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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.2020-06-26A 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.2020-06-26June 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 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.2005-12-22A night-time photograph of a deity murti of Murugan (Subramanya) seated on a golden peacock vahana inside an ornate gilded arch with a dark purple backdrop. The murti wears a jewelled crown, a red and gold garment, layered gold necklaces and holds a spear (vel) and other weapons, all decorated with garlands of red, yellow and white flowers. In the foreground a figure with long matted locks and an orange cloth around the waist performs a ritual, holding a flaming lamp or camphor to the murti. Multicoloured lights glow at the lower right and a yellow and red canopy hangs above.2016-11-05November 11 20102010-11-11A 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.2011-10-31November 05 20162016-11-05 +1 copiesSeptember 05 20132013-09-05A priest in saffron-orange robes stands with his back to the camera at night, holding a lit oil lamp toward a deity murti decorated with garlands of orange and red flowers and a golden crown. The murti is set within an ornate shrine framed by colourful painted pillars in red, blue, yellow and green with dove motifs and a Shiva lingam emblem with bull figures at the top. Blue silk drapes the base of the shrine, and a few onlookers' heads are visible at the lower right edge. The scene appears to be an evening aarti at a temple shrine.2010-11-19December 23 20092009-12-23