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Night procession photograph of an ornate festival float decorated with a large arched canopy of striped and colored woven fabric in pink, purple, white, yellow, green and red, edged with silver tinsel and gold-and-green paisley-shaped ornaments. Two metal deity murti figures stand beneath the arch wearing crowns and jewelry, one with a garland of white flowers and striped fabric, while the other holds a hand raised in blessing. Dark silhouetted heads of onlookers are visible along the bottom edge against a black night background.

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Night photograph of a festival procession showing two metal deity murtis seated side by side on a palanquin-style vehicle, each draped in garlands of white, red, yellow, green and purple flowers and a multicoloured striped arch of pink, green, yellow, red and purple behind them. Their hands are raised in blessing and they wear ornate crowns and jewellery. Dark silhouetted heads of devotees fill the lower foreground. The palanquin is decorated with a tall fan-like canopy of gold-edged red, yellow and green petals with pink flower motifs. No person clearly identifiable as a person is visible among the physical people in the scene.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night photo of a festival procession. Two deity murti are carried under a large semicircular canopy arch decorated with bands of red, pink, green, yellow and white fabric and gold paisley-shaped motifs with pink flower centres. The deities wear white and gold garments, with green and yellow garlands draped over them. A bright oil lamp flame burns at the right edge, and a dense crowd of onlookers stands in the dark foreground.2006-12-23A night photograph of a decorated procession float carrying deity murtis. The float has a white fringed canopy with a red-and-gold lotus-like finial above an arch of multicoloured striped fabric in green, yellow, red, pink and purple, edged with gold paisley-shaped lamps set with pink dots. Two standing murtis are dressed in white and green garments with garlands, one wearing a crown, and are framed by the arch. The background is dark, and a red canopy is partly visible at the right edge.2006-12-23Night photograph of a deity murti being worshipped in a procession. The murti is dressed in white and gold garments with a green and gold garland and a gold crown, seated within a large arch of concentric rings in pink, red, green and yellow, decorated with gold paisley-shaped ornaments. A person with long dark hair in an orange garment kneels or bends at the murti, reaching up to attend to it. A decorated umbrella with colourful fringe appears at right, and a few people are faintly visible in the dark crowd at the edges. Above the arch hangs a white and blue ornamental canopy.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesNight procession photograph showing a decorated processional palanquin carried through a crowd. Two metal deity murtis stand under a large semicircular arch of garlands in red, pink, yellow, green and magenta, topped with paisley-shaped ornaments and a purple emblem. White cloth drapes the deities, and their gold crowns and ornaments catch the light. Several people in white and dark clothing press close around the palanquin, some raising hands and one holding a phone. Dark trees form the background.2006-12-23Night procession photograph of a decorated festival palanquin or ratha canopy with a white fringed umbrella-style top, a colourful arched frame of red, pink, green, yellow and purple wrapped fabric with silver trim, and paisley-shaped ornaments. Two deity murtis, one wearing a gold crown and the other with a decorated headdress, sit inside the frame draped in green, white and red garlands and cloth. In the lower centre a person with dark hair in dark clothing is partly visible, bending or walking beside the carriage. A smaller decorated umbrella appears at the right edge against black night.2006-12-23Night procession photograph showing a deity murti pair carried on a palanquin-style float beneath a large semicircular arch of pink, red, yellow and green fabric, decorated with paisley-shaped motifs and a purple emblem at the top. Two deity figures stand side by side wearing gold crowns and white garlands striped with green, yellow and red. Crowds of men in white and light shirts press around the float, some raising hands toward it, with a bearded man in white at the right. Dark night sky and foliage form the background.2006-12-23Night photograph of a festival procession. A richly decorated palanquin or ratha with a colourful arched canopy of red, pink, yellow, green and white garlands and paisley-shaped ornaments dominates the frame, topped by a white and gold umbrella-style canopy. Two deity murtis in gold-toned finish are dressed with white, green and red garlands and sit on the platform. A bare-backed man in an orange cloth stands at the palanquin edge, reaching toward the deities, while a crowd of devotees surrounds it in the dark. At right, a second decorated umbrella and a lit torch flame are visible, and a man in white raises a hand near the flame.2006-12-23Night photograph of a procession. A large colourful decorated palanquin or ratha stands at centre, its arched frame banded in red, pink, yellow, green and purple with gold-edged paisley finials and a silver canopy above. Two metal deity murti stand inside, adorned with garlands in green, yellow and white. In the foreground a man with long dark hair wears an orange cloth and faces the deities, seen from behind. Dark surroundings, with a lamp glowing at left and another decorated structure at right.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23