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Night photograph of a temple procession. At centre, a deity murti sits within a large arched frame of multicoloured rosettes and red, green and yellow bands, carried on a palanquin with ornate silver fittings. A colourful fringed parasol rises above it. Flanking the frame, people hold lit torches with visible flames. A shirtless man in an orange dhoti stands at left-centre, facing the procession, with a ceremonial silver staff in the right foreground. Many devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some in orange shawls, press around the palanquin with hands raised or folded, and a man at lower left holds a cymbal. Thatched huts and a glass-walled building frame the scene.

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December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession with a crowd of men and women in white clothes and some in saffron. In the centre a large ornate ratha-style canopy with a multicoloured semicircular arch of bright bulbs and garlands frames two deity murtis. In the foreground a bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing an orange dhoti, walks with his back to the camera, reaching toward the procession. Men on either side hold ceremonial staffs and oil lamps with flames, and a man at left raises a brass plate. A decorated parasol with colourful tassels hangs above the crowd, and a white-clad elder with a silver staff and rudraksha mala stands at right.2006-12-23Night procession at an outdoor festival. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair and bare upper body wears an orange-saffron dhoti and holds a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame toward the chariot. Behind him, men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with red-and-white cloth over their shoulders, walk in the crowd; one bearded man in white raises a hand near his head. On the right, a large ornate ratha/chariot with a colourful striped canopy in red, yellow, green and white, decorated with a deity murti and painted figures. Two decorated umbrellas with red, blue and yellow fringed tassels stand at the left edge. Smoke drifts in the dark sky. Several people in orange and white clothing surround the procession.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night photograph of a temple procession. A bare-backed man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron cloth draped over his lower body and walks at the centre, facing away from the camera, beside a decorated palanquin carrying deity murti under a multicoloured arched canopy with tasselled edges. Men and women in white dhotis and white clothes, several with orange shawls, crowd around, some holding silver trishul-topped staffs and fans. A large umbrella with colourful tassels and a silver staff stand above. Devotees have hands raised in prayer and a bystander holds a printed card. Thatched roofs and a glass-walled building form the background.2006-12-23Night procession with a decorated deity murti on a palanquin-style ratha, framed by a semicircular arch of red, yellow, green and white garlands and mirrored ornaments. A man in a white shirt and dhoti in the centre holds his hands together in namaskar; men in white and saffron-orange shawls walk around him. Tall brass lamp stands with oil lamps flank the frame, and a red and multicoloured fringed umbrella hangs at upper left. Several people in white or orange garments are visible, including a long-haired figure with a saffron shawl at right. Night setting, with lamps and devotees surrounding the procession.2006-12-23Night procession at a temple in South India, with a large crowd of devotees pressing around a decorated palanquin carrying deity murtis. The palanquin is framed by a large colourful floral arch of red, yellow, green and white garlands. Men in white dhotis and orange-saffron shawls walk close, some holding ceremonial umbrellas with multicoloured tassels, and a drummer in a red checked shirt plays a drum at left. A shirtless man in an orange dhoti stands at the centre, with women in white saris and orange wraps around them. Thatched roofs and a wooden railing frame the scene under a dark sky.2006-12-23Night procession photographed at close range. Central focus is a decorated palanquin or ratha carrying deity murti under a multicolour arch of rounded striped and red fringed ornaments with lit lamp-like bulbs and a canopy above. Devotees in white dhotis and white shirts carry the palanquin and hold red-cloth bundles and long white poles. Lit torches and brass oil lamps appear at the edges. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and raised arm wears an orange-saffron shawl, and nearby men in orange shawls and rudraksha-style beads stand in the crowd. Many people fill the frame.2006-12-23Night procession photographed from the front-left. A figure with long dark hair and bare upper body, wearing an orange cloth over the shoulder, raises a brass oil lamp with a visible flame toward a decorated deity palanquin at right. The palanquin is framed by an arched, multicoloured fringe of red, green, yellow and white with rows of small bells, and holds a deity murti. Men in white dhotis and white shirts carry it on poles with red cloths, and a devotee in white with a red shawl stands at centre-right with his hands raised to the palanquin. Ornate umbrellas with tassels stand at left. Other devotees in white and orange sashes fill the dark background.2006-12-23 +1 copiesNight procession photographed in a crowd. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, smiling and raising one hand in greeting. Behind him, a deity murti is carried on a decorated palanquin under a striped canopy with a colourful arched frame of green, yellow, red and white garlands and tassels. Around them, many devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some in saffron, press close, with a tall ceremonial staff and a metal pot visible at the edges, and a thatched roof behind.2006-12-23 +1 copiesNight procession with a lit oil lamp held aloft by a man in orange-saffron cloth at left. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with red-and-white scarves, carry a decorated palanquin or ratha on poles, their hands raised overhead. The ornate structure has a fringed canopy with red, green, yellow and white bands, and a central deity murti with a snake hood. A decorated umbrella with tassels stands at upper left. Dark background with partial figures in the foreground.2006-12-23