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A nighttime procession photographed at a distance, with a flower-decorated ratha or palanquin at its centre, covered by a blue canopy with fringed trim and draped in yellow and orange marigold garlands. A figure seated under the canopy wears a red garment, and a person standing beside the vehicle wears white with an orange shawl. A row of devotees in white dhotis and orange wrapped cloth lines a barrier on both sides, several holding orange flags on poles. Bright lamps and streetlights light the scene against a dark sky.

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February 12 20132013-02-12Night photograph of a decorated processional chariot, ratha, lit by lamps and garlanded with yellow and orange flower strings and hanging tassels, with a blue-fringed canopy above. Several people stand and sit on the platform in saffron, orange and white garments; one man in orange robes holds a ceremonial staff. Robed attendants in white dhotis and maroon shawls line a barrier in the foreground along a stone embankment. Loudspeakers and a second decorated vehicle appear at the right.2013-02-12Night procession on a decorated ratha or palanquin lit by warm lamps, its canopy in blue and yellow draped with marigold and yellow garlands. A man in saffron-orange robes holds a large ceremonial mace-like staff on the left, and a figure in red and gold sits centrally on the decorated platform. Several people in white dhotis and saffron or pink cloth stand and walk along the lower edge, with a bald man in white at right and a man with a shawl in front. Dark background, blurred foreground.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12Night photograph of a decorated ratha-style procession vehicle lit by rows of oil lamps along the edge of a stone platform. On the vehicle, a man in white garments stands at the centre with raised hands near a kalasha-like ornament, flanked by figures in orange and red clothing. The vehicle is draped with a blue canopy, marigold-like garlands and a golden crown-shaped finial. Several saffron and orange flags are flying on poles. A large crowd of devotees in white, orange and dark clothing stands behind a rope barrier along the right side. Some lamps are placed in front of the barrier.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12Night 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.2013-02-12Night procession photographed at a festival. A large decorated palanquin with a blue canopy and strings of orange and yellow flower garlands, topped with a golden finial, is carried forward as a figure stands on it wearing an orange garment and a crown-like headdress. Orange flags on tall poles rise around it, and a person on the left holds a long pole. Several people in white dhotis and bare-chested or white clothing walk alongside and push or carry the carriage; a crowd of onlookers fills the lower left. Street lamps glow in the dark background. A large banner with blue and white floral patterns hangs at the left edge, and a shaded cart with colourful tassels appears in the lower right.2013-02-10Night photograph of a brightly lit ceremonial float, a ratha-style chariot decorated with marigold garlands, tassels and a blue-and-orange canopy, carried along a riverside route. Several people in white dhotis and orange-saffron robes walk beside and on the float, one standing at its centre near ornate gold-coloured fittings. Devotees stand behind a metal barrier at left, and a red-roofed tractor follows at right under a hazy dusk sky.2013-02-10