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Night procession with illuminated decorated temple-style chariots (ratha) lit with string lights and golden ornamentation. A large tiered ratha with a lit kalasha-topped tower dominates the centre, with a smaller ornate palanquin-style vehicle beside it on the right. A deity murti in a small decorated shrine sits on the left under a colourful canopy. A person in the foreground holds a flaming torch or oil lamp toward the chariot. Several men in white dhoti and white shirts stand near the vehicles, and rows of coloured lights and bunting line the street.

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February 17 20152015-02-17February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19February 17 20152015-02-17A night procession of illuminated temple chariots moves along a road lined with coloured string lights and flags. The tall foreground chariot is decorated with lit tiers, painted panels and carved figures, with horses at its base. Behind it, a second lit vehicle with a canopy and golden ornamentation follows. Several people in white dhotis and shirts walk beside the chariots, and a person in the left foreground holds a lit torch. Spectators and a man filming with a phone stand at the edges. The scene is lit by electric lights and a bright street lamp against the dark sky.2015-02-19A nighttime festival procession with illuminated decorated chariots. In the foreground, a figure holding a lit oil lamp or flame stands at right, partly blurred. Behind, a tall ornately lit ratha with a tiered golden tower and carved horse figures is strung with coloured lights and garlands. To its left, a smaller decorated palanquin-like vehicle carries a seated deity murti under a canopy. At center, a white-clad group of people in dhotis and shawls stands on the roadway, and further right a second lit chariot with a golden horse-headed vehicle shape stands under a street lamp, with tractors parked along the sides and bunting strung overhead.2015-02-19A night procession at an ashram with a brightly illuminated temple chariot in the centre, its tiered roof and sides lit with coloured bulbs and draped with garlands, carved figures on its base. A second decorated float with a golden figure seated on a raised platform stands to the right under a string-light arch. Several people in white dhotis and shirts walk beside the chariot, and a torch or fire flame burns at left near a tractor-drawn vehicle. Green and red string lights line the route and the scene is lit against a dark sky.2015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesNight photograph of a temple procession with a large illuminated ornate chariot (ratha) decorated with gold figures, colourful bunting and string lights. A deity murti sits on a smaller palanquin at left, and a standing priest in white dhoti holds a flaming lamp near a tall trident-topped pole. Crowd members stand in the foreground, with more devotees in white along the right side near a glowing arch of lights. No one is clearly identifiable as a person.2015-02-17February 17 20152015-02-17December 31 20152015-12-31February 17 20152015-02-17