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Night photo at an outdoor festival setting with a large illuminated deity murti of Mahishasura Mardhini, a goddess slaying a demon, behind a gilded cart. A seated man with long hair and a beard, wearing a red-brown garment and a fresh garland of flowers, sits on an orange-draped gilded platform cart, a traditional palanquin-style vehicle. Around him, saffron-robed and bare-chested devotees and attendants stand near the cart. In the foreground, a bearded man in white dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha mala holds a red umbrella beside a red tractor. Colourful paper lanterns and garlands decorate the canopy above. Photo shows several people, roughly six to twenty visible.

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Night procession on a dirt road beside an orange-painted wall. A man in a blue checked shirt drives a red tractor at left, pulling a gold-trimmed cart. On the cart a seated man in saffron-red cloth wears a long garland of flowers and sits before a large decorated deity murti of a goddess with many arms and a red-and-white backdrop. A blue-skinned figure is shown beside the goddess. Standing men in white dhotis with gold borders, one holding a long staff and another in orange, attend the procession. A woman in a purple sari stands near the cart. Lit oil lamps and floral decorations surround the float.2016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11Night procession on a dirt road. A seated man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing a rust-red shawl and white garland, sits on a golden-framed wooden cart draped in orange cloth, with blue and red items and flower garlands beside him. Behind him a large image of a goddess with multiple arms is lit on a decorated float. Attendants in orange and white dhotis and rudraksha malas hold red, purple and orange umbrellas over the cart; a woman in a purple sari with wet hair stands at right, and a bearded man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at far right. Another orange-clad attendant stands in the background near a lit archway.2016-10-11Night procession at an ashram with a red tractor on the left pulling a gold-trimmed flatbed cart. On the cart, a large decorated deity murti of Mahishasura Mardhini, a multi-armed goddess in orange and red with a white and red arch behind her, stands above a figure in a red garment with garlands. Several men in white dhotis and white shawls walk alongside; the man in front right holds a dark umbrella, wears a rudraksha mala, and has a gold-striped white cloth. Another figure in a red cloth walks beside the cart. The cart is lit by night, with a dark background of trees.2016-10-11Night procession with a large Durga-style deity murti standing on a lion, with multiple raised arms holding weapons, its face and crown lit by lamps. On a golden ratha/chariot below, a man with long dark hair and bare chest wears a rudraksha mala and a flower garland, seated on red and maroon cloth. A man in white dhoti with gold border holds a long ceremonial staff near the chariot. Other men in red-brown dhotis with rudraksha malas walk beside, and women in orange saris stand at the right. Red and yellow umbrellas shelter the chariot, and a blue-lit figure stands near the base of the deity.2016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11Night procession at a Durga festival. A large deity murti of Mahishasura Mardhini with ten arms, carrying weapons, stands high on a float above the scene. A bearded man with long hair, wearing a red-brown robe, a rudraksha mala and a flower garland, sits on a gold-trimmed palanquin cart draped in orange cloth, with a red umbrella held over him. Beside him, a bearded man in white with a rudraksha mala gestures with his hand. A man in orange robes holds an orange umbrella on the left, and a woman in a purple and gold sari with flowers stands at the right edge. Several attendants in white and orange surround the cart at night, with more umbrellas and a bright lamp visible. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure in the red-brown robe, presented with cues of long hair, rudraksha mala, garland and the place of honour in the procession.2016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11Night procession on a dark road with a large ornate chariot carrying a tall decorated deity murti of Devi with multiple raised arms, a lion mount, and a green-skinned figure at its base. A seated man in dark red-brown robes with flower garlands sits on the golden cart, with a person cue: long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold-trimmed clothing and a garland, seated as the honoured figure. Around the cart, shaved-headed men in red and orange dhotis and white dhotis pull ropes and walk with palms joined; women in red and white saris and umbrellas in red, orange and blue follow. Ratha procession with puja and devotees.2016-10-11