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Outdoor festival procession photographed in daylight with a pale evening sky. At centre, a golden deity murti in a gold arched shrine (vahana) decorated with marigold garlands is carried on a palanquin-style float under a tiered multicoloured canopy with red, orange, blue and green fringed tassels. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands on the float waving a large brush-like fan (chamara) over the murti. Other golden processional floats with canopies follow on the right, and white tent structures and a red-and-gold temple spire appear on the left. Foreground shows a gold-covered ceremonial object and several people, partly cropped.2016-12-05December 05 20162016-12-05A festival procession at dusk with a golden deity murti decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and a green-and-gold necklace, seated within an ornate gold canopy shrine mounted on a wooden palanquin. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at the front of the palanquin, and a second attendant with a white fan or chamara stands at left beside another gilded shrine. Multicoloured striped parasols with orange and red fringes rise above the shrines, and blurred orange and blue cloth fills the foreground.2016-12-05Outdoor temple procession under a pale sky. A golden deity murti, adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands and a green-and-gold sash, sits in an ornate golden arched shrine atop a vehicle. A bare-chested man in white dhoti stands on the vehicle platform facing the deity, with sacred ash markings on his chest. Behind, another golden shrine with garlands and a multi-coloured ratha umbrella, plus a second bare-chested attendant in white. Foreground blurred orange fabric.2016-12-05January 06 20132013-01-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesNight procession photograph showing two deity murtis seated on a golden palanquin-style throne decorated with multicolored flower garlands, under a rainbow-striped ceremonial umbrella. A young man in white dhoti and shawl stands on the left holding a lamp near the deities. Another man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at the right, beside a gilded ratha-like canopy and a vehicle with men seated in front. Dark night background with a red cloth draped below the murtis.2015-04-29Outdoor procession at a temple-style event: a gilded ratha-style chariot carries a deity murti adorned with garlands of marigolds and a gold ornamental necklace, shaded by a decorated ceremonial umbrella with fringed red and yellow trim. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands on the chariot holding a lamp and performing aarti. Below, a group of devotees with palms pressed together look up, including a woman in an orange sari, a woman in a white sari, and a man in white. A red tractor-style vehicle is at left, and colourful hanging tassels decorate the tent entrance behind.2016-12-06Outdoor procession on a paved road lined with palm and leafy trees. A tractor pulls an ornate golden ratha carrying a decorated deity murti draped in garlands of yellow and red flowers, with a striped multicolour umbrella overhead. In front, a shirtless man in a white dhoti holds the ratha and steadies the deity while the tractor driver in a white striped shirt steers. Another man in white with a blue umbrella walks at the left edge. A second decorated carriage with a red-and-gold figure follows behind.2016-12-17Night procession at a temple-style event lit by overhead lamps. In the foreground, men in white dhotis with gold borders carry long ceremonial staffs. Two decorated processional vehicles with golden canopies and garlanded deity murti (one with a gold kalasha-like top, the other a gilded peetha canopy) are pulled forward, followed by devotees in white, orange and saffron clothing and a woman in a red sari at right. Green and white garlands and string lights decorate the scene. Figures of deities are visible on the carts; a single person in white near the right cart may be the presiding attendant. The crowd is visible on the roadway, with a tractor-type vehicle at right.2015-07-31November 21 20152015-11-21