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Night procession at a temple-like site where a richly decorated ratha (temple chariot) with multicolour painted panels, a tiered kalasha-style top and lit interior is pulled by a red tractor driven by a young man in a white-and-pink checked shirt. Around it, devotees in orange and saffron dhotis and white clothing walk with flaming lamps and ceremonial staffs. In the foreground a grey stone deity murti with a flower garland stands on the left, beside a priest in orange dhoti and shawl holding a lit lamp. A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and white upper cloth is nearby. Brick walls and a dark tree frame the scene.

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March 02 20132013-03-02Night procession with a tractor-drawn decorated ratha carrying a deity murti under an ornate red-and-gold canopy with illuminated lamps. A tractor with headlights leads the ratha along a dirt road. Devotees in white dhotis and saris walk alongside, some carrying long decorated staffs and banners, while a figure in a dark garment with a garland stands at the left edge. Floral garlands hang on the nearby figures. A temple-like tower structure with lamps is visible in the background against a dark sky.2013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02November 01 20112011-11-01Night procession with two decorated ratha-style palanquins under lamplight. The left ornate multi-tiered canopy has red, orange and blue patterned fabric, tassels, and an illuminated deity murti decorated with garlands in a red-draped shrine. Bare-chested men in white dhotis with orange shoulder cloths and sacred markings walk beside, some holding the ropes of the chariot. A second chariot on the right shows a seated figure under a canopy strung with marigold garlands and red tassels. Devotees in white and orange attire stand near staves and a kalasha-like finial.2013-03-02 +1 copiesMarch 02 20132013-03-02November 01 20112011-11-01April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesMarch 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 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02