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September 01 2011

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March 02 20172017-03-02March 02 20172017-03-02October 30 20112011-10-30January 24 20162016-01-24March 07 20162016-03-07Night procession photograph: a large golden ratha or palanquin-style float carries a deity murti adorned with garlands of red, yellow, purple and green flowers, set beneath an arched decorative canopy and a multicoloured umbrella-like top. A golden bull figure stands at the base. Two men in orange-saffron clothing with rudraksha malas and tilaka sit at the front of the vehicle, one bare-chested, steering or pulling the float. Strings of coloured fairy lights decorate the trees, a crescent moon shows in the dark sky, and a crowd of devotees stands in the background on the right.2017-03-02February 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesApril 23 20122012-04-23 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesA gilded deity murti is seated on a golden vahana, a bull-like mount, under an ornate gold arch-shaped canopy. The murti and mount are heavily draped in long garlands of red, pink, yellow and green flowers. Beneath the canopy sits a yellow-draped platform. In the foreground, a man in dark clothing is seen from behind, and a man in a white shirt stands at the right edge near a white cloth, with a metal frame above. Smoke or incense haze drifts in the night setting, with leafy branches and a painted pillar at left.2015-02-03 +1 copiesA night-time procession shows a golden ornate palanquin-style shrine carried on poles, topped by a large red and orange fringed canopy with a trishul emblem. Inside the gilded arch, a deity murti with a tall crown is adorned with red and gold garlands and a golden lion-like vahana base decorated with yellow, pink and red flower garlands. In the foreground, a young boy with a tilak on his forehead and a brown shawl walks beside the shrine. Dim figures in white clothing stand in the background.2015-11-11Night procession photograph of a gilded utsava murti in an ornate golden arched shrine palanquin beneath a large red and white fringed umbrella topped with a gold trident emblem. The deity figure wears a tall crown, a heavy red-and-gold beaded garland with yellow, red and pink flower garlands, and a white and striped cloth. The palanquin is carried on a golden elephant-shaped base with flower garlands. In the foreground a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a sacred thread walks at lower right, and a few white-clad people are faintly visible in the dark background.2015-11-11