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Night photograph of a decorated ratha or palanquin-style float on a blue-trimmed platform, its gold frame wrapped in white and red garlands and hung with multicolored tassels. A seated figure in a maroon-red robe and a dark cap, wearing a red-and-white beaded garland, sits centrally in the float. Behind him sits a man in white with a neck garland. In front, a man in an orange-red dhoti stands barefoot on the platform beside an older man in an orange robe, while a figure in white dhoti with a red garland and gold-bordered cloth stands at the right, holding an umbrella and a brass lamp with smoke. Strings of lights and marigold and rose petals cover the float, and a small deity-style figure appears at the far right.

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Night photograph of a festival procession on a decorated float. A golden palanquin-style structure, heavily garlanded with white and red flower strings and hung with multicoloured tassels, is lit by bright lamps. Seated within is a figure wearing a dark cap and rudraksha-style beads over a dark garment. Beside him stand two men in white dhotis with saffron and gold-bordered shawls. A priest in a dark red-brown dhoti and gold-bordered cloth holds a tall trident-like staff, while a man in an orange robe kneels at the float base. Petals and flower scatter cover the wooden platform, and onlookers in white stand in the dim background.2016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03A photograph of a festival procession at night: a richly decorated golden palanquin or ratha draped with white and red flower garlands, tassels in green, pink, blue and yellow, and a lit canopy above. Seated on the cushioned golden seat is a man with dark hair and a dark garment, visible mostly from the shoulders up. Standing beside the palanquin at right is a priest in a maroon and gold-striped dhoti and shawl, wearing a flower garland and holding a long staff, with a second man in saffron-orange cloth and a white dhoti beside him. A bright warm glow and bokeh lights surround the scene.2016-01-03Night photograph of a decorated golden palanquin-style float on a wooden platform, lit by warm white string lights and draped with white and red flower garlands, tassels in green, pink, yellow and blue, and a flowered arch. Seated on the float is a man in an orange-and-red garment with a dark cap and a garland, smiling, flanked by attendants in white dhoti-style clothing. Below, a bare-chested priest in orange and maroon cloth stands at the float's base beside another attendant in white, and a figure in orange robes appears at the far left. Petals are scattered on the platform, and devotees watch from the edge of the lit ground during a procession.2016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03Night procession scene: a brightly lit float or palanquin decorated with white and multicoloured flower garlands, strings of lights and tasselled fabric, carrying a seated figure in red and gold attire with a gold necklace. Several men in white dhotis and orange-red shawls walk alongside and steady the float, one holding a long staff. Onlookers in white stand at the right under a tent canopy with colourful pennants.2016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03Night procession on a flower-decorated ratha or palanquin platform lit with warm bulbs. A seated figure in dark red-brown robe with a dark round hat and red-and-gold garland sits centrally on an ornate golden throne-like seat with a trident-like staff, surrounded by white flower garlands and multicolour tassels. Standing beside him, a bare-chested priest in orange-red dhoti holds the staff, another orange-robed man in a shawl stands behind, and a man in white dhoti and shawl stands at right. Devotees in white stand in the background. Scattered flower petals cover the platform.2016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03February 12 20132013-02-12