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Night procession with a golden ratha-style palanquin decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands, tassels, bells and a gold elephant-head finial. A figure with a gold crown and red-and-gold garland sits on the throne-like seat; beside him a robed attendant holds a trident-tipped staff, and a second trident hangs at the right edge. Crowd of devotees in white, orange and saffron clothing and shaved-head monastic dress walks along the chariot under string lights, many people in the foreground and mid-ground.

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February 19 20152015-02-19Night procession on a gold-and-saffron palanquin decorated with marigold and jasmine garlands, strings of bells and tassels, lit with warm lights. A seated figure in an ornate gold crown and red garment with a flower garland sits at the centre of the palanquin. A shaved-headed man in white with a rudraksha mala sits on the lower platform, and an attendant in orange-red dress stands at the front holding a trident. Dense crowd of devotees in white and orange surrounds the vehicle, and a second trident is held at the right edge. The scene is outdoors after dark.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesNight procession photographed from the street. A golden, ornately decorated palanquin-style chariot with a crowned golden finial and gold-fringed canopy, hung with marigold garlands and tassels, is lit by string lights. Two figures sit on the raised seat: a man in red and gold clothing with a red garland, and a woman in red beside him. Dense blurred crowds in the foreground, including a person in a white hat. Dark foliage surrounds the scene.2015-02-17 +1 copiesNight procession photograph of an ornate golden ratha or palanquin-style chariot decorated with purple and white garlands, gold finials, green and red tassels and a striped canopy. A man seated on the golden seat wears a gold crown, red garment and beaded garland, holding a rudraksha-style mala. A standing attendant in orange-red robes and a rudraksha mala stands beside a tall trident, while a dense crowd of silhouetted devotees fills the foreground under dark trees and white string lights.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesNight photograph of a festival procession on an illuminated golden palanquin-style float decorated with flower garlands, tassels and a fringed canopy in red, green, white and yellow. A central seated figure wears a gold crown and red and white garlands, flanked by a standing attendant in saffron-toned dhoti holding a silver trident and wearing rudraksha mala beads, with another seated attendant in a red and white garment at the right. A shaved-headed attendant in red robe sits in the lower foreground. Brass bells hang from the left, and strings of pink and white lights sparkle behind. A green signboard with white text is visible at the lower left.2015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19Night procession with an ornately decorated golden palanquin or ratha hung with red, pink and green tassels, marigold and white flower garlands, and gold fittings. A seated figure in a green-beaded garland and red floral garland sits on the palanquin, which is lit at night. In the foreground, several people in white clothing with orange-brown shawls walk alongside, and a few others stand near the carriage, with lit oil lamps and tall ceremonial staffs visible at the right edge. The image is blurred and low-detail.2013-03-02