding a golden deity murti (a bull-mounted form) draped in multicoloured garlands and a blue cloth. Devotees in white and saffron dress walk around it, and a woman in white stands at the base of the vehicle. A tractor-drawn flatbed carries the murti forward, and another decorated float with lit lamps appears behind. A canopy overhead and a few people standing on raised platforms at left complete the scene.2016-01-03 +1 copiesNovember 21 20152015-11-21November 21 20152015-11-21January 03 20162016-01-03December 31 20152015-12-31December 31 20152015-12-31December 31 20152015-12-31February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesNovember 11 20152015-11-11November 21 20152015-11-21Night procession at an ashram grounds: a gilded ratha chariot on a blue-and-yellow wooden platform carries a gold-framed peetha throne draped in red, decorated with marigold and flower garlands. An attendant in white dhoti holds a large white chamara fan beside the chariot. Behind, a second decorated float with lights and orange-clad figures follows, and a crowd of devotees in white and orange moves along the path under strings of lights and a canopy.2016-01-03Night procession at an outdoor ground with three illuminated temple chariots, each decorated with white and gold canopies and multicoloured fringed umbrellas. The central vehicle carries a deity murti with a winged figure on a green-draped base, while the left float shows a figure in front of a decorated panel. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts, and women in white saris, walk and stand around the vehicles, some in saffron-orange robes. Tractors and wooden carts pull the floats, with string lights and a building in the background.2015-11-11