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A festival procession photograph showing two men in saffron-orange dhotis with bare upper bodies, seen from behind, pushing or steadying a red-canopied ratha. Their backs face the camera as they work at the wooden carriage. Atop it sits a gilded shrine with a deity murti of a goddess dressed in red and pink garments with yellow and white flower garlands, flanked by smaller garlanded figures. Overhead are large red and blue fringed umbrellas on tall gold poles. Beside the carriage stands a large painted red deity figure with a crown, moustache, and green and pink garlands. Gold-trimmed structures and carved golden animal figures line the scene, with trees behind and a screen at right. Printed caption reads Sri Rajarajeshwari Procession, Rajarajeshwari Brahmotsavam - Day 10.

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ADIKAILASA on 2/17/20222022-02-17A festival procession scene at an outdoor ashram setting during the Rajarajeshwari Brahmotsavam. Two priests in saffron-orange dhotis, one bare-chested, stand on a golden palanquin-style platform raising their hands toward a deity murti group with a red and gold canopy, where a central figure wears a crown and flower garlands beside two flanking figures in green and pink. In front, a large red deity murti with a mustache, crown and multicolour garlanded ornaments holds a hand outstretched. Two orange and blue ceremonial parasols stand overhead, and a seated figure in the lower left watches. Gilded temple architecture and trees frame the scene.2022-02-17A procession at the Sri Rajarajeshwari Procession during Rajarajeshwari Brahmotsavam Day 10. Three deity murtis sit on a gold-framed red palanquin under a blue and orange fringed canopy, with yellow marigold garlands on the figures; the central deity wears a blue and pink gown and a crown. In the foreground a figure in a saffron-orange garment with a shaved or cropped head pulls the palanquin pole, while another person in orange stands beside a large red face-painted guardian mask with a moustache. Trees and a gold temple-like structure appear behind.2022-02-17Photograph of the Sri Rajarajeshwari Procession on Day 10 of the Rajarajeshwari Brahmotsavam. Three decorated deity murtis sit on a red-draped palanquin under a blue and orange fringed canopy, garlanded with yellow marigold flowers; the central murti wears a crown and a blue-and-red robe with jewelled ornaments. A man in an orange-red cloth stands at the front, holding a lit oil lamp aloft toward the figures, while a second man in orange and a bearded man wearing a red mask with a large moustache and dark headdress stand in the foreground. A golden temple-style structure is visible at left.2022-02-17A photograph of the Sri Rajarajeshwari procession during the Rajarajeshwari Brahmotsavam, Day 10. Three deity murtis sit on a red-draped golden canopy platform, each garlanded with yellow flower garlands. The central murti wears a golden crown, a blue embellished garment and holds a staff, while the side figures wear green and pink saris with jewelled necklaces. A person in orange-red clothing reaches up with a raised hand toward the murtis, and a red-and-gold ornate headdress appears in the foreground. A golden ornate canopy with blue fringe and a decorative top frames the scene under daylight.2022-02-17ADIKAILASA on 2/17/20222022-02-17ADIKAILASA on 2/17/20222022-02-17ADIKAILASA on 2/17/20222022-02-17ADIKAILASA on 2/11/20222022-02-11ADIKAILASA on 2/11/20222022-02-11A night photograph of the Sri Rajarajeshwari Procession during the Rajarajeshwari Brahmotsavam, Day 10. A bare-chested man with a shaved-looking head and an orange wrap stands at left, extending his hand toward a decorated deity murti. The murti of Devi Rajarajeshwari wears a gold crown, jewelled necklaces and a purple and magenta silk sari, seated on a red-draped platform under a gold and red canopy with coloured tassels hanging from its poles. A second female murti in pink and magenta robes sits beside her. The scene is lit warmly with lamps and gold ornamentation fills the background.2022-02-17Night-time temple ritual under a tented roof. A bearded man in an orange dhoti and a red rudraksha mala holds up a lit flame in a brass vessel before a golden arched shrine holding a deity murti draped in red cloth and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. Beside him, a second person with long hair, flower garlands and a dark clothed upper body sits with palms pressed together in namaskar on a golden throne-like seat under a red, blue and yellow canopy embroidered with Dhyana Peetha. A brass oil lamp stands at left. Strings of flowers hang from the roof.2016-02-16