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Night procession photographed from the front, with a silver ratha chariot drawn by four white horses lit by two bright headlamp-like lights. A figure seated on the ornate chariot throne wears a red garment and a white flower garland, with a multicoloured garland of yellow, red, green and blue draped on the canopy pillars. Many people line both sides of the street, including women in red saris and devotees with raised hands. Colourful ceremonial umbrellas and fairy lights decorate the scene. A white-clad man in a shawl walks beside the chariot at left. The event appears to be a festival procession at night.

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March 13 20172017-03-13Night procession on a road lit with string lights and illuminated arches. A decorated silver chariot with four white horse statues pulls a central figure seated on a pink cushioned throne, wearing a garland and ornaments, with a multicoloured floral garland fringe around the chariot canopy. Attending people in red, orange and pink saris and dhotis walk alongside holding up arms and ornate umbrellas in red, blue and gold. Some devotees raise hands in greeting. Crowds fill the foreground, with a bus and lit tents in the background. a person's appearance is uncertain, so the seated figure is recorded as unsure.2017-03-13Night procession on a street lined with festive lights. At centre, a decorated chariot pulled by white horses with colourful tassels carries a seated figure in saffron-red garments with a crown-like adornment and a long garland; he holds a staff-like object. The chariot is draped with multicoloured tassel garlands and red and green cloth. Walking alongside are a man in a yellow dhoti and shawl on the left, women in red and orange saris, and devotees with raised arms. Ornate umbrellas in blue, red and gold shade the crowd on the right, and strings of lights glow in the background.2017-03-13Night procession on a street lit with string lights. A decorated ratha/chariot, its canopy hung with multicoloured tassels and garlands, carries a seated figure in a red and gold garment with garlands; silver-grey horse figures pull the chariot. Crowds of people in red, pink and orange clothing raise their hands and cheer around it, several holding umbrellas with embroidered colourful canopies. A distant bus and illuminated arches appear in the background. The seated figure's appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity, so this is not a person candidate.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13Night procession photographed at close range. A decorated ratha/chariot with a silver-trimmed canopy draped in multicoloured marigold garlands is pulled by silver-painted horse figures with yellow and red trappings. A man seated on the chariot wears a white dhoti, a red shawl and a flower garland, with an ornate crown-like headdress, and lifts his hand in blessing. Below and around the chariot, a crowd of devotees in red and orange saris and white clothing, some with faces smeared with white powder, moves forward. Ornate umbrellas in blue, red and gold rise above the crowd, and strings of coloured lights decorate the street and buildings in the background. White smoke or powder hangs in the air near the chariot.2017-03-13Night procession with a richly decorated chariot (ratha) drawn by horses with lit headlamps in the foreground. A seated man in saffron-orange clothing and a rudraksha mala sits under a canopy hung with multicoloured flower garlands, a red-and-white draped seat behind him. Surrounding him, a large crowd of devotees walks alongside, many women in red and orange saris, a man in a white turban at left. Strings of coloured lights and a street lamp light the roadside, with a bus at right. Swamiji (probable) is shown seated in the chariot, identified by his saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and long hair.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13Night procession on a decorated chariot drawn by silver-painted horse figures. A man seated on the central raised seat wears a red garment and a garland of flowers, holding a long yellow rod, with a silver canopy above. The chariot is festooned with colourful pompoms in red, yellow, green, blue and purple. Around it, women in saris and devotees with raised hands walk among the crowd, and colourful umbrellas and string lights line the road.2017-03-13