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Night procession on a dirt road: a decorated flatbed cart carries a richly adorned deity murti beneath a tall multicolour canopy with fringed panels. The murti and cart are draped in yellow and white garlands, tassels and hanging ornaments, lit by a bright lamp. A red generator and speakers sit on the cart. Priests in white dhotis and shawls walk alongside, one bare-chested priest holding a lamp near the cart, another in white attending at the front, and a white fan is held beside the murti. Onlookers in shirts and trousers stand to the left under the dark trees. a person cannot be identified from the image.

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January 1st 2013Night procession on a dirt road. A golden palanquin-style vehicle decorated with flower garlands in red, white and orange, tassels, a golden umbrella canopy and bells is pulled by a tractor at left and a rope. Seated on the palanquin is a figure, dressed in a saffron-toned cloth with garlands, whose appearance cannot be confirmed from this image. Around it, men in white dhotis and white shirts walk; a standing man in a white shirt and beige trousers, a bald man in white dhoti with a rudraksha-style mala and sandals, a white-clad man with a shaved head, and a woman in a white sari with yellow border stand nearby. A black night sky surrounds the scene.2011-10-30January 01 20132013-01-01February 12 20132013-02-12October 30 20112011-10-30January 01 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesNight photograph of a decorated ceremonial palanquin or ratha on a dirt ground, draped with marigold garlands, colourful tasseled fringes and a striped canopy. A priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at the back of the cart holding a long-handled fan or chamara, while two young attendants in white with pink-tinted clothing stand beside it. A man in white shirt and dhoti watches at right. A red tractor and blue tarp are visible at left.2013-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 1st 2013October 30 20112011-10-30January 13 20152015-01-13Night procession at an outdoor ashram road. A richly decorated golden palanquin or ratha on the right is draped with yellow and pink marigold garlands and tasselled hangings, with a lit lantern at its top. A man in plain white dhoti and shirt stands at its rear. Around it, a crowd of about fifteen men and women in white dhotis, saffron robes and western clothes walks along, some carrying ceremonial fans and an ornate umbrella. A red generator and a black speaker sit on a cart in the foreground, and a shaded area with tree branches is at the top left.2013-01-01January 01 20132013-01-01