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A photograph of an outdoor festival scene beside a tree. A bare-chested man with a shaved, short-cropped head and a dark moustache, wearing an orange-saffron cloth around his waist and a beaded mala, raises a large pale fan-like whisk toward the tree branches. Beside him stands an ornately decorated elephant-shaped procession vehicle painted in grey, green, red and white, carrying a deity murti under a pink-and-gold embroidered canopy umbrella. A richly embroidered blue, red and gold arch frames the scene, with a yellow cloth draped behind the vehicle and a concrete building in the background.2020-06-26June 26 20202020-06-26Outdoor procession scene under a tree. Three bare-chested sannyasis in saffron-orange cloth with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti on their foreheads carry a decorated wooden palanquin, or vahana, topped by a deity murti of Lord Ganapati, a pink umbrella overhead. A sannyasi at left waves a large white chamara fan toward the murti. The palanquin has a blue cloth draped beneath and a green and red painted mythical-bird carving. A yellow cloth hangs in the background. Hands are pressed together in reverence while carrying.2020-06-26A photo of a ceremonial deity murti on a peacock vahana being worshipped outdoors under a red and gold parasol. A deity figure in red and gold dress with jewelled necklaces sits on the blue-grey peacock, which has a green and red tail and painted feathers. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a red sacred thread stands at left, ringing a bell and holding a sprig of leaves over the murti. Blue silk cloth covers the base, with a brass bowl of flowers at lower left and a yellow cloth backdrop behind a tree.2020-06-26Outdoor procession scene with a richly decorated ratha-style palanquin topped by a large golden umbrella with fringe. The deity murti in orange and red garments is surrounded by garlands of red, yellow and green flowers and a green cloth backdrop, and is mounted on a golden peacock vehicle. In the foreground a priest in a red-orange dhoti and a patterned black-and-silver cap stands on a cloth-covered platform, holding a golden staff and reaching toward the palanquin. A second attendant in white stands at left, and a golden trident hangs at right. Blue, purple and orange cloths cover the platform, with trees and buildings in the background.2011-10-31A decorated ratha procession float carries a deity murti. A golden peacock vahana with jewelled collar stands in front, with a white flag and a trident-like vel mounted at the front. A man in a red-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing an ornate embroidered conical cap and a bead necklace, holds an oil lamp toward the shrine. Blue silk cloth and a sword lie on the platform below.2011-10-31A procession on a road with a decorated float carrying a seated figure on a gold-framed throne under a multicoloured canopy with tassels. The seated figure wears a maroon and orange robe, a rudraksha-style necklace, and garlands of yellow and red flowers, and a large gold cloth drapes over the throne. A bare-chested attendant in front holds a white fan-like whisk and a gold ceremonial object near the float. Passengers sit at the float's rear, and white tents and green trees line the scene. The figure is a statue or depiction on the float; the appearance is not a clear a person match, so no identification is made.2016-12-16A festival procession in front of a decorated palanquin carrying a deity murti adorned with garlands of yellow and red flowers. In the centre a man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, a long orange head cloth and a gold chain around his neck stands with palms pressed together in namaste, facing the deity. Behind him a man in white clothes holds a large lavender-and-red fringed parasol on a pole, and another man in white stands nearby. The palanquin canopy is hung with colourful fabric, cloth-triangle bunting and painted orange and multicolour pillars, with a thatched roof overhead and onlookers and brass vessels in the background. A brass oil lamp stand is visible at the lower left.2005-12-31November 01 20112011-11-01A festival procession on a decorated cart with a golden umbrella canopy above a flower-garlanded shrine holding a deity murti, with a gold peacock-like vahana in front. A man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, wearing an ornate embroidered crown, a beaded necklace and white markings on his arms, stands beside the cart holding a long ceremonial staff topped with a silver finial. The cart has golden Ganesha reliefs on its sides and sits on a blue and orange cloth. Behind, a drummer in a blue track jacket and a trident are visible under a cloudy sky with trees and buildings.2011-10-31A photograph of an outdoor ritual at dusk. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange dhoti and orange wrap, stands at left extending his arm toward a lit flame held over a decorated shrine. The shrine holds two metal deity murtis seated on a throne, one with a trident and crown and a consort beside him in green and red, all draped with garlands of red, yellow, green and pink flowers under a multicoloured canopy. Brass vessels, fruit and a small incense stick sit on the ground below. Trees and open sky form the background.2005-12-22Outdoor procession scene under a cloudy sky beside a green-painted tractor-drawn trolley. On the trolley stands a golden decorated shrine with a red fringed canopy above and a deity murti garlanded with green leaves and marigolds, seated on a golden vahana. Two men in the foreground, one in an orange turban and saffron-orange cloth with a beaded necklace and bangles, another in orange robes holding a long staff, face the deity with hands folded in namaste. Palm trees and a leafy tree frame the scene, and a few onlookers and a white-clad man stand nearby.2015-11-16