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Night photograph of a festival procession. Three deity murti figures are seated on an ornate silver-and-gold palanquin beneath a large yellow canopy with red and purple fringes, all garlanded with multicoloured flowers and white garlands. A priest in a white dhoti with gold borders stands at right, holding a lit oil lamp aarti in one hand and a bell-shaped lamp in the other. At left, a man in a striped white shirt with his hands folded watches from the foreground, with another onlooker's head visible below. Flowers and a coconut sit on a white cloth at the base of the palanquin.2015-04-29April 29 20152015-04-29Night outdoor photograph of a deity procession. On the right, a large deity murti sits on a golden palanquin-style seat beneath a big yellow umbrella with multicoloured fringe, decorated with garlands of orange, white, purple and red flowers draped across the figures. A standing man on the left, in white dhoti and shawl with a sacred ash mark on his forehead, raises a brass aarti lamp with a flame and rings a handbell, performing aarti. A bystander in white stands at the lower left and another person appears at the far right edge. Orange cloth covers the base of the platform.2015-04-29December 19 20162016-12-19A photograph of a temple-style ritual hall with a red floor scattered with flower petals. On the left, a person with long dark matted hair, bare-backed and wearing a maroon wrap, walks away carrying a brass plate of flowers, while another attendant in saffron-toned clothing stands behind. At right, a large ornate golden throne-like seat is heavily decorated with white, yellow, orange and red garlands, and a golden canopy frames a deity murti. Brass lamps with garlands stand nearby, and a smaller dark statue sits at center beside a green banana-leaf backdrop. Petals fall through the air.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A night photograph of a deity murti group decorated with flower garlands in red, orange, white and purple, seated on an orange cloth. The central figure holds a bow-like string and wears a white dhoti; the flanking figures wear jeweled crowns and ornate ornaments. A shirtless man in the foreground in silhouette tends the altar. Warm lamplight glows on golden canopy details against a dark background.2015-04-29November 18 20152015-11-18Night photo of a festival procession with a decorated palanquin holding three deity murtis draped in colourful flower garlands, with a golden arched canopy and a striped cloth overhead. A seated man in white clothes sits on the orange-draped platform before the murtis, with a brass vessel in front of him and a small lectern at left. Another illuminated palanquin is visible at right in the dark.2015-04-29December 05 20142014-12-05April 29 20152015-04-29Night procession photograph of a golden palanquin or ratha decorated with long garlands of marigolds and red and pink flowers, colourful tassels hanging from its canopy, and a gold umbrella-like canopy overhead. A deity murti or decorated figure sits within the gilded shrine, draped in red and green cloth. Several devotees stand or sit in the foreground along the palanquin, some in white, and a brass kalasha or lamp sits at the base. Partially visible heads of people appear at the bottom edge, and a blurred figure with grey hair is at the left.2013-04-23 +2 copies