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A night photograph of two men in white shirts and dhotis carrying a decorated deity murti on a wooden palanquin-style frame. The murti wears a red and gold sari-like garment, a jewelled crown, and a heavy necklace of green and red stones. A blue and gold ornamented canopy frames the figure, and a long green leaf or palm stalk rises from the top. The man on the left has a full dark beard and the man on the right is smiling; the background is black.

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Night photograph of a deity murti carried on a golden palanquin-style platform framed by gold and blue embroidered panels. The murti wears a red and gold sari-like cloth, a gold crown, a large jewelled necklace with green and red stones, and a red garland at its side, and holds a sword-like implement. A tall green grass or palm-leaf stalk rises from behind it. Two men in plain white kurtas and dhotis hold the platform, the bearded man on the left with a tilak on his forehead. Dark surroundings with a faint green lit area on the right.A night procession at an ashram festival, with a decorated palanquin or ratha carrying a deity murti draped in garlands and flower decorations under a multicoloured canopy with hanging ornaments. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk beside the cart; one man in the foreground wears a rudraksha-style mala and steadies the frame with both hands. A bare-backed figure in an orange-saffron cloth stands at right, facing away from the camera with long hair. Other devotees in white are visible behind. Dark night setting with scattered lights.2005-12-22October 11 20162016-10-11Night procession with a richly decorated palanquin covered by a multicoloured canopy of embroidered panels, gold-edged hangings and gold tassels. Inside, a white stone deity murti is adorned with a crown, floral garlands and a large yellow-and-green garland. In front, a figure in orange robes sits on the palanquin, and a man in white clothing stands at the pole holding a fan or lamp. Several onlookers in the foreground and dark trees surround the scene, with fairy-light bokeh above.2005-12-22December 02 20172017-12-02February 03 20152015-02-03November 22 20102010-11-22Night procession scene at a decorated ratha. A deity murti is adorned with a crown, multicoloured garlands and flower strands, and orange cloth draped at its base; coconuts, fruits and brass vessels sit on the cart. A man in orange robes with long swept-back hair and a visible rudraksha mala smiles while standing at the cart's green pole, with saffron-coloured cloth at his shoulders. A man in white shirt holds a ceremonial fan and stands behind the cart, and other onlookers are partly visible. Swamiji (probable) appears in the orange-robed figure, identified by long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha cues.2005-12-22November 12 20162016-11-12Night procession photographed from the front. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis carry a decorated palanquin on their shoulders with red cloth-wrapped poles. The palanquin has a colourful arched canopy with green, red, yellow and white stripes and fringed ornaments, and holds ornately decorated deity murti garlanded with white and multicoloured flower garlands. A bare-backed person in an orange cloth walks in front of the palanquin. Men in white and red-pink cloths help lift and guide it, and a bearded man with a red mark on his forehead and a beaded mala is at right foreground. Bright lights and a dark night backdrop surround the scene.2006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 02 20172017-12-02February 11 20132013-02-11