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Night procession at a temple festival. Center-left, a large deity murti of a multi-armed goddess with a golden crown, red-and-gold garments and a blue-green figure below, is carried on a decorated float with garlands and a white and red shrine canopy. A bare-chested priest in an orange shawl stands at the float's back edge. Beside the float, a man with dark hair and a beard wears a flower garland and smiles; his face is not visible enough to match any candidate, so his role is that of a devotee standing near the float. Devotees in saffron, orange and red saris and dhotis, some with hands raised, crowd the roadside. Bright lights and an illuminated paper lantern hang in the dark sky above.

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October 11 20162016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11Night procession on a dark road with a large ornate chariot carrying a tall decorated deity murti of Devi with multiple raised arms, a lion mount, and a green-skinned figure at its base. A seated man in dark red-brown robes with flower garlands sits on the golden cart, with a person cue: long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold-trimmed clothing and a garland, seated as the honoured figure. Around the cart, shaved-headed men in red and orange dhotis and white dhotis pull ropes and walk with palms joined; women in red and white saris and umbrellas in red, orange and blue follow. Ratha procession with puja and devotees.2016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11Night procession at a Hindu festival: a large lit deity murti of Mahishasura Mardhini with many arms and a lion mount stands on a decorated vehicle with a bright lamp-lit canopy. A bare-chested man in orange-saffron dhoti stands on the float beside the figure, while a man in a white dhoti and shawl at the front walks with an oil lamp. Another person in orange clothing sits on the float near a red umbrella, and devotees line the dark road holding lamps. Red-orange lighting and a dark background frame the scene.2016-10-11