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Night procession of a temple deity murti carried on a decorated palanquin with a colourful striped arch of garlands and gold-tipped ornaments. Devotees crowd around and reach toward the murti. In the foreground a bare-backed young man with long dark hair wears an orange cloth draped over his shoulder and points ahead, while a man in an orange shawl over white clothes points upward. Men in white shirts and dhotis surround the procession, and a red and multicoloured tasselled canopy hangs at the top left.

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Night procession photographed from close range. In the foreground a long-haired man with bare back wears an orange sacred cloth draped over his shoulder, seen from behind. Men in white dhotis and shirts carry a decorated palanquin with a colourful rainbow-striped arch of lamps and tassels, holding deity murti figures with ornate garlands. Some men hold red poles and brass staffs; a tall brass lamp stand is at right. A woman in an orange sari and a child with a red tilak stand at the right edge, with a sadhvi in orange in the lower right. Dark sky and bright lights set the scene.2006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23A night photograph of a temple procession. In the foreground, a bare-shouldered man with long, dark, shaggy hair and an orange cloth at his waist faces away from the camera, lifting a deity palanquin. Other devotees in white and light clothing and a man with a red vibhuti mark on his forehead push and hold the palanquin's poles. The palanquin is decorated with a colourful arched canopy of green, red, white and maroon bands, gold-tipped ornaments and pink stones, with two deity figures inside. A red cloth is draped over a pole at left. The background is black and the crowd is densely packed.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night 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.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession photographed from behind a long-haired man, bare-backed and wearing an orange cloth wrapped around his waist, who reaches forward to grip the hands of a white-clad devotee. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis press close, some with pink and red cloths over their shoulders. Behind them, a decorated palanquin or ratha frame with a multicoloured arched canopy of red, green, yellow and white bands studded with small gold-tipped decorations, and a deity murti visible within. Strings of lights and a dark night backdrop complete the scene.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23