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A night-time procession on a dirt road. In the foreground, a figure seated cross-legged on a white wooden cart draped with a colourful patterned canopy with yellow fringe and a garland of flowers and green leaves around a deity murti. The seated man wears white dhoti and an orange-gold shawl and sits before a small brass lamp and offerings. Beside the cart, several women in white saris with red borders and a woman in a blue sari walk and watch. In the background, a small golden palanquin-style shrine glows with a lit deity murti as more devotees in white and light clothing gather. Dark sky surrounds the scene.

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Night photo of a temple procession on an open dirt ground. On the right, a colourful canopied palanquin with a pointed multicoloured tiered roof in red, orange and yellow with fringed tassels rides on a flat wooden cart with small wheels. Garlands hang from its pillars and a figure in a red and gold sari stands beside it, while a man in white dhoti sits on the cart platform near offerings. On the left, a smaller lit ornate shrine-like palanquin glows with warm lamplight. Several people in white and light clothing, including a child in green and a woman in white, stand around the carts. Lit deity murti are visible inside the palanquins.2011-10-06October 06 20112011-10-06A nighttime outdoor procession on a dirt path. In the foreground, a flatbed cart carries a colourfully decorated canopy with a tiered red, yellow and blue pavilion hung with tassels and a garland. Two seated men in white ritual dhotis, one bare-chested, sit on the cart beside a green coconut and offerings; one holds a small object. Behind them, a gold-framed palanquin glows with lamplight, enclosing a lit deity murti. Devotees in white and saffron walk alongside, and marigolds line the path.2011-10-06May 03 20122012-05-03October 06 20112011-10-06Night photo of a temple procession on a dirt ground. On the left, a golden ornate palanquin-cart with a canopy of garlands sits on a flat gold-trimmed wagon, a deity murti visible inside; a man in saffron/orange robes with a shaved head sits on it with his back to the camera. In the centre, a shirtless man in white dhoti with an orange-bordered cloth and shaved head holds a white plate, facing the palanquin. To the right, a second decorated cart with a multicoloured, embroidered canopy shelters another deity murti, and a woman in a white sari stands nearby. A lamp and a dark sky frame the scene, and a small signboard is visible at the right edge.2011-10-06October 06 20112011-10-06October 06 20112011-10-06October 06 20112011-10-06Night photo of a colourfully decorated procession vehicle with a canopy of red, blue and yellow patterned panels and gold fringe. Inside the shrine, a deity murti sits garlanded with orange and pink flower garlands and a yellow garland. A man in a white dhoti sits cross-legged on the platform in front of the murti, handling a brass oil lamp and offering items. A second man in a red shirt stands at the left edge beside a blue vehicle rail, and a street light glows at right.2012-05-03Night procession scene at an ornate decorated chariot (ratha) with a canopy of colourful woven panels in red, blue, green and yellow with bird motifs and gold fringe. Under the canopy sits a deity murti draped in red and garlanded with flowers. On the flatbed cart, a seated figure in saffron/orange robes and a crown-like headdress performs a ritual with a small brass vessel, while a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and shawl stands beside the cart. Several devotees in saris (teal and blue) and white dhoti stand nearby on the dirt road, with a red tractor visible at left and a board on the right.2011-11-01A night procession of a temple-style palanquin and a decorated chariot lit by lamps and torchlight. On the left, a small multi-tiered canopied palanquin draped in colourful patterned textiles with yellow fringe stands open, its interior glowing with light. To the right, a golden ornate chariot bearing deity murti is festooned with red and white floral garlands and topped with a canopy; trident-like staffs stand beside it. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with red-and-saffron sashes, walk and stand around the vehicles in the dark, with a few people in the foreground.2013-03-02