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Night procession photographed from the front-left, with a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange shawl seen from behind on the left, hands raised in greeting toward a rounded procession canopy. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk and carry red cloths on their shoulders; one wears glasses and a white shirt, another a red cloth over his shoulder. Behind them a colourful floral arch with rows of round lamps frames two decorated deity murtis, one wearing a crown, under a white fringed canopy. Dark sky above.

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December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night 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.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night 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.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession with a decorated ratha or palanquin carrying deity murti under a canopy with a multicolour fringed arch of red, yellow, green and white. Devotees in white clothes pull and push the vehicle with red-handled ropes. A bare-backed figure in orange cloth with long dark hair stands in the foreground, and women in orange saris are at right. Tall brass poles with lamps flank the scene, and tasselled decorations hang at top left.2006-12-23Night procession with a large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing orange shawls. At the centre, a palanquin or ratha topped by a fringed canopy carries two deity murtis decorated with garlands and colourful clothing, framed by a semicircular arch of multicoloured bulbs and red-and-white striped trim. Several men carry red oil lamps on poles, and one man in the foreground with long dark hair and an orange shawl walks with hands folded, while a bare-chested figure in orange and rudraksha-style beads is at the lower right, his face turned down. Devotees around them hold red cloths and offerings. Ritual procession in progress.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession photographed at close range. A figure in an orange saffron cloth stands at left with long dark hair, back partly turned. Men in white dhotis and white shirts carry a deity palanquin with a large arched canopy of green, yellow, red and white striped fabric topped with gold-tipped finials. Two gilded deity murtis draped in garlands sit under the canopy. A man in front with glasses, a tilak and a rudraksha mala holds a red cloth up in both hands. A colourful umbrella with tassels hangs at top left. Several other white-clad people walk along the sandy ground, and a person at right in white holds a camera.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesNight procession with a long-haired man in an orange saffron dhoti and wrap, rudraksha mala around his neck, walking at the left under a multicoloured canopy umbrella with tasselled fringe and a printed emblem. Behind him, men in white dhotis and shirts carry wooden poles supporting a deity palanquin decorated with a rainbow arch of marigold-like garlands, with two deity murtis visible inside. A crowd of devotees in white and light clothing follows along a dark ground.2006-12-23