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November 19 20152015-11-19November 19 20152015-11-19Night photograph of a stage tableau in a dark setting. Three deity murti sit centrally on a decorated platform beneath an ornate gold arch framed by a leafy tree with strung yellow, orange and red lanterns. The central figure wears a tall crown; the figures are garlanded with white and red flower garlands and dressed in pink and green cloth. Two seated people flank the platform: on the left a figure in an orange robe and tall gold-patterned headpiece with a rudraksha-style bead mala, gesturing with one hand; on the right a figure in white ritual dress with a white head cloth and a bead garland, seated with a small black stand before them. A green backdrop fills the arch behind the deities.2015-11-19A night-time outdoor scene on a raised platform beneath a tree strung with colourful fairy lights and round paper lanterns in yellow, red and green. Behind them is an ornate golden arched frame with a green cloth backdrop, holding a group of deity murtis or icons draped in yellow and white flower garlands with red accents. A seated person on the left wears a tall ornate headdress, orange-gold robes and beaded necklaces and holds a small object while sitting before a lit oil lamp and offerings of fruit. On the right a person in white dhoti and white head covering with garlands sits with palms pressed together in namaskar in front of the deities. Their roles are priest and devotee. The scene resembles a puja or aarti; no clearly visible a person is identified. Two people are visible.2015-11-19Night procession at a Shiva temple event: an ornate palanquin decorated with white and orange flower garlands, red and green fabric, and hanging tassels is carried through a crowd. Seated on the palanquin's raised platform is a man with long swept-back dark hair wearing orange robes, a gold-and-orange floral garland and a rudraksha-style neck adornment, appearing to be Swamiji (probable) by his presentation and ceremonial seat. Beside him stands an attendant in white holding a decorative fan or umbrella. Bright floodlights and green tree lighting surround the scene, and a crowd of devotees fills the foreground.2016-03-07November 19 20152015-11-19March 07 20162016-03-07Night procession on an ornate golden ratha chariot lit by warm lamps. A seated figure in orange robes sits on a red-cushioned golden throne, with a flower garland of orange, yellow, red and purple blossoms draped over the seat. Beside him stands a small deity murti in orange cloth, also garlanded with marigolds. Several white-clad attendants wearing green sashes walk alongside and push the chariot, while a figure in orange stands at the left edge. Above, a striped cloth canopy and string lights frame the scene, and an orange draped backdrop with a decorative white motif sits behind the platform.2010-12-30January 13 20152015-01-13A night photograph of a golden, ornately decorated float (theppam) floating on dark water, lit by warm lamps and strings of fairy lights above. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a red-cushioned throne at the centre, hands near the face, with garlands of white and multicoloured flowers draped around the arched frame. Beside them stands a golden deity murti in an arched niche, also garlanded. Several people in white clothing stand in the water at the float's edge, and one woman in a red sari stands at the left.2010-12-30January 13 20152015-01-13A night procession in a decorated palanquin, a ratha-style canopy wrapped in white and orange flower garlands, marigold strings and tassels, lit by bright floodlights and strings of coloured lights overhead. Two figures ride the palanquin under the canopy: a figure in orange robes holding a trident (trishula) stands at the back, and a seated figure in saffron-orange clothing, a large dark turban-like headwrap, and layered orange and red garlands sits forward on a cushioned seat. Attendants in white dhotis stand on the sides holding the poles, and a dense crowd of devotees, many in white and cream clothing, presses around the palanquin. a person is the seated figure in the palanquin, described by the swept headwrap, saffron-orange clothing and ceremonial garlands.2016-03-07