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Night procession on a dark road lit by strings of multicoloured fairy lights along a fence. A red tractor with headlights on leads a flatbed trailer carrying an ornate golden canopied shrine with a small deity murti seated within, draped in garlands and a red cloth, beside a gold bull figure, under a striped canopy umbrella. Two white-clad men in dhotis and shirts stand at the right edge of the road beside a second lit ornamental float. Decorative red and white lights are strung along the roadside.

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November 21 20152015-11-21November 25 20152015-11-25Night procession at an ashram street lit with fairy lights. A tractor with bright headlamps pulls a flatbed cart carrying an illuminated deity murti decorated with garlands, a white bull (nandi) figure beside it, and a canopy with colourful fringe. Men and women in white dhotis and saris walk alongside, some holding tall ceremonial banners and staffs. Strings of green and blue lights hang in the trees behind.2015-11-24November 11 20152015-11-11Night photograph of a festival procession. A red Mahindra tractor with headlights on leads, pulling a trailer carrying an ornate golden canopy decorated with multicoloured garlands and lit with lamps, sheltering a deity murti or figure seated within. Two people sit on the trailer near the front and a person in white stands at the left edge beside the tractor. Dark trees and sky surround the scene.2015-04-29Night photograph of a religious procession on a dark road. A red tractor with headlights leads a decorated open trailer carrying a deity murti under a golden canopy, draped in marigold garlands and colourful cloth, with lit lamps glowing. A person in a grey sari sits beside the murti on the trailer, and a figure in white clothing stands at the left edge of the road. Dark trees frame the scene.2015-04-29Night photograph of a temple chariot procession, the thiruther utchavam, pulled along a dirt road by a red Mahindra-style tractor. A man in white shirt and checked lungi sits at the wheel under a canvas canopy, with another person visible in the tractor's rear. Behind him a gold-painted flatbed carries a golden ratha with a multicoloured canopy, curled golden serpent-like finials, colourful tassels and a deity murti decorated with garlands, lit by string lights. A small generator sits on the trailer. Dark background.2015-05-01November 11 20152015-11-11A night procession on a decorated vehicle. A deity murti is framed by a large arch of marigold and flower garlands and a white-and-red canopy on top. A shirtless man in a white dhoti stands on the golden-decorated platform, one hand at the murti, steadying it. A tractor-like vehicle pulls the float, its headlights glowing. Strings of multicoloured fairy lights in green, purple and blue stretch along the roadside, with dark trees and a lamp post behind.2016-12-09December 31 20152015-12-31November 25 20152015-11-25A night procession on a dark street lit by strings of blue and multicolour lights. In the centre, a golden ornate palanquin-style throne with a tall umbrella canopy of multicoloured tassels rides on a flatbed trailer pulled by a red Massey Ferguson tractor at right. A decorated deity murti sits on the throne, garlanded in flowers with a red and blue cloth. A man in a white dhoti and shirt sits cross-legged at the base of the trailer. To the left, white-clad men walk beside a second smaller golden palanquin with a lit deity figure and orange canopy, including a man with an orange-banded neck garland and a man in a white shirt and orange shawl. Building windows and air conditioners line the background.2015-11-11