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November 23 20102010-11-23November 22 20102010-11-22A night-time photograph of a decorated procession vehicle carrying two deity murtis. Above them hangs a colourful ceremonial umbrella. A seated attendant in white clothes and a rudraksha mala sits beside the vehicle at right, and several people in white dress walk in the background on the ground. Fairy lights string across the top right, and a street lamp glows at left.2010-11-22A night-time photograph of a deity murti decorated for a procession or ritual, seated on a dais within a large oval frame of garlands. The frame is wrapped in bands of pink, purple, green and white flowers, with yellow marigold strands. Two figures are dressed in orange and pink silks with a crown-like headdress and gold ornaments. A colourful canopy tops the frame. To the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl stands beside the platform, holding a small object, while a few people in white walk nearby. String lights hang in the background. The scene shows a flower-decorated murti in an outdoor night setting, with fallen petals on the platform.2010-11-22November 22 20102010-11-22A night procession float (ratha) decorated with garlands of yellow, white, green and purple flowers arranged in a large arch. Inside the flower arch stand deity murti figures adorned with gold-toned jewellery and garlands, flanked by smaller figures, with a golden bull (nandi) figure at the base draped in blue cloth. A tasselled canopy with coloured panels rises above the float. Dark palm fronds fill the background. No physical people are visible in the frame.2016-12-09January 06 20132013-01-06January 12 20152015-01-12 +1 copiesA photograph of a decorated procession float or palanquin heavily covered in yellow marigold garlands with red roses, white flowers and green leaves. Two painted deity murti heads are visible at the front: one blue-faced with a gold crown and one lighter-faced with a gold crown and red tilak mark. Two small kalasha-style pots with gold and red trim flank them at the base, and a red cloth canopy with a decorated top frame is behind. A purple-and-white striped staff and a pink whisk-like ornament stand among the flowers. No people are visible in the frame.2015-01-12November 22 20102010-11-22November 22 20102010-11-22Two gilded metal deity murtis are dressed in multicoloured garlands of marigolds and white flowers in pink, red, orange, yellow, green and purple, arranged in layered loops across their shoulders and chests. The larger figure on the left wears a tall gold crown, ornate jewellery and holds a gold hand gesture near the chest. The smaller figure on the right wears a pointed crown and silver-toned ornaments. A large golden ceremonial umbrella canopy hangs above them, and gold trident and ritual objects sit in the lower foreground before a stone temple pillar backdrop. No physical people are visible.2010-11-12