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Night photograph of a festival procession on a city street. A brightly illuminated temple chariot, decorated with golden floral ornaments, string lights, flower garlands and a central deity murti in a green and red-striped setting, moves forward while a second illuminated chariot follows in the distance. Dark silhouettes of spectators fill the foreground, and a few people stand on a balcony at left beside shop signs and street lamps. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person, and no person is clearly visible on the chariot.

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A night-time temple procession on a street crowded with silhouetted onlookers in the foreground. A large decorated vahana or chariot, lit with white bulbs and topped by a white umbrella-like canopy, carries a silver-and-multicoloured figure with a golden lion or mythical beast head. Several men in saffron, orange and white dhotis and shawls sit on the platform, some holding lamps and ritual items, while a man in a white shirt stands at the left edge. Strings of coloured lights and a lit torch add to the scene.2017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesA brightly illuminated festival palanquin or ratha at night, lit with warm yellow lights and strung with fairy lights, hung with colourful tassels in red, yellow, green and purple along its edges and canopy. A standing figure in saffron-orange clothing walks beside the lit structure, which carries a deity murti at its centre. A dense, blurred crowd of devotees fills the foreground in the dark, with building windows visible behind the procession.2016-02-17 +1 copiesNight procession photographed at a temple festival. Centre: an ornate, lit, pagoda-style golden palanquin carrying a deity murti decorated with marigold and red garlands and a green cloth backdrop. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands on the palanquin steps near the murti. Foreground at right: a crowd of dark silhouetted devotees. Left: a golden decorative elephant figure, a yellow-shirted attendant, and garlanded pillars with strings of marigolds and tassels. Strings of electric bulbs and lamps light the scene against the dark sky.2017-02-07 +2 copiesNight photograph of a illuminated festival procession at Karthigai Deepam. A large gilded ratha or chariot dominates the centre, carrying several deity murtis seated on a golden Nandi bull figure beneath an ornate golden canopy with a yellow drape. Strings of multicoloured lights and a smaller gilded palanquin with a red-cushioned seat stand to the left. Dark silhouettes of a crowd gather in the foreground, and the scene is lit mainly by the chariot's lamps and the string lights against a black night sky. No clearly identifiable person is seated on the chariot, so no a person candidate is visible.2015-11-25Night photograph of a temple procession in progress, with ornate illuminated processional vehicles lit by strings of lights. In the centre a large carved vehicle with a golden, multi-headed elephant-like form and a decorated canopy umbrella stands above a crowd of people in white dhotis and saffron clothing who are attending the palanquin. On the right a golden shrine-like vehicle carries a deity murti seated on a throne beneath a red and white canopy. Oil lamps and lights illuminate the scene. A large dense crowd of devotees, many wearing headscarves, fills the foreground. Yellow and green banners hang on the left. No figure can be identified as a person with confidence.2017-02-07 +2 copiesNovember 25 20152015-11-25January 13 20152015-01-13February 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 17 20162016-02-17 +1 copiesNight street procession in a town with a temple chariot (ratha) lit by white and coloured lights, carrying a deity murti and figures in ornate clothing on an illuminated platform under a lotus-topped canopy. Along the street, a man with long hair and a flower garland wraps around his neck and bare upper body stands in front, while a bearded man in white dhoti and striped shawl with gold necklace stands on the right, near a visible brass pot. Devotees in white dhotis and orange cloth, some with white forehead markings, walk closely around. Shops line the road with signboards and a lit billboard overhead. a person not clearly identifiable among the visible people.2017-02-07 +1 copiesDecember 23 20162016-12-23