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A night-time photograph, rotated on its side, showing two people in long red-orange robes carrying a pole on their shoulders, from which hangs a large white-wrapped effigy of a figure with a red-brown head and arms outstretched. Straw and rope bind the effigy. The dark setting has a small illuminated stage or platform and a few lights in the background, consistent with a ritual procession or effigy-burning rite.

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March 02 20172017-03-02A night-time photograph, rotated sideways, showing two people in red-orange robes carrying a long wooden pole on their shoulders, with a large white straw-and-cloth effigy figure slung from it, its head painted red and white and its arms outstretched. Both carriers wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and dark trousers under the orange garments; one wears a white head cloth. The effigy is bound with rope and straw. Dark pavement and a small illuminated vehicle with blue and orange lights are in the background.2017-03-02Night photograph of an outdoor ground lit by strings of multicoloured LED lights on a building at left. A straw-stuffed effigy with a painted face, white cloth body and arms outstretched is held aloft on a wooden pole above several people in red-orange clothing. Several figures in orange robes stand around and support the effigy, with a wooden cross-frame pole at right.2017-03-02March 02 20172017-03-02March 02 20172017-03-02January 02 20162016-01-02March 02 20172017-03-02January 02 20162016-01-02Night outdoor festival scene under a open-sided pavilion with orange and red fabric draped overhead and string lights along the top edge. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts carry a tall grey palanquin or statue-like figure on poles, walking across sandy ground. Dark-robed musicians in orange and brown garments play long wind instruments on the left, and a bright spotlight illuminates the figure. A crowd of onlookers in white clothing stands behind a rope barrier. No identifiable visible a person in person; the central figure is a sculpted or draped image rather than a clearly recognizable person.2016-01-02Night outdoor ceremony under a large open tent with blue and orange draping and string lights. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and maroon-and-gold dhotis carry a wooden palanquin-style pole structure on their shoulders, with a tall silver-grey draped figure, a murti, rising above the frame. Onlookers in white and light clothing stand watching behind a rope line. A bright spotlight and a faint rainbow-like halo appear in the dark sky.2016-01-02Night photograph of a procession on a dirt ground lit by strings of coloured lights. Four men in white dhotis and white shirts carry a bamboo pole on their shoulders, on which a figure dressed entirely in white and grey is raised high, arms outstretched, appearing airborne. Behind them a crowd of onlookers in white and some red clothing stands beneath illuminated decorative lights and a row of lit lamps. A hedge of young plants lines the right side.2016-01-02Night procession on an open ground at a temple event. In the foreground, several men in saffron and orange robes with red sashes and rudraksha-style necklaces hold long silver-tipped staffs raised toward a large white figure on the right, while a man in white dhoti and shirt lunges with a staff. Behind them, a decorated palanquin or ratha carries a seated figure under an ornate canopy, flanked by illuminated deity murti floats with lit lamps. Coloured string lights and tents glow in the background, and white-clad devotees stand in the crowd. Smoke rises at the left edge.2016-01-02