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A festival photograph of a decorated open carriage or palanquin in an ashram courtyard under a covered entrance. A seated person in a green blouse, orange skirt-like drape with a purple and gold lower garment and an orange-red sash is adorned with a long multicolored flower garland of yellow, white, red and green blooms and bangles on the wrist, while an attendant in orange robes and another in white stands beside the carriage. Saffron-clad figures and a white-clad helper stand nearby. Behind is an orange and white cloth backdrop with gold mirror-work, and a small deity murti garlanded with flowers sits at the right edge. Photo taken during the Brahmotsav procession.

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A photograph of a festival procession at a temple porch decorated with orange and white cloth and hanging garlands. A central figure in a green and orange-red garment, with gold bangles and a red-and-orange sash, stands on an elevated platform wearing a crown-like headpiece and raises a hand to the head. Below, a large vehicle is draped in marigold and white flower garlands, and a smaller deity murti stands on the right in a flower-decorated niche. To the left, saffron-robed attendants and a white-clad man stand near the garlands. Brahmachari-style saffron-robed figures are visible, and the setting appears to be a Brahmotsav-style procession.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of a festival procession scene under a stone temple portico. A standing deity murti or decorated figure, dressed in a green and gold blouse, orange and red drape, and a purple and yellow skirt, is hung with layered garlands of yellow, white, red and purple flowers, with a crown on its head. A man in an orange robe stands at left, reaching up to adjust or touch the figure. Behind it hangs an orange and white fabric backdrop with decorative mirror-work and a kalasha-style sign. Flower garlands and offerings are visible at lower right and left.2007-12-25Outdoor festival procession under a covered canopy. A large figure seated on a raised platform wears a green-and-red garment with a red-orange shawl, a crown and a mask-like face, and is draped in long garlands of yellow, white, green and red flowers. Its purple and orange skirt hangs over the platform. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand beside it, one reaching up to adjust flower garlands and the other steadying the figure; one wears a red headband. A man in white stands at left holding a small black bag. Decorations of orange and white fabric with dotted trim and small hanging ornaments frame the canopy, and a white-covered object sits in front of the platform.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Photograph of a festival procession vehicle draped with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands. A young man in orange clothes and an orange headband stands on the platform, reaching toward a golden-faced deity murti dressed in a green and red sari with a purple skirt. Orange and white decorated fabric panels and a stone-carved roof frame the scene. A second person in orange clothing with a headband is partly visible at the left edge.2007-12-25