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Night procession at a temple grounds lit with strings of coloured bulbs and an arched white light line. Crowds of men and women in white dhotis and white saris walk across an open dirt area. Two illuminated deity murti processional vehicles, one decorated with gold and red, carry images under lights, and smoke rises at left near a small fire. Ceremonial umbrellas with decorative finials appear at left. No individual can be clearly identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is named.

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Night-time outdoor procession on a dirt ground under strings of white bulb lights and colourful festoons. A large decorated deity palanquin with a red and pink canopy sits at centre, with a figure in white standing beside it and a yellow-and-white vehicle behind. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts, women in saris of pink, purple and green, walk around the procession. A smoking incense or fire vessel and a small decorated cart with a deity figure appear at left and right. A partially visible bright-clad figure stands on the far left by a decorated float. Crowd is dense and mostly in white.2016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02Night outdoor procession at a temple-style ground lit by strings of white bulbs. A central decorated palanquin or chariot holds a deity murti with garlands, flanked by a golden bull figure, and a man in white stands beside it raising a ceremonial lamp. Many devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some women in sarees, surround the procession. Illuminated deity figures are visible on a platform at left and a golden-lit shrine at upper right. A small fire burns at left. A yellow van and a red vehicle are parked nearby. a person not clearly identifiable.2016-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20162016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02Night procession on a sandy open ground lit by strings of coloured lights and fairy lights. Several illuminated deity palanquins or ratha-style carts with golden canopies and warm glowing lamps move along the centre. On the left, a figure in saffron and orange stands near a decorated palanquin. On the right, a long double line of devotees in white dhotis and white saris stands along the edge, several holding ceremonial fans and flags with gold tassels. A figure in white stands on a raised platform at the far right edge. Tents and a banner-like structure frame the background.2016-01-02Night procession on an open sandy ground lit by strings of coloured lights and street lamps. Many devotees in white dhotis and white saris walk in a crowd, some carrying ceremonial staffs topped with brass ornaments. On the right, a decorated float or ratha covered in garlands and flowers, with a deity murti visible on it, is pulled along the ground. A bus and parked vehicles stand at the edges, and people in darker clothes watch from the crowd's edge.2015-02-17 +1 copiesNight procession at an outdoor ground lit by strings of white bulbs and tent canopies. Two decorated wooden processional carts carry deity murtis under ornate arched canopies with red and gold drapes; the left cart has a small umbrella-like top and a bull or vehicle figure at its base, while the right cart's murti sits on a raised platform. Crowds of men in white dhotis and shirts, some with red-bordered shawls, walk around and between the carts, and a few women in colourful saris stand nearby. A red tractor and a yellow bus are visible at the edges. Devotees appear to be following the carts in a festival procession.2016-01-02December 31 20152015-12-31