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Night procession at a temple. In the left foreground a bare-backed man with long dark hair and an orange cloth wrapped around his waist raises a brass lamp high above his head. Behind him, a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, several with red cloths over their shoulders, stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. Ahead, a deity murti sits on a decorated palanquin framed by a large arch of red, yellow and green garlands with many small lit lamps. Orange and blue ceremonial umbrellas with tassels stand above the scene, a torch flame burns at right, and a tray of fruit sits in the lower right corner.

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December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23 +2 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesNight procession at an ashram with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saris moving between rows of white crosses-like wooden posts. At centre, a palanquin-style deity murti decorated with a colourful multi-coloured garland arch is carried under a large ornate umbrella in red, blue and gold with a printed emblem. A bare-chested priest in orange cloth walks ahead holding a torch, while a woman in an orange-bordered sari carries a silver vessel and others in orange shawls follow. Flaming torches are held up on both sides. A portion of a shaved-headed man in white is in the foreground. Several people are visible; the crowd beyond is dense.2006-12-23Night procession with a deity murti carried on a palanquin decorated with a multicoloured arched halo of red, green, yellow and purple bands studded with round mirrored ornaments. Several men walk around it: a man in front wears an orange shawl over a white shirt, and a man at right in a white kurta and dark-framed glasses holds his hands together in front of him. Men in white and orange shawls surround the palanquin, and tall gold-coloured torch stands and a red fringed umbrella frame the scene.2006-12-23Night procession at a temple. In the left foreground a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair and an orange cloth wrapped at his waist holds up a lamp or ritual vessel toward the crowd. Behind him, two large multicolored umbrellas with tasselled edges and lotus motifs shelter the scene, and smoke drifts above. On the right, a decorated deity palanquin or ratha with a colourful garlanded arch frames two carved deity murti. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with folded hands in anjali, cheer and press forward along the procession route.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession at a temple, with a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts pulling or following a decorated deity palanquin topped with a colourful fringed arch of green, yellow, red and white garlands and flame-like lamps. A bare-backed figure with long dark hair and an orange cloth draped over the shoulders in the left foreground holds a brass bell-shaped vessel toward the crowd. Two large multicoloured umbrellas with tasselled fringes and a white dove emblem shade the procession. Several men in white clothing clap and raise their hands in devotion, and some wear orange shawls. Lit oil lamps on tall brass stands are visible at right. The deity murti sits within the palanquin, adorned with garlands.2006-12-23Night procession at an outdoor temple event. In the left foreground a man with long, loose dark hair and bare back, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti, holds a brass lamp or aarti vessel with flame toward a crowd. A decorated ratha or palanquin on the right carries deity murti figures framed by a ring of colourful striped padding and bulbs. Overhead, a multicoloured canopy with tassels shelters the procession. Men in white dhotis and shirts with maroon towels around their necks stand with palms pressed together in greeting, some smiling. Night sky above.2006-12-23