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A joyful photograph inside a temple passage where devotees carry a decorated deity palanquin, with a canopy above and a garlanded murti in gold and green adornments. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white-streaked hair is at the centre, smiling and pushing against the palanquin. To the left, a man in white ritual clothes and an orange shawl with a mala laughs beside another in orange cloth. On the right, a bespectacled man in a grey top and orange shawl holds a wooden pole, and an older man with white beard and orange shawl smiles at the edge. Visible text on the wall is in Devanagari script.

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A photograph of a street procession at a temple-side route. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala leans forward, reaching toward a decorated palanquin carrying a silver-and-gold deity murti draped with a colourful garland. Around him, devotees in orange and saffron shawls and white kurtas hold the palanquin and a ceremonial parasol, while a bearded man in grey on the right holds a long staff. A trident is visible at left. Several men wear orange caps and shawls, and the crowd presses close around the ratha-style procession.2006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26A photograph of a crowded procession inside a stone-walled passage, with devotees lifting a decorated palanquin bearing a small deity murti garlanded with flowers and framed by a fringed canopy. A long-haired young man in an orange-red top and saffron dhoti, arms raised, leads the crowd beside a man in a red sweater and jeans, while a bearded man in a white kurta and white dhoti wears an orange shawl at right. Several men in saffron and orange shawls, some in orange caps, press around the palanquin, with more people visible at the back. Hands grip the carrying poles and the mood is jubilant.2006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26Photograph of a joyful procession in a dim interior with a decorated palanquin topped by a deity murti with a crown, garlands and a red-and-green canopy behind. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange robe with a swept-back hairstyle is smiling broadly and gripping the wrist of a man in a red sweater and jeans. Around them devotees in orange shawls and orange caps, one in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala, another in a white dhoti with red border, and several others push and pull with hands raised near the palanquin poles. a person: the central long-haired figure in orange robes, with long hair and an orange garment, fits the page's presentation cues, though his face is not used for identification.2006-05-26December 23 20082008-12-23May 26 20062006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26Night procession outdoors under a temple canopy strung with orange and red bunting. A long-haired man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a beaded rudraksha-style necklace and gold-edged cloth smiles broadly at the centre. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shirt claps and laughs. Behind them a decorated palanquin or ratha carries a deity murti garlanded with yellow, white and purple flowers under a red and gold umbrella. Devotees in white and cream garments and a woman in a green sari gather around. A trident stands on the left.2010-11-21December 25 20072007-12-25