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A night-time outdoor procession at an ashram-style courtyard under a corrugated metal roof strung with red pennant flags and tall, multicoloured cloth-wrapped pillars with tasseled ends. At centre stands an ornate, colourful palanquin or ratha canopy with orange and red drapery and a tiered domed top, carried by people in white. Around it, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, saffron-orange sarees and pink and purple saris stands or walks, some holding long poles or staffs. In the foreground a woman in a cream saree with hands pressed in anjali stands near a raised white-and-red bordered platform holding a dark red cushioned seat. A large black speaker sits on the platform. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance in this view.

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Night procession at a rathotsavam, with an ornately decorated ratha chariot lit warmly from within, its multicoloured canopy, pillars and fringed banners glowing against the dark sky. A seated deity murti sits under the canopy. Surrounding the chariot, a dense crowd of devotees walks along a dirt path; several people carry saffron and orange flags, and some men in white dhotis and shirts hold flaming torches aloft. A man in an orange t-shirt stands at left, a woman in a green sari and a woman in white cloth are visible in the crowd, and a bald man in white stands at right. No clearly identifiable person in the scene matches a person depiction, so no candidate is noted.2011-12-17Night photo of a decorated ratha-style palanquin under a open-sided pavilion hung with colourful festoons and tassels. Inside the shrine a deity murti is garlanded with flowers and dressed in a blue cloth. A man in an orange cloth holds up a lamp or aarti flame before the murti. Devotees stand around in white dhotis and white saris, several in orange and pink, hands folded in anjali. A young man in white with a tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala stands in the front left with palms pressed together. Brass vessels sit on the platform beside the offerings.2010-11-19Night procession with a decorated palanquin or ratha carrying a deity murti lit by oil lamps, its canopy covered in colourful embroidered cloth. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads walks ahead of the cart, grasping its side, with his head shaved; he has no visible long hair, crown, or ornate cues to suggest a person, so he is described only as a priest or devotee. Behind him stands a man in white dhoti with a white umbrella held aloft. Devotees in white and orange garments walk alongside, some holding orange flags with emblems, and a woman in a yellow-orange saree stands near the cart. Torches and lamps light the scene against a dark night sky.2011-12-05November 20 20102010-11-20Evening photograph under a corrugated metal roof lit by floodlights, showing a crowded festive gathering of devotees around a decorated deity murti on a raised white-and-red striped platform. Many people in saffron and orange clothing, including children in orange and green outfits, crowd the open courtyard. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands near the front-left, and several people in white dhotis and shirts stand near the centre. On the right, a seated person in orange robes sits beside a wooden palanquin-style canopy with a red cloth-covered table in front. Scattered red petals lie on the floor, and a large hanging lantern and speakers are visible.2014-08-17May 27 20132013-05-27Night procession on bare dry ground lit by dim lights. A decorated palanquin with a colourful striped canopy and a red-and-gold draped carriage is carried forward at the centre. A man in an orange shawl over white clothes stands near the palanquin with a tall conical headdress. Many devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with orange or saffron shawls, walk alongside holding long ceremonial staffs topped with brass ornaments and a trident. Women in white and yellow saris and garlands follow on the right, with some clapping or holding brass items.2010-11-11March 02 20132013-03-02December 17 20112011-12-17Dusk photograph of an outdoor temple-festival pavilion with a corrugated roof strung with saffron-orange pennants and decorated pillars in red, blue and white. A central figure in a long saffron-orange robe stands with palms pressed together in namaste, flanked by men in white dhotis and saffron shawls, some with white shirts and rudraksha-style necklaces. Behind them, a crowd of seated devotees in white fills the foreground, and draped curtains frame an ornate altar. At right, a white stone temple pillar and a red curtain edge the frame, with brass items on a ledge.2006-12-31December 17 20112011-12-17Night procession at an open-air temple courtyard lit by warm lamps. A tall ornate ratha or palanquin draped with colourful striped fabric, orange tassels and a circular golden hoop stands in the centre on a small wooden cart. Several people in white dhotis and kurtas with yellow shawls walk around it, and women in saris and salwar stand nearby. A devotee in red seated on a small orange stepped platform at left faces a tall decorated ritual pillar. Bunting in orange and red hangs across the top, and a small orange-hued dais and red-and-white painted edge sit in the foreground. A smiling young man in the lower left corner wears a bead mala. Shrine and procession setting.2010-11-19