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Night procession scene. A decorated wooden float with a multi-tiered, tent-like canopy in orange, red, green and gold embroidered fabric and fringe stands on a flatbed trailer. Beneath the canopy a deity murti is garlanded with flowers and sits among brass lamps and offerings. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands at the steering wheel of a pink Mahindra tractor pulling the float, with a white canopy overhead and a garland draped on its side. Palm trees and a brick wall are visible in the darkness behind.

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April 24 20132013-04-24November 01 20112011-11-01Night photograph of a temple procession. A golden multi-tiered ratha (chariot) decorated with flower garlands, string lights and gilded figures of animals and deities is pulled by a red tractor. A young man in a white shirt sits at the tractor's wheel. To the right, a person in an orange-saffron garment with a visible orange head covering stands with hands folded in reverence, and a white-clad person stands beside them near a dark tree and red wall.2015-05-01December 05 20112011-12-05Night procession photographed outdoors among palm trees. A large decorated ratha-style palanquin carries a deity murti under a gold-brocaded canopy with red trim, draped in garlands and red and green cloth, with a golden umbrella-like shade and tassels. It is pulled by a red tractor driven by a man in a white shirt. Devotees in orange, white and saffron clothing walk alongside, and a second decorated palanquin with a golden canopy is visible behind. A speaker sits on the vehicle. Several people are visible, including a woman in an orange sari near the palanquin.2013-04-23 +2 copiesMarch 02 20132013-03-02Night procession at an ashram: a red tractor, driven by a man in a white shirt and cap, pulls an illuminated festival chariot (ratha) with an ornate multi-tiered orange and gold roof lit with warm lights. Golden horse figures and a standing gold deity statue stand on the green-lit platform. Several people in white clothes walk alongside the chariot on the dark road. Festival of Navaratri/Dussehra context from the page is not visible in the image itself.2016-10-10April 24 20132013-04-24December 09 20162016-12-09October 06 20112011-10-06October 30 20112011-10-30A nighttime procession on a dirt road. A red Mahindra tractor pulls a flatbed trailer carrying a decorated palanquin with a golden canopy and red-and-white striped top, draped with red and orange garlands. A deity murti sits within it. Behind, a second vehicle carries a smaller illuminated shrine with a flower-decorated top, and a silver car is parked at right. Two or three people sit on the tractor and trailer, one in white clothes. Dark background, warm lamplight on the shrine.2015-04-29