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Night procession at an ashram: a golden ratha-style palanquin decorated with marigold garlands, colourful tassels and a canopy is being pulled along a dirt path. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands on the platform beside an ornate seated figure, while white-clad devotees and women in orange and white saris walk alongside. Brass ceremonial fans with long handles are carried by attendants. Several people in white ritual clothing and a boy in white with rudraksha mala smile at the front right. A red-brown wall and a tree are in the background.

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January 01 20132013-01-01January 01 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesNight photograph of a decorated ceremonial palanquin or ratha on a dirt ground, draped with marigold garlands, colourful tasseled fringes and a striped canopy. A priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at the back of the cart holding a long-handled fan or chamara, while two young attendants in white with pink-tinted clothing stand beside it. A man in white shirt and dhoti watches at right. A red tractor and blue tarp are visible at left.2013-01-01 +1 copiesNight procession at a temple-style celebration. A decorated wooden chariot (ratha) stands at center, draped with yellow, orange and pink marigold garlands and hanging tassels, with a seated figure in an orange turban and white garment on the platform, one hand raised in greeting. A standing attendant in white dhoti and shawl stands beside him. Along the sides, a woman in a white sari with red border holds a large silver ceremonial fan on a long pole, and a woman in a pink-and-white sari with a beaded necklace walks with folded hands. Children in red and maroon traditional outfits walk behind. Devotees in white dhoti and shirts line the road, and a blue tarp and leafy tree frame the scene. +1 copiesJanuary 01 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesNight procession with a decorated ratha or chariot lit by warm lamps, draped in garlands of white and red flowers and hung with colourful tassels under a blue fringed canopy. A bald man in saffron-orange garments sits on the chariot seat, appearing to be a sannyasi, not a clear a person candidate. Around it crowds of devotees in white dhotis and cream sarees carry staffs and walk alongside; orange flags and a lit temple gopuram stand in the background.2013-03-02February 12 20132013-02-12Night procession at an outdoor ashram setting with a decorated palanquin-style ratha carried on a wooden platform. The ornate golden palanquin is hung with marigold and multicoloured garlands, tassels, bells and a fringed canopy with a gold finial. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands on the platform, hand raised near the canopy, while devotees in white clothes walk alongside holding long ceremonial fans and staffs. Several men and women in white and off-white attire, including one in a green shirt, follow the procession among trees under a dark sky. A red and gold ceremonial banner with floral patterns stands at left, and a blue tarpaulin covers a cart. The figures around the palanquin are attendants and devotees; no figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2013-01-01Night photograph of a festival procession on a dirt path beside an orange wall and trees. A gilded ratha/chariot on wheels is heavily decorated with marigold and multicolour flower garlands, a large ornate deity murti stands on it under a striped red, yellow and green canopy, and a gold-tasselled umbrella crowns the scene. A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti stands on the cart beside the murti. Several women in saris, one in cream with a yellow shawl and one in orange, watch and walk beside the cart, while a bare-chested man in white stands in the background near a red tractor pulling the cart.2011-10-04January 1st 2013 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20162016-01-03Night procession with a large golden palanquin draped in marigold garlands and orange-yellow flowers, shaded by a blue-fringed red canopy with a gold finial. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a saffron shawl holds the palanquin, while a shaved-headed man in white cloth with rudraksha beads films with a camera. Other attendants in saffron and orange garments and white dhotis carry ceremonial gold staffs. Devotees in front, many in saffron and white, watch closely. Oil lamps and city lights glow in the dark background.2013-02-12