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December 18 20182018-12-18January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08Night procession with a deity murti of Venkateshwara (Tirupati Balaji) standing centrally, dressed in ornate silver-and-gold jewelled garments and a tall crown, flanked by two smaller consort figures in matching silver crowns, all draped in white, yellow and red garlands. Two large umbrellas, one red with yellow tassels and one green, frame the procession. In the foreground, several men gather, including a man with long grey hair in white clothing, a bald man with a white tilak and bare upper body, and a man in white at left. Some wear white dhoti and shawls; others have tilak marks on their foreheads. Two additional standing figures appear in the right foreground. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2013-02-11January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08Night procession at Adi KAILASA, Bidadi, showing a decorated deity murti (utsava image) carried on a silver palanquin-style platform. The murti is adorned with a large garland of yellow, red and white flowers and green leaves, with a gold halo-like backdrop. Several men carry the palanquin on their shoulders: a man in orange robes with a light blue cloth at left, and bare-chested men wearing white tilak markings on their foreheads, rudraksha malas and orange cloths. A man at right wears glasses, a white garland and white tilak. Strings of coloured lights and a canopy appear at right. This is a procession of the deity murti, not an identified individual.2017-01-08Night procession at a Karthigai Deepam-style event. A large palanquin decorated with white jasmine and red rose garlands and red-and-yellow floral bands carries an ornate deity murti with a crown and sparkling jewelled adornments, and an oil lamp flame burns beside it. Devotees in white dhotis and orange-red shawls carry the poles on their shoulders. One man in a bright orange turban and bare upper body, adorned with beaded necklaces, walks at the front with his hand raised toward the lamp. Bystanders with vibhuti and kumkum marks look on near a red corrugated metal fence.2017-12-02January 08 20172017-01-08Night procession with a deity murti (Shiva/Ardhanari-type form with crown and jewelled ornaments) on a palanquin covered in red, yellow and white garlands. A lit oil lamp on a brass stand sits at the front of the palanquin. Devotees carry and steady the palanquin: a man with white vibhuti on his forehead and eyes closed at left, a man in an orange-red headcloth at lower centre, and bearded men in white and red clothing at right, looking upward. A red car and metal fence stand in the background.2017-12-02Night procession carrying a richly decorated palanquin, or ratha, covered in garlands of yellow, orange, red and white flowers and green foliage. A deity murti in gold and jewelled ornaments sits at the centre beneath a decorated canopy. Several bare-chested men in orange-saffron dhotis and white forehead markings lift the poles on their shoulders, while rudraksha malas hang on their chests. Two men in orange and a bearded man in glasses walk among them. Coloured string lights glow in the background beneath a canopy structure.2017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08