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Night procession photo in front of a red multi-storey building with air conditioning units and string lights. A decorated silver-and-red palanquin with a canopy and colourful tassels carries a standing man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a long garland; he raises one hand in blessing. Beside the palanquin a man in yellow robes and bare-chested attendants in white dhotis walk with silver-decorated elephant figures and devotees gathered along the street. a person is the standing figure in the palanquin, identifiable by saffron robes, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland.

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March 13 20172017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13Night procession on a street lined by a red multi-storey building with split air-conditioning units. A man with a shaved head and an orange-brown garment stands on a silver and red ornate palanquin-style carriage, hands pressed together in anjali mudra, with a pink and white flower garland around his neck and gold ornaments. The carriage has a silver canopy with a finial, and its sides are decorated with green, orange, pink and blue tassels and gold foliage. Silver-clad figures and devotees in orange and yellow clothing surround the carriage, and a torch flame is visible on the right. Strings of small lights are strung across the scene.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13Night procession photograph in front of a red multi-storey building with air conditioners. A silver, canopy-topped ratha or palanquin decorated with multicoloured tassels and gold leaves carries a man seated on a red cushioned throne, wearing an orange-brown dhoti-style garment, gold necklaces, a white floral garland, and bangles, with a long-haired beard and raised right hand. Silver elephant figures pull or flank the vehicle. Devotees in white and orange clothes walk alongside, a woman in a dark red sari and another in yellow stand to the right, and a man in a dark shirt holds a ceremonial fan-like staff. Fairy lights and a lit lamp are visible in the background.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13Night procession on a decorated silver-and-red ratha, lit by strings of coloured lights. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and an ornate gold necklace stands at the centre, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and a white garland, raising one hand in blessing. Canopy above is silver with tassels in red, orange, yellow, and blue. Silver elephant figures flank the chariot, and a crowd of devotees in saffron, maroon and sari-clad women watches from the street in front of a red apartment block.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13Night procession on a street before a tall red multi-storey building with many split-type air conditioners. A decorated silver and red ratha/chariot with a silver canopy, a peacock-shaped front, and hanging tassels in red, green, blue and yellow is pulled forward by silver-clad figures. A man with long hair, a crown-like headdress and a rudraksha-style necklace, wearing an orange-brown garment with a pink flower garland, stands on the chariot with hands raised in greeting. Below, a man in a yellow cloth stands among devotees, and women in saris watch from the side. Garlands and small lamps line the route. a person is shown in the appearance-based label for the man on the chariot, who is in the role of procession rider.2017-03-13Night procession at an ashram-style compound with a red multi-storey building behind. A man with a long dark beard and swept-back hair sits on a red cushioned seat under a silver canopy on a decorated palanquin, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and a long gold necklace with a flower garland. The canopy is hung with tassels in green, blue, purple, pink and yellow. Silver elephant-shaped decorations flank the vehicle, and a crowd of devotees surrounds it, including women in saris and men in white and orange clothes. Strings of coloured lights hang in the background. The man on the palanquin matches a person by long swept hair, saffron clothing and gold ornaments, and is shown in procession on a palanquin, not at a throne.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13