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A night procession with a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, many holding their hands together in namaskar. A large red umbrella with multicoloured tassels, and a second umbrella with a green and red pattern, shade the scene. Behind them, a deity murti decorated with a colourful arched halo of green, yellow and magenta studs is carried on a palanquin. A long wooden staff umbrella pole and a brass horn are visible. A shirtless man with long dark hair in the foreground holds the umbrella pole. Two men wear saffron-orange shawls, and a bearded man in white sits at the lower right.

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Night procession at a temple festival. A large red and white ceremonial umbrella with fringed tassels rises at left, with a second orange-green umbrella beside it. Behind the crowd, two deity murtis are carried on a decorated frame with striped and multicoloured ornamental arches and garlands. In the foreground a bare-chested man holds a long pole, and men in white dhotis and shirts, several with orange scarves, press around. A long brass horn-like instrument with a tassel and a silver staff are visible. Many devotees, mostly in white, fill the scene under warm lamplight.2006-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23Night procession photographed close up. A deity murti is carried on a palanquin-style platform decorated with a multicolour striped arch of green, yellow, red and white, with a canopy and ornaments above it. Devotees in white clothes and orange shawls press forward, hands raised and clasped. A man in white holds a long pole topped with a red and multicolour fringed umbrella, and a bare-backed man in an orange shawl reaches toward the murti. A woman in the foreground with a red bindi calls out with an open mouth, and a young man with a tilak stands at the right edge. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2006-12-23A 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.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession with a lit oil lamp held aloft by a man in orange-saffron cloth at left. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with red-and-white scarves, carry a decorated palanquin or ratha on poles, their hands raised overhead. The ornate structure has a fringed canopy with red, green, yellow and white bands, and a central deity murti with a snake hood. A decorated umbrella with tassels stands at upper left. Dark background with partial figures in the foreground.2006-12-23Night procession at an outdoor festival. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair and bare upper body wears an orange-saffron dhoti and holds a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame toward the chariot. Behind him, men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with red-and-white cloth over their shoulders, walk in the crowd; one bearded man in white raises a hand near his head. On the right, a large ornate ratha/chariot with a colourful striped canopy in red, yellow, green and white, decorated with a deity murti and painted figures. Two decorated umbrellas with red, blue and yellow fringed tassels stand at the left edge. Smoke drifts in the dark sky. Several people in orange and white clothing surround the procession.2006-12-23Night procession photographed from the side, with a dark sky behind. On the left, a long-haired figure with a bare upper body and a saffron/orange cloth draped over the shoulder stands in front of the crowd and faces the scene. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with maroon-and-white scarves, hold a palanquin-like structure and raise oil lamps in brass dishes. On the right, a deity murti is carried on a large ratha-style frame with a multicoloured striped arch of green, yellow, red and white, and a decorated canopy above. Two ornate umbrellas with tasselled edges and embroidered fabric stand at the upper left. Several people wear orange and white. Fruit sits near the lower right.2006-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23Night 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.2006-12-23Night 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 photographed from the front. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis carry a decorated palanquin on their shoulders with red cloth-wrapped poles. The palanquin has a colourful arched canopy with green, red, yellow and white stripes and fringed ornaments, and holds ornately decorated deity murti garlanded with white and multicoloured flower garlands. A bare-backed person in an orange cloth walks in front of the palanquin. Men in white and red-pink cloths help lift and guide it, and a bearded man with a red mark on his forehead and a beaded mala is at right foreground. Bright lights and a dark night backdrop surround the scene.2006-12-23 +1 copies