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Night procession photographed with a bright floodlight and a circular lens flare. A large painted deity murti with a crown and a raised staff stands on a decorated ratha-style cart with purple cloth. A man in a white shirt films with a video camera on the left. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border walks beside the cart. Several men in white and dark shirts push or steady the cart on a dirt road. Other people stand in the background near a fence.

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At night, a large painted clay figure of a fierce deity stands on a purple-draped wooden cart or float, holding a trident-like staff and a sword-like implement, with gold crown, earrings and armour-like ornaments. Several men pull or steady the cart from the front and side; one bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold border and sacred thread stands in front, while another man in a rust-orange jacket and a woman in a lavender top help push from the right. Bright floodlights and a field fence are behind.2016-03-02Night photograph of a large painted deity murti on a wooden cart or palanquin, with red face, gold crown, gold necklaces and armlets, holding a staff, under bright lights. Several men carry or push the float from below: a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth, a man in white shirt, and a man in an orange-brown shirt at right, with a dark-clothed person at left. The setting is an open night ground with a lit fence behind.2016-03-02 +1 copiesMarch 02 20162016-03-02 +2 copiesNight outdoor scene on bare dirt ground. On the right, a large painted effigy figure with red and orange body, white and gold ornaments and a raised arm sits on a purple-draped platform mounted on a wooden cart with spoked wheels. Ahead, several people in white dhotis and shirts stand and move near the cart, while a crowd in white, cream and brightly coloured saris and shirts stands in a line on the left under dark trees, some holding a ceremonial umbrella and a small decorated palanquin. Dark sky and dim buildings in the background.2016-03-02 +1 copiesNight photograph of a procession at an outdoor street with palm trees at left. Centre-stage is a large illuminated white deity murti with multiple arms and a crown, mounted on a palanquin-style ratha/chariot carried on poles. Bright lamp light and a lens flare sit in front of the murti. Devotees in white dhotis and saffron-coloured clothing walk alongside and carry the ratha, with a few more people blurred in the dark foreground and background. The scene shows a nighttime devotional procession.2016-10-11March 02 20162016-03-02 +3 copiesNight procession on open dirt ground. Three men in white dhotis and white shirts carry a wooden palanquin-style platform bearing a large illuminated deity murti in orange and red, seated on a purple cushion with a crown and trident-like staff. Behind them, a fourth man carries a white-wrapped bundle on his shoulder. On the right, musicians in orange and red robes play drums and cymbals. Bamboo poles and small lanterns stand in the background under a dark sky.2016-03-02 +1 copiesNight outdoor procession at a festival ground lit by string lights and a bright lamp. A golden horse-mounted deity murti decorated with a flower garland stands on a blue wooden cart with red cloth. Men in white dhotis and shirts hold lit torches beside the cart, while others in red-and-saffron dhotis stand near tall ceremonial staffs and a trident-like pole. Devotees line the scene, some with white caps and turbans.2016-01-02March 02 20162016-03-02March 02 20162016-03-02 +1 copiesMarch 02 20162016-03-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20162016-01-02