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Night procession with many devotees in white clothes and orange shawls moving past a decorated palanquin topped with a multicoloured arched canopy of lights and small lamps. Two deity murti figures are carried on the palanquin, adorned with garlands. Several people hold oil lamps and a torch flame. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back hair, an orange saffron garment and a rudraksha mala walks with eyes lowered, and his appearance matches the Swamiji (probable) cues of long hair and saffron clothing. Other people around him wear white dhotis and orange shawls.

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December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession with a crowd of devotees in white clothing. At left, a large ornate ratha or palanquin with a multicoloured striped and studded halo-like canopy carries two gold-decorated deity murti dressed in garlands. In the centre, a man in white holds a tray with a lit oil lamp flame. A woman in a white sari with a red bindi and rudraksha-style beads stands with hands folded at right. A young person in an orange shawl stands at right edge, and a figure with long dark hair and an orange cloth is seen from behind in the foreground. Lit lanterns with red bases are carried along the crowd in the background.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 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 photographed from the front-left. A figure with long dark hair and bare upper body, wearing an orange cloth over the shoulder, raises a brass oil lamp with a visible flame toward a decorated deity palanquin at right. The palanquin is framed by an arched, multicoloured fringe of red, green, yellow and white with rows of small bells, and holds a deity murti. Men in white dhotis and white shirts carry it on poles with red cloths, and a devotee in white with a red shawl stands at centre-right with his hands raised to the palanquin. Ornate umbrellas with tassels stand at left. Other devotees in white and orange sashes fill the dark background.2006-12-23 +1 copiesNight procession at an outdoor temple festival. Central focus is a large ceremonial palanquin decorated with a rainbow-coloured floral arch in red, yellow, green and pink, topped by a fringed canopy, carrying two deity murtis adorned with garlands. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis walk around it, some with hands folded in namaskar and others holding oil lamps on brass stands and a lit lamp. Several men wear saffron/orange shawls. A tall palm tree stands at right under dark sky.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night 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 copiesNight procession at a temple, with a large decorated palanquin carrying deity murtis under a rainbow-coloured arch of green, yellow, red and pink with peacock-feather style rounded ornaments. Men in white dhotis and shirts, many holding red cloth, pull or carry the palanquin. In the foreground a man with long dark hair wears a saffron/orange cloth draped over his shoulders and back, seen from behind. A man in white shirt with a rudraksha-style necklace and a microphone clipped to his shirt stands at centre-right. A brass ceremonial lamp stand rises at the right edge. Women in saffron-trimmed clothing watch from the right. Dark night sky above.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.2006-12-23