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Night procession photographed in dark surroundings. A large ornate ratha or palanquin dominates the frame, decorated with a multicoloured arched canopy in yellow, green, red, pink and purple with peacock-feather style motifs and silver edging. Inside stands a deity murti draped in white and green garlands, wearing a gold crown. Men in white shirts and white dhotis surround and carry the palanquin; the foreground man smiles broadly and wears a rudraksha mala. On the left, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands among others in white. A decorated umbrella is visible at the upper left.

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December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession with a richly decorated ceremonial chariot or palanquin carrying a deity murti under an arched canopy of multicoloured striped ribbon bands in green, red, yellow, pink and white, edged with gold kalasha-like finials and small pink flowers, topped by a fringed silver-grey canopy. Floral garlands drape the deity. Behind the canopy hangs a decorated umbrella with red, orange and blue tassels. In the foreground a person in an orange-saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala stands at left, looking toward the chariot, with a turban-like crown of dark hair. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts surround the chariot and push or hold its frame, and a smiling man in a white shirt with a red tilak and beaded mala stands at right. The scene is lit by night lighting.2006-12-23Night procession with a deity murti decorated in a large multicoloured arch of green, yellow, red, pink and purple fabric with gold paisley-shaped finials, carried by men in white dhotis and shirts. Beside it, a man in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala walks with his face upturned; a tall umbrella with coloured tassels is held at left. Other devotees in white, some wearing rudraksha or beaded necklaces, press around the ratha.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession at a temple. On the left, a man with long, swept-back wavy hair wearing a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala stands under a red and multicolored fringed umbrella, eyes lowered. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and cream dhoti holds a red cloth. Behind them, men in white clothes carry or steady a palanquin decorated with a multicoloured arched canopy of pink, green, yellow and purple strips and gold-trimmed paisley ornaments, carrying two gold-adorned deity murtis draped in white and green garlands. A man in glasses and white attire walks at the right, and several more people in white follow the procession. Probable Swamiji cues: long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, standing beside the palanquin.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23Night photograph of a procession. In the foreground at left, the back of a bare-shouldered man with long swept-back dark hair and an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder faces the crowd. Behind him, a group of men in white shirts and white dhotis press forward; one bearded man in a white shirt holds a red cloth in clasped hands. Behind them a deity murti is carried on a palanquin beneath a large arched canopy of red, green, yellow and purple bands with gold-tipped finials, with flower garlands and gold-coloured ornaments visible. The shot is dark with a few crowd members lit by ambient light.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23