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A night procession on a paved path lined with dark trees and a red-washed wall. At left a man in a blue checked shirt drives a red Mahindra tractor pulling a decorated wooden cart. On the cart stands a large Devi murti in a white and red ornate frame, multi-armed and holding weapons, with a figure in dark attire kneeling in front of a blue-skinned murti, garlanded with flower strings. Several men in white dhotis and orange cloths walk beside the cart, one holding a tall ceremonial staff with white streamers. At right, a man with bare chest and rudraksha mala holds a flower and presses his palms together in reverence. Other devotees in white and orange follow the procession.

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Night procession on a dirt road beside an orange-painted wall. A man in a blue checked shirt drives a red tractor at left, pulling a gold-trimmed cart. On the cart a seated man in saffron-red cloth wears a long garland of flowers and sits before a large decorated deity murti of a goddess with many arms and a red-and-white backdrop. A blue-skinned figure is shown beside the goddess. Standing men in white dhotis with gold borders, one holding a long staff and another in orange, attend the procession. A woman in a purple sari stands near the cart. Lit oil lamps and floral decorations surround the float.2016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11Night procession on a dirt road with a decorated ratha carrying deity murtis under a white and red ornamented canopy and a multicoloured umbrella. Several men in white dhotis and shawls walk beside it, some with green-tinted faces and arms, one holding a garland of orange and white flowers, another carrying a red-fringed cloth. A red tractor trailing the float carries a driver in a dark shirt, and women in saris and salwar kameez watch from the left. A streetlight glows in the background. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible, so the figures are described by role only.2011-10-06October 11 20162016-10-11Night procession on a dirt road with a red Massey Ferguson tractor decorated with yellow and pink garland streamers on its canopy. A driver in a maroon shirt steers, with a man in a white shirt beside him. Three men in white dhotis, two with green-painted faces and bare chests, walk under a colourful multi-panelled ceremonial umbrella with fringed tassels; one holds a flower garland and a torch-like staff. Other men in white stand nearby and onlookers watch from the roadside, with palm fronds at the top left.2011-10-06October 30 20112011-10-30Night photo at an outdoor festival setting with a large illuminated deity murti of Mahishasura Mardhini, a goddess slaying a demon, behind a gilded cart. A seated man with long hair and a beard, wearing a red-brown garment and a fresh garland of flowers, sits on an orange-draped gilded platform cart, a traditional palanquin-style vehicle. Around him, saffron-robed and bare-chested devotees and attendants stand near the cart. In the foreground, a bearded man in white dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha mala holds a red umbrella beside a red tractor. Colourful paper lanterns and garlands decorate the canopy above. Photo shows several people, roughly six to twenty visible.2016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11Night procession with an ornately decorated palanquin-style ratha canopy draped in colourful patterned cloth and gold fringe, housing a lit deity murti surrounded by garlands. A red Massey Ferguson tractor pulls the float, with a young driver in a white checked shirt at the wheel and a flowering garland draped over its canopy. Two men walk beside the ratha: a bald man in orange cloth with white-painted face and a rudraksha mala, and a second man in orange and a white-painted face with a beaded mala, both with ceremonial gold chains. Men in white dhotis and orange flags follow behind the float.2013-03-02Night procession on a dark road with a large decorated murti of Goddess Durga, multi-armed and holding weapons, rising on a cart with a red-and-gold canopy. A man in an orange-red robe with a floral garland sits on a golden platform beneath an orange umbrella, while a man in orange cloth stands beside the cart. At left, a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala holds a trident-topped torch with smoke rising. Women in saris follow along the right side, and a red tractor with a metal frame is at the far right.2016-10-11November 01 20112011-11-01