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Night procession at a temple-style event amid heavy smoke or mist. In the centre, a decorated ratha/chariot with a gold-trimmed canopy and pillars, green and pink draping, and an ornate deity murti or figure seated within, is pulled by a small tractor-like vehicle driven by a man in white. Around it, several bare-chested men and women with long braided hair wear orange-red cloths and carry lit oil lamps on stands, some holding aarti-style lamps. Spectators and a camera operator fill the foreground, and lights glow in the haze.

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February 24 20172017-02-24A night procession in heavy smoke or mist with oil lamps lit along the road. In the foreground, several devotees in orange-red cloths with bare upper bodies lift arms holding lamps and ceremonial items toward a golden ornate palanquin/ratha carrying a deity murti under lights. A vehicle with a light-coloured front and a number plate runs ahead. Behind, a camera operator films the scene. Several people wear garlands and gold ornaments. The setting is a street procession at night.2017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24Night procession photographed through a haze of smoke and glowing bokeh lights. In the foreground, several bare-chested men with long braided hair and orange cloth wrapped at the waist stand with arms raised toward a decorated chariot carrying a deity murti under a gold-trimmed canopy. Tall lit lamp stands flank the procession, and street lights glow in the background.2017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24Night procession at a festival: a richly decorated palanquin or chariot carrying a deity murti, adorned with multicolored garlands and fringed decorations, is surrounded by a crowd. Many devotees are smeared with coloured powder, in a cloud of powder and smoke, and several raise their hands. Ornate yellow and red umbrellas are held overhead, and a brass ceremonial staff with a trident-like top is in the foreground. Blue and multicolored string lights glow in the background. A man in white kurta stands near the chariot. The scene reads as a Holi-style colour procession with a deity on a ratha.2017-03-13Night procession on sandy ground with a golden ornate palanquin carrying a decorated deity murti, garlanded with flower garlands and draped in a colourful striped canopy top. Smoke and warm light surround the palanquin, and a lamp flame glows at its base. Devotees walk alongside in white dhotis and saffron or orange sarees, shawls and kurtas, many in white ritual clothes with red-orange shawls, some carrying small items. A man in white kurta at right holds a camera at shoulder height, filming the procession. Coloured string lights and a green street lamp decorate the distance.2016-11-05March 07 20162016-03-07April 26 20122012-04-26Night-time outdoor ritual on a golden palanquin-style vahana decorated with garlands of white and multicoloured flowers. A deity murti in a gilded shrine dominates the upper left, draped in flower garlands. A bearded man in an orange-saffron shawl and orange turban sits on a saffron cloth at the front, while a woman in a red and gold sari holds a cloth and a figure in white with rudraksha mala offers a flaming lamp or camphor aarti. A shirtless attendant in orange dhoti stands at left, and a long-haired man in white cloth and sacred ash marks sits in the lower foreground. Palm trees and a videographer's camera appear on the right, with a colourful fringed canopy above. Arati and deity procession setting.2016-11-05