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November 22 20102010-11-22November 21 20102010-11-21April 05 20122012-04-05March 02 20132013-03-02January 11 20172017-01-11A night procession at an ashram festival, with a decorated palanquin or ratha carrying a deity murti draped in garlands and flower decorations under a multicoloured canopy with hanging ornaments. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk beside the cart; one man in the foreground wears a rudraksha-style mala and steadies the frame with both hands. A bare-backed figure in an orange-saffron cloth stands at right, facing away from the camera with long hair. Other devotees in white are visible behind. Dark night setting with scattered lights.2005-12-22A procession carries a richly decorated deity murti under a large ornamental canopy with colourful fabric and tassels. The murti is draped in dense garlands of red, orange, purple and white flowers with green leaves, and wears gold ornaments and a decorated crown. Several men in bare-chested or white dhoti dress with white ash marks on their foreheads and arms carry the palanquin on their shoulders. A man in a yellow garment and devotees with rudraksha malas walk alongside, with palm trees and a sunny outdoor setting behind them.2017-01-11A metal utsava murti of a goddess stands within a heart-shaped frame of red, yellow, purple, white and green garlands, under a red fringed ceremonial umbrella on a gold-brocade-draped palanquin. The figure wears a jewelled crown, leopard-print garment with coin-like ornaments, rudraksha mala, and holds a lotus-like object and a small pot. Two partly visible men in white dhotis with sacred ash marks and rudraksha malas stand at the lower right, one near a bare-chested priest. The scene appears to be a night procession.2010-11-21A festival procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees. Two palanquins carry deity murtis, each draped in thick garlands of yellow, red, green, white and pink flowers. The nearer palanquin holds a seated figure wearing a tall gold crown, a dark blue-black bodice with gold ornaments, white dhoti and gold anklets. Ornate red, maroon and multicoloured umbrellas with tasselled edges shade the palanquins. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis carry the poles on their shoulders while others walk alongside, some wearing rudraksha-style necklaces. A bystander in a striped shirt stands at the right edge.2005-12-22Night procession in warm orange haze with lamps and tall flame-topped torches at right. Under a black-and-gold umbrella and a red fringed umbrella, a palanquin carries a bronze-coloured deity murti flanked by garlands of yellow and orange flowers. Bare-chested priests in white dhotis with gold sashes walk near the front; one older priest with a shaved head wears a long beaded necklace. A man in a white short-sleeved shirt with an ID badge lifts his hands in respect. At right, a bald man in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beads presses his palms together. Devotees surround the procession.2013-02-11Night procession with a deity murti decorated with white, red and yellow flower garlands, carried on a golden cloth by men in orange and white dhotis. Shirtless men in saffron shoulder cloths and rudraksha necklaces lift the carrying poles at the front, while devotees in orange and red robes follow, several with hands folded in prayer. Stage lights and scaffolding glow in the background among dark trees.2017-12-02Night procession photographed in a crowd. At centre, a palanquin decorated with a rainbow-striped arch of red, pink, green, yellow and purple garlands and a white fringed canopy carries two adorned deity murti with white and green garlands. Men in white dhotis and shirts crowd around it; one man on the right in white holds a lit flame on a tray, and another in white on the left has hands folded in namaste. A man in the foreground wears wire-rimmed glasses and a white shirt. A person in an orange garment appears at lower right. A palm frond hangs at top right and a lantern glows behind the crowd.2006-12-23