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A night procession at a temple-style festival vehicle, a decorated palanquin or ratha lit with warm orange lamps and fairy lights, with a deity murti visible inside its canopy. Several dozen darkened figures walk and stand around it in a dimly lit outdoor courtyard, some in white clothing. A lantern glows at left and a building wall stands behind. Few individual faces are clear, and no a person candidate is distinguishable in the scene.

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October 12 20132013-10-12A dark night procession scene where a small illuminated shrine or palanquin with carved wooden pillars and a lit interior is carried forward, its lamp glowing warmly. Several people in pale or light clothing stand and walk around it, mostly in silhouette, with a few lamps and a spotlit patch of ground in the foreground. The scene appears to be an outdoor temple or ashram procession at night.2013-10-12Night procession on a reddish dirt road at an ashram. A brightly lit, ornate golden temple chariot (ratha) with tiered decorative tower and illuminated figures is pulled forward by a vehicle at center. Several people line both sides of the road holding tall ceremonial torches and lamps with bulbous tops, some lit. Attendees wear white dhotis and kurtas, saffron-orange and red saris, and dark clothing. A white illuminated palanquin-like canopy glows in the middle distance beside a pink building. A tall ceremonial lamp stand is visible on the right.2016-09-05A night procession photographed in near darkness. A canopied ratha or palanquin with red and gold draping and an illuminated deity murti sits at left, lit by warm lamps, while a second decorated float with garlands glows at right. A vehicle with headlights is at far left. A crowd of devotees in white and light clothing walks along the dark street, some with hands folded, lit only by the floats and a street lamp above.2013-03-02September 05 20162016-09-05March 02 20132013-03-02September 05 20162016-09-05Night procession at a street lit by handheld lamps and spotlights. A brightly illuminated ornate ratha/palanquin-style chariot with a tiered, pointed roof, glowing lamps and decorative carvings is pulled or led forward along a dirt road. Crowds of people in white and light clothing walk on both sides, some holding lights, with apartment buildings with lit windows behind on the left. The scene is dark, with smoke or haze rising near the left buildings.2016-09-05September 05 20162016-09-05Night procession at a temple-style ratha, a chariot with a tiered, dome-topped golden canopy lit by warm lights and draped with red and multicoloured garlands. Figures stand beneath the canopy, and the chariot is pulled by a tractor or towing vehicle on a dark dirt road. Several dozen people in white and light-coloured dress walk around the chariot and stand along both sides, some with their hands folded. A corrugated shed stands on the right. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, and no candidate is visible at the front of the procession.2014-10-03February 21 20162016-02-21March 02 20132013-03-02