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Night procession at an illuminated ashram setting with strings of coloured lights on a building behind. A decorated float is pulled by a green tractor marked KA 42 61 6. The float is covered in a large fan-shaped frame of marigold garlands in yellow, orange, purple and white, with a figure seated centrally on a flower-decked platform. Around it, a crowd of women in saffron and orange saris and men in white dhotis walk, while masked dancers in colourful costumes with feathered headdresses and garlands lead the group. Several umbrellas in red, purple and orange are held above the crowd, and a robed attendant in white stands near the float. A woman in a green sari and an onlooker in a yellow-and-white outfit watch from the right.

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Night procession at an illuminated outdoor courtyard with stone paving. A decorated tractor cart, its canopy framed by a large colourful floral arch and lit with strings of lights, carries a deity murti and a seated figure in white dhoti with bare upper body and a rudraksha-style necklace, garlanded and attended by devotees. Women in white and cream saris stand at the right, holding offering plates. At left, a line of young women and girls in orange and red saris walk in procession, with several wearing flowers in their hair. Coloured umbrellas and a lit decorative palanquin appear in the background among string lights and a multi-storey illuminated building.2016-12-09A night procession moves through a street lit by pink and purple light, with a large decorated float carrying a deity murti under an arched halo of flowers and bright lights. A red tractor pulls the float, and a man in white garments stands near its front. Crowds of devotees surround the float, many holding colourful decorated umbrellas in pink, purple and red, and red and orange flags wave above. Women in yellow and orange saris walk at the left, and strings of lights line the buildings. Watermarked text is omitted.2016-12-09Night procession on a paved courtyard lined with string lights. At centre, a decorated tractor pulls an ornate float with a large multicoloured arch of flowers and a deity murti under it. Two performers in elaborate costumes dominate the foreground: one in a green sequinned top with a tall pink-and-white plumed headdress, and another in a magenta and orange skirt with a white horse-head mask and a veil. Women in orange saris with red blouses stand in a line on the left, holding umbrellas and flags. Men in white dhotis and bare-chested with rudraksha-style necklaces watch on the right. Red and blue ceremonial umbrellas and flags fill the scene.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession with a large decorated float carrying a deity murti framed by a huge arch of marigold garlands in yellow, green and purple, with a lit decorated tractor pulling the cart. Devotees crowd the street on both sides, many raising hands, while colourful umbrellas in purple, blue and orange, plus red and saffron flags, are held aloft. Multicoloured string lights line nearby buildings.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09A night procession on a stone-paved road moves past a large, brightly painted Ganesha murti on a flatbed trailer pulled by a rusty tractor. Devotees in orange and white garments line the route, several holding flaming torches. Ornate umbrellas with mirrored and purple fabric shade the procession, and a few people in white dhotis carry ceremonial umbrellas on the right. Trees overhang the scene, and the figure has a red and gold crown with a trunk raised in blessing.2016-09-15Night procession of a richly decorated chariot carrying a central seated figure framed by a large arch of flowers in green, yellow, purple and white. A large floral garland hangs on the cart, with a tractor pulling it along a lit road. Many colourful umbrellas in pink, purple, orange and red line the route, and crowds of devotees line both sides, some raising hands. Fairy lights strung in trees and a red flag are visible. The seated figure appears to be a deity murti rather than a person, decorated with flowers and ornaments.2016-12-09December 23 20162016-12-23Night-time procession photographed from above at a paved ground. A large decorated float on the right carries a deity murti framed by a wide fan of marigold garlands in yellow, purple, white and green, with a striped cloth beneath it. A red tractor pulls the float forward, with a few people seated on it. Many people in white and saffron-orange clothes walk alongside, some holding red, blue, yellow and multicoloured umbrellas and red flags. Drums and string lights are visible at the edges. The people count is high enough to be read as a crowd of around 60.2016-12-09December 23 20162016-12-23