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Night procession on a dirt road. A red Massey Ferguson tractor pulls a decorated chariot (ratha) with a multicoloured, cone-shaped canopy of patterned cloth and a golden gopuram-like top, lit by warm lamps and garlanded with flowers at its base. A bare-chested man in white dhoti and shawl with white face markings walks beside the tractor, one hand on the chariot. Behind, several people in dark red and maroon costumes with white face paint and flower garlands follow, and a woman in a white sari with gold border holds a silver trident (trishula) on the right. Tractor driver and passengers sit at left, and a small crowd moves through the lit street.

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Night procession on a dirt road with a decorated ratha chariot draped in multicoloured fabric, gold trim and floral motifs, topped by a kalasha-style finial, carrying a lit deity murti in an ornate golden shrine. A red Massey Ferguson tractor pulls the chariot; a man in a checked shirt drives it while a bare-chested man in white dhoti with white body markings walks beside the wheel. On the right, several people in dark maroon and orange-red garments with white painted faces carry a silver trident and stand near floral garlands.2013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02Night procession on a dirt road. A decorated palanquin-style ratha with colourful striped cloth canopy and lit lamps is pulled by a red tractor with headlights. Around it, devotees in white and saffron walk, and women in maroon costumes with white painted faces carry brass items. On the left, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and sacred ash raises his hands near ritual staffs and a ceremonial umbrella. Street lights and dark trees frame the scene.2013-03-02 +1 copiesMarch 02 20132013-03-02A night procession on a dirt road past a tractor with a decorated trailer. A large colourful canopied chariot (ratha) with a deity murti inside is lit with lamps, flanked by orange flags. A man in a white dhoti with bare, ash-smeared upper body raises his hand in blessing toward the chariot. Nearby, a man in a white shirt and beige trousers walks beside a young boy in a checked shirt, and a line of women and girls in red garments with white-painted faces walk alongside. A small shrine structure stands at right.2013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02 +1 copiesDecember 31 20152015-12-31December 05 20112011-12-05