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Night procession with a crowd of people dressed in white moving around a decorated palanquin. A large multicolored umbrella with fringed tassels, blue, orange and green panels and a bird emblem, shades the palanquin on the left, and a second yellow and red canopy with floral embroidery is at the right edge. Within the palanquin, two deity murti are adorned with garlands, and a rainbow-striped arched frame with circular ornaments rises above them. Several people hold lit oil lamps. The background is dark.

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December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesNight procession of a deity murti on a palanquin, framed by a large arched garland of red, yellow, green and white flowers with gold tips. Two decorated deity figures wear green and white garlands. A man in a red-and-white checked shirt in the foreground holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame. Behind him, a man in an orange robe with a long rudraksha mala walks among a crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis. Two large orange, green and blue umbrellas with tassels, one bearing the word Dhyanapeetam and a white bird emblem, shade the procession. Dark sky and crowded street setting.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesNight photograph of a temple procession moving along a dirt path. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts walk and stand around a decorated ratha-style palanquin carrying a deity murti, its arch framed by a colourful striped and red halo and topped by a small canopy. Several drummers in white and maroon clothing play hand drums, and a man in a saffron-orange garment stands near the centre. Large ornate umbrellas with orange, blue and multicolour fabric and tassels are held above the crowd. Oil lamps and lanterns light the scene against the dark sky, and a few women in saris stand at the right edge with their hands folded in devotion.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23A night-time temple procession with a large crowd moving around a decorated deity murti carried on a palanquin under a colourful arched canopy of multicoloured rounded tassels. Ornate embroidered parasols in gold, red and green with blue motifs are held aloft, and men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, several wearing orange shawls. Musicians play drums and horns at the front, and devotees with lit oil lamps on long poles line the procession. A camera operator on the right films the scene, and a small bird emblem appears in the top corner.2006-12-23Night procession with a crowd of devotees in white shirts and orange-saffron cloths. Overhead, a large canopy umbrella with a multicolour panel reading DhyanaPeetam and white dove emblems shades the scene. At centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with a short-haired head and bare forearms stands among the crowd, with a deity murti in a colourful arched halo framed by rows of bells. Several men carry oil lamps with flames and brass lamps, and a red lamp is held aloft at right. Women in pale clothes stand at the edge of the crowd.2006-12-23A night procession moves through a dense crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing. Three large ceremonial parasols dominate the foreground, in orange, gold and red with blue emblems and fringed tassels; the right-hand parasol carries a silver trident finial. Several people carry flaming torches. Behind the parasols a decorated ratha or palanquin with a colourful arched canopy and deity murti is visible in the dark background.2006-12-23Night procession with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts pushing around a decorated palanquin carrying two deity murtis dressed in white and green garlands, framed by a rainbow-coloured arch of yellow, red, green and white with gold bead tassels. A woman with long dark hair in an orange-brown top stands at the left edge, one arm extended toward the palanquin, beside a large red umbrella with multicoloured tassels and an oil lamp held aloft by a man at right. Several red and white oil lamps glow in the darkness, and the crowd presses densely around the procession.2006-12-23 +1 copiesNight procession photographed in a crowd. At centre, a deity murti is carried on a palanquin beneath a large multicoloured arch of red, green, yellow and white fringed rings. Two ornate umbrellas with coloured tassels shelter it; the left umbrella has blue and orange panels with a bird emblem. A bare-backed man in orange cloth walks in front, and men in white shirts and orange shawls surround the palanquin. Burning torches stand at right, and the crowd presses in from both sides against a dark background.2006-12-23 +1 copiesA night procession moves along a dark tree-lined path, led by a man in white clothes holding a tall pole that supports a multicolored umbrella with orange, blue, green and red panels, tasselled fringe and bird and lotus motifs. Behind him, devotees in white and orange garments follow, several carrying red lanterns or oil lamps raised overhead. A large decorated palanquin or chariot with a deity murti is visible at the right edge. A camera on a tripod is in the foreground among the crowd, and a few people wear tilak on their foreheads. Many people are visible, though many are only partly seen.2006-12-23