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A night-time outdoor photograph of a decorated deity murti in a flower-festooned shrine, glowing with warm lamplight. Marigold and white garlands drape the figure and the canopy, with hanging pink and gold tassels above. A bald man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a beaded mala around his neck, stands at left holding a long fan-like whisk near the shrine. Three onlookers in the foreground, including an older woman in a blue sari with a mala and a girl with a braid in a teal top, face the altar. The wrapped figure's appearance is a shaved-head priest in orange; the page links him to a person but his features and cues are not distinctive enough to confirm, so the identity is left unsure.

February 19 2015

Night procession scene: a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and bare chest stands on a golden ratha/palanquin, raising a white chamara fan over a decorated deity murti draped in garlands of yellow, orange and pink flowers. Seated in front on a orange cloth-covered platform is a bearded man in a rust-red robe with a red turban and a long yellow-and-orange garland, who appears to be the honoured guest of the procession. Beside the cart, a man with a rudraksha mala and bare chest holds a ceremonial umbrella fringed in red, green and yellow. Women in white and devotees stand nearby on a dark roadside, with a large gold canopy frame behind the deity.

Night photograph of a ceremonial procession cart with a metal-decorated front panel showing seated Ganesha reliefs. On it stands a deity murti under an ornate golden arch and a large orange-and-red canopy, draped in yellow and orange marigold garlands and a red cloth, with a golden kalasha-like vessel at its base. In the foreground two people in maroon-brown robes face the cart, one holding a lit lamp or flame. Two men in casual shirts stand at the left edge under dark surroundings. Oil lamp light and small fires illuminate the scene.

Night procession scene with a deity murti decorated in a heavy garland of marigolds and red flowers, dressed in red and orange cloth and set beneath a gilded canopy with red and blue tassels. The palanquin-style platform is gold-toned and sits on a wooden cart. A man in white dhoti with bare torso stands at the left, holding a white whisk fan (chamara) near the murti. Beside the platform, a woman in a white sari with red border kneels and tends to the base, while a man in an orange shirt and white dhoti assists. A man in white dhoti with a sash on the right watches. Fairy lights glow in the background, and the scene is lit by warm lamps and the murti's glow.

Night photograph of a deity murti decorated with dense garlands of red, white and yellow flowers, standing in a gilded arched shrine with a dark cloth backdrop and a fringed canopy overhead. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti at the left waves a fan-like object toward the murti. Several people in orange and white clothing stand at the right holding long poles, and small oil lamps flicker on the ground. Strings of coloured lights and a green light are visible in the background.

February 03 2015

Night procession scene at an outdoor temple setting, with a decorated deity murti in a golden arched shrine framed by yellow, white and pink garlands. In the foreground a bearded man in a rust-brown robe and orange-red turban sits on a low golden palanquin draped in orange cloth, wearing a yellow and pink flower garland. Behind him a shirtless attendant in orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala holds a ceremonial fan-like object. On the right a young man in white dhoti and white shawl with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks sits beside the palanquin. A colourful fringed canopy and a tree are visible; a few people stand in the background.

Night procession photograph at a dark outdoor site. A decorated float is covered in marigold garlands, tassels and a teal fringed canopy, with a golden seat and a kalasha-like finial. A figure in an orange-red turban and red-orange garland sits on the golden seat. To the right, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala holds a tall silver trident-topped staff with ornate silver fittings. In the foreground a man in a dark jacket and white garment stands beside the float, and a red canopy edge occupies the left. Oil lamps and small lights glow in the smoke-dark sky. Several people are visible in the scene.