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A night procession photographed from the crowd, with a large crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis pressing around a decorated deity murti on a ratha or palanquin. The murti sits within a multicoloured arched frame of red, green, yellow and white rosettes and tassels, under a white fringed canopy. A striped parasol with orange, blue and pink tassels stands at the left edge. Several white wooden crosses or poles are held aloft among the crowd, and some people wear orange cloth. The background is dark.

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December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23 +2 copiesNight procession photographed in low light. A large deity murti or utsava image is carried on a palanquin-style platform under a tall arched canopy of rounded light bulbs and bands of green, yellow, red and white decoration, with a fringed canopy above. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with beaded rudraksha-style necklaces, carry long white poles that support the platform. A man in the foreground wears a dark-rimmed shirt and rudraksha mala. Some crowd members wear red or orange garments.2006-12-23Night photograph of a temple procession moving through a crowd of men and women in white clothing. At the centre, a deity murti sits within a large palanquin-style ratha canopy decorated with a multicolour striped and dotted arch of red, green, yellow and white, with a fringed canopy top above. Several men in front hold long white wooden poles on their shoulders. Men in white shirts wear rudraksha malas and carry or guide the procession, with a few women in saris at the right edge. The crowd is dense, and dark night lighting surrounds the procession.2006-12-23Night procession in a dense crowd of mostly white-clad devotees. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange-saffron garment and a red-and-gold tilak-marked forehead, walks at the centre. Behind him, a decorated palanquin-style ratha carries two deity murtis framed by a large multicoloured arched halo with rows of gold and green ornaments. Attendants in white hold oil lamps and a lit torch, and colourful striped umbrellas with tassels rise overhead against the dark background.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesNight photograph of a temple procession. Two deity murtis, gold-crowned and dressed in white and green garments with garlands, are carried on a decorated palanquin beneath a large arched canopy with a rainbow of red, yellow, green, purple and white stripes and gold-tipped ornaments. A fringed, colourful umbrella is visible at the upper left. Men in white dhotis and red-trimmed shirts push and hold the palanquin poles at close range, several in the foreground with hands on the wooden poles. Bright lights and a dark background frame the scene.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23