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Night photograph of a temple procession beside a dirt road. A priest in white dhoti and white turban, bare-chested with a sacred thread, holds a lit oil lamp toward a decorated chariot. The chariot is hung with colourful patterned fabric, yellow and red flower garlands, and banana leaves. Above it stands a figure in orange robes wearing a tall white cap and beaded necklace. Several men in white and yellow dhotis and white shirts kneel and pull at the chariot wheel, and a cameraman in white films the scene. A man in a white shirt holds a red-and-orange flag at left, a man in orange clothing stands nearby, and a tractor is visible in the background. A roadside sign shows Kannada text and a poster on a stand.2011-12-05March 02 20132013-03-02December 31 20152015-12-31January 03 20162016-01-03October 12 20132013-10-12Night photograph of a temple procession. A decorated golden ratha or palanquin-style float, draped with pink, yellow and green flower garlands and tasselled trim, carries a deity murti in a shrine canopy. A red umbrella is held over it by a man in an orange saffron dhoti. Another man in orange robes stands on the float, and a bald monk in orange sits in the foreground on a red tractor. Bystanders in white dhotis, checked shirts and a yellow shirt watch from the roadway under a strong floodlight. Tassels in red, purple and blue hang from the structure.2012-04-26Night procession on a dirt road. A tractor decorated with yellow and purple marigold garlands leads a float draped with colourful striped cloth bands; a large illuminated deity murti with a golden crown sits at the front. A figure in saffron clothing stands on the float. Two torch-bearers hold flaming torches: one at left in a saffron-orange garment and one at right holding a pennant-topped flame. Women in yellow and orange saris and a man in an orange hooded top stand along the road, and a bare-chested man in saffron cloth with a red-and-white garment walks in the foreground. A photographer with a camera is visible behind the float.2011-12-05December 17 20112011-12-17Night procession at an ashram. A decorated ratha or float with a canopy of striped red, blue and yellow cloth and garlands of yellow and orange flowers, carried on a red tractor-like vehicle. A standing man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala and a tall crown-like headdress holds a lit aarti lamp toward a deity murti on the float. A seated man in white ritual clothes with bare chest presses palms together beside offerings of fruit and brass vessels. Two people in white dhotis and shawls stand with folded hands on the left, and a man in white on the right also joins palms. Signs read 'Way to Temple' and 'Way to dining area'.2011-12-05December 31 20152015-12-31 +1 copiesDecember 23 20162016-12-23May 01 20152015-05-01