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December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession seen from above: a brightly illuminated multi-tiered ratha or chariot with lit green, gold and pink lights, a deity murti visible inside the central shrine, moves along a lane lined with trees and palms. Several people in red and white attire walk alongside holding orange and red umbrellas, and another illuminated float trails behind. Fireworks burst in the dark sky above. Participants appear to be a small group, mostly in the foreground near the chariot.2016-12-09December 02 20142014-12-02December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession with a brightly illuminated temple chariot (ratha) at the centre, its multi-tiered tower lit with orange and yellow lights and carrying deity murtis. Dense crowd of devotees walks along the road; women wear saris in blue, green, yellow and red, and men in white dhotis. Several large red and gold umbrellas with sequined edges are carried over the procession, and a lit illuminated float with a heart-shaped frame sits to the left. A man in saffron clothing with a rudraksha mala stands at the right foreground beneath a red umbrella.2016-09-05A brightly illuminated temple chariot (ratha) at night, its multi-tiered golden tower lit with lamps and decorated with carved figures, flower garlands in red and orange hanging down its sides, and a deity murti seated within a shrine niche at the front. Devotees in white and saffron clothing gather at the base of the chariot in the dark, some holding poles, while a lit vehicle passes on the road beside it. The scene depicts a rathotsav night procession at an ashram temple.2014-12-02February 21 20162016-02-21December 23 20162016-12-23February 21 20162016-02-21September 05 20162016-09-05February 24 20172017-02-24