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Night 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.

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December 23 20062006-12-23Night 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 with a decorated deity murti on a palanquin-style frame behind a semicircular fan of striped red, green and yellow panels with jeweled tips. In the foreground a bare-backed man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron cloth and holds the arm of a man in white with a red-and-white shawl. Around them devotees in white dhotis and shirts crowd the path, and a colourful fringed canopy hangs at top left. Photographed with flash against a dark background.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession with devotees in white clothes and saffron shawls walking before a decorated palanquin carrying two deity murtis under a multicoloured arch of rounded lights and floral decoration. In the foreground a bare-chested man with long swept-back grey hair and a saffron cloth wrapped around his waist stands with his back to the camera, one arm extended toward the procession, while an attendant holds a tall pole supporting a red and multicoloured fringed umbrella. Several devotees in white clothing stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. Dark sky above.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession with a large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas moving around a decorated deity palanquin. The palanquin is framed by a colorful arch of red, yellow, green and white rounded elements, with two deity murti figures visible on top. Several men hold lit oil lamps and torches, and one holds a flame aloft. In the foreground, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks with eyes lowered, with a person candidate visible among the procession. Other participants wear orange shawls and mala beads.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.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesA night procession in an open outdoor area. In the foreground, a bare-backed man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and waist and is seen from behind, holding a hand outward toward a decorated deity palanquin. Behind him, a large multicoloured tasselled umbrella is held on a pole. Devotees in white clothes and orange shawls walk alongside, some with hands folded in prayer and one wearing a red-and-white cloth. Ahead, a colourful arched frame of pink, green, yellow and red lights surrounds two deity murtis dressed in ornate garments, carried on a procession vehicle.2006-12-23Night procession photographed at close range. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, stands at the centre beneath a large red parasol with multicoloured tassels, smiling. Around him people in white and orange-shawled devotees walk and stand; a woman in a white sari with orange border holds a silver tray at right, and a man in white at centre gestures toward the group. Behind them a deity murti is framed in a rainbow-coloured arched decorative structure on a ratha-style float. Dark background.2006-12-23