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Night-time ceremonial scene at a camp pavilion with a richly decorated golden palanquin (ratha) draped in marigold garlands and flower strands, with a warm flame glowing at its base. A figure in an orange-red robe stands at the palanquin, reaching toward its golden canopy-like structure. Nearby, a bare-chested priest with a white dhoti and red sash stands on the left, and another shirtless man in saffron cloth and white cloth stands behind. A man in a beige knit cap and orange robe kneels in the foreground, with devotees in red and orange clothing around. Ceremonial silver staffs and a silver kalasha-style urn stand on the right, and a framed portrait hangs at the top right. Photographers hold up phones among the crowd.

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February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession on an ornate golden palanquin decorated with marigold and white flower garlands and a large orange-and-teal canopy hung with tassels. A seated figure in orange robes and a red-orange shawl with a garland raises a hand in greeting, with a golden trident-like finial above. Around the palanquin, men in white dhotis with red-orange sashes walk, one holding a long silver staff with a trident, and a bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth stands at the front. A cameraman in white with a red sash films from the right. Several onlookers in front with folded hands, one in a knit cap, fill the lower foreground.2013-02-10February 12 20132013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12Night procession on a decorated ratha float under a green and gold umbrella with multicolored tassels, strung with marigold and flower garlands and lit by string lights. A seated figure in orange and saffron robes with a turban and rudraksha mala sits at the center of the float, hands raised in blessing, with a second seated figure in orange nearby. A man in white shirt and dhoti stands on the float, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti attends at the right. A golden trishul stands at the lower left, and a crowd of onlookers watches from the roadside.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Night procession on a flower-decorated ratha or palanquin platform lit with warm bulbs. A seated figure in dark red-brown robe with a dark round hat and red-and-gold garland sits centrally on an ornate golden throne-like seat with a trident-like staff, surrounded by white flower garlands and multicolour tassels. Standing beside him, a bare-chested priest in orange-red dhoti holds the staff, another orange-robed man in a shawl stands behind, and a man in white dhoti and shawl stands at right. Devotees in white stand in the background. Scattered flower petals cover the platform.2016-01-03Night procession on a gold-carved ratha/palanquin decorated with orange and marigold garlands, hanging gold bells and pink and blue tassels beneath a blue-fringed orange canopy. Seated on a red-cushioned throne at the centre is a man in saffron-orange robes with a red-orange turban and a red-and-pink garland, holding a long ceremonial staff. Standing beside the platform, a bare-chested man with white ritual dhoti and a sandal-marked upper body leans in, while a man in white dhoti wears a gold necklace and red-bordered cloth. A bare-chested attendant in white dhoti holds a tall staff on the left. A cameraman films from the lower right. The frame shows a crowd-lit evening setting with floral decorations throughout.2013-02-10February 12 20132013-02-12January 03 20162016-01-03March 07 20162016-03-07September 15 20152015-09-15