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Night procession at a KAILASA event. A decorated open vehicle with a canopy of string lights carries a deity murti adorned with flower garlands and a glowing lamp-lit arch. Two men stand on the vehicle, one in a light cloth holding a trident-like staff, and another in white beside the vehicle. Large crowd in the foreground, many in white clothes, some raising hands. Ceremonial flags and a red-and-yellow banner decorate the vehicle. Multicoloured LED strings hang from a building behind. A procession with a palanquin-style ratha.

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January 13 20152015-01-13Night procession photographed from ground level. Centre, a decorated palanquin or ratha with a canopy of multicoloured fringe, strung with purple and white flowers and a green-and-yellow tassel, carries a seated figure draped in heavy gold-coloured garlands and ornate clothing. A tall trident stands beside the seat, and an attendant in white with a white cap stands on the vehicle. Fairy-light arches of warm bulbs frame the float, and strings of green and multicoloured lights glow in the background. Dense crowd members in white dhotis, a red shawl and dark clothes surround the vehicle, many in the foreground partly cropped. No clear appearance-based cues allow confident identification of the seated figure, so the person is described by role only as a seated honoured figure on a procession vehicle.2015-01-13Night procession photographed from the crowd, with many devotees' silhouetted heads and raised hands in the foreground. A decorated float or palanquin is lit by strings of warm bulbs forming an arch overhead, and its base is draped in yellow and orange flowers with a multicoloured fringed canopy. Within the float, a deity murti stands with a trident, and two figures in white dhoti and shawl stand beside it, one wearing a white turban. Coloured string lights in green, red and purple decorate a building on the right. Shrine-like garlands and marigolds frame the scene.2015-01-13Night procession in an open ground with a dense crowd of people in white dhotis and white clothing moving past a brightly lit illuminated arch decorated with white and gold lights. At the centre, a decorated palanquin or ratha carries a deity murti and figures in white stand beside it, one holding a ceremonial staff. Flags with pennants rise above the crowd, and a multi-storey building behind is outlined with red, green and white string lights in tricolour style. Several figures in the crowd raise their arms. Dark night sky and scattered lamps complete the scene.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Night procession seen from among a dense crowd of men dressed in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing white caps or scarves. Ahead, an illuminated decorated float or palanquin with garlands and a green-and-gold cloth canopy carries a seated figure in white, with a trident-like staff rising beside it. Strings of multicoloured fairy lights in red, green and white hang across a backdrop, and an arched frame of lights stands over the float. Several people in white stand on the platform around the figure, and the crowd presses forward in the foreground.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A night procession at a temple-style event. At centre, a decorated deity murti is carried on a canopied palanquin, adorned with flower garlands and framed by a glowing archway strung with lights, with a trident-topped staff and a colourful striped cloth overhead. Crowds in white dhotis and white kurtas walk alongside, while a man in a red shawl and white cap stands at right near the palanquin. Festival lights glow in the dark background.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Night procession photographed from an elevated angle along a street lit by strings of multicolour fairy lights draped across building facades and overhead poles. A large golden palanquin or ratha carries a decorated deity murti under a white-lit arch, surrounded by a dense crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, with some wearing yellow and orange garments. Several people carry ceremonial staffs topped with golden finials and flags are raised. Bright floodlights and green-lit trees frame the scene. The crowd moves forward in a festival procession.2015-02-17