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Night 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.

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Night procession scene at a temple street. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing an orange cloth over his shoulder, holds a brass oil lamp with a long handle toward the crowd. Behind him, many men in white dhotis and shirts clap and smile, with one man in a red shirt at centre. A colourful umbrella with blue, orange and green tassels, bearing a white dove emblem, shades the procession. At upper right, a decorated palanquin with a garlanded red-and-green canopy, lit with lamps and holding figures, is carried past. The crowd fills the street under a dark sky.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night 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.2006-12-23Night procession at a temple-style event. In the foreground, a bare-backed man with long dark hair and an orange cloth draped over his shoulder holds a brass vessel, facing away from the camera toward the crowd. Around him, many men in white dhotis and shirts press together, several with palms joined in namaskar, smiling and celebrating. A man in a red shirt stands at centre with hands pressed together. Behind them, two colourful umbrellas with tassels and dove emblems are held aloft over the procession. At right, an ornate ratha or palanquin decorated with multicoloured garlands and a gilded canopy carries a deity murti adorned with garlands and gold ornaments. Several people in orange cloths stand at the left edge.2006-12-23Night procession with a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, several with red and white cloths draped over shoulders, raising their hands toward a lit brass oil lamp held up by a bare-chested figure in saffron-orange cloth on the left. Behind them an ornate deity murti is carried under a decorated arched canopy with red, yellow, green and white bands and small bells, while embroidered umbrellas with tassels rise on the left. A long-haired man in a saffron wrap stands at the lower left edge, partially visible, and a woman's head is in the lower right foreground. Dark night background.2006-12-23 +1 copiesNight 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 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesNight procession photographed from behind a figure with long dark hair wearing a saffron-orange wrap over bare shoulders, facing a decorated palanquin. The palanquin has a multicoloured arched canopy of red, yellow, green and white with gold-tipped fringe, and carries two gilded deity murti garlanded with marigolds and tulsi-style green garlands. Around it, men in white dhotis and shirts carry and push the palanquin along a dirt road; one man in front wears glasses, a rudraksha mala and a red cloth over his shoulder. A large red fringed umbrella hangs at the top left, and a small lantern glows at the left edge. Several other people in white and one more orange-clad figure appear at the right.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23