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Night procession with a bare-backed man in orange cloth in the foreground, seen from behind, long dark hair falling to his shoulders, holding a brass oil lamp aloft with one hand while a second hand raises a ceremonial staff. Behind him, crowds of men and women in white dhotis and shirts clap and smile with palms pressed together. Multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas with tasselled fringe shelter the scene. At right, a deity murti is decorated with garlands and sits under a large arched canopy with a red, green and yellow fringe and gold-tipped ornamentation. Smoke or incense haze hangs in the air.

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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.2006-12-23Night 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 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.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23 +2 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +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 20062006-12-23