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Night procession on a decorated wooden float or palanquin-style cart, covered by a striped canopy with red fringe and hung with garlands of marigold and white flowers, bells, lamps and colourful tassels. A seated figure in saffron-orange cloth with an orange turban sits on the raised platform, adorned with garlands. A standing man in white clothes marked with pink-red powder attends beside the float. Below, bald men in white dhotis stand near the front wheel, and devotees in white and blue clothing crowd along the path under dark trees. A blue tarpaulin covers something on the left.

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At night, a decorated golden palanquin-style ratha on a wooden cart is carried through a garden path lined with trees. A seated figure in saffron and gold garlands and a yellow-orange turban sits on a gold-covered throne under a multicoloured fringed canopy with brass bells and marigold garlands. A man in white dhoti and shirt walks beside the cart, while a bald man in saffron and white and several devotees in white and blue-striped clothes follow, some with red-and-yellow colour on their clothing. A blue tarpaulin and a loudspeaker sit at the left edge. a person is identifiable only by the saffron-and-gold garlanded seated figure with turban and ornate canopy cues; the figure is seated on the throne as a procession subject.2013-01-01January 1st 2013January 01 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesFebruary 12 20132013-02-12January 1st 2013 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20132013-01-01January 1st 2013January 01 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20132013-01-01Night procession at an outdoor ashram setting with a decorated palanquin-style ratha carried on a wooden platform. The ornate golden palanquin is hung with marigold and multicoloured garlands, tassels, bells and a fringed canopy with a gold finial. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands on the platform, hand raised near the canopy, while devotees in white clothes walk alongside holding long ceremonial fans and staffs. Several men and women in white and off-white attire, including one in a green shirt, follow the procession among trees under a dark sky. A red and gold ceremonial banner with floral patterns stands at left, and a blue tarpaulin covers a cart. The figures around the palanquin are attendants and devotees; no figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2013-01-01Night procession on a gold-framed palanquin-style cart with a golden arched canopy and a deity murti draped in garlands of white, pink and red flowers. A seated man in orange-brown robes and an orange turban wears a yellow and white flower garland and sits on an orange cloth on the cart. Behind him, a bare-chested attendant in orange dhoti waves a white fan toward the deity. Colourful tasselled umbrellas frame the scene, and a man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala walks at left. Greenery and a tree fill the background.2016-11-05Night procession on a decorated ratha-style chariot draped with marigold garlands and a blue-fringed canopy, hung with tassels and bells. A seated figure in red and gold garments sits under the canopy, with a trident-like staff and ceremonial fan-shaped ornaments nearby. Around the chariot walk robed attendants: a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange cloth at left, a man in pale lavender dhoti with bare upper body beside the wheels, and white-clad helpers in front. A small orange flag with a black emblem hangs from the platform at right, and a bare-chested man with glasses stands at the far right edge. Stage lights illuminate the scene against a dark sky.2013-02-12