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A night-time photograph of a crowd of devotees in saffron-orange clothing and matching orange caps carrying a decorated palanquin topped by an ornate deity murti adorned with white and red garlands and a crown-like headdress. Two tall silver ceremonial staffs with finials stand at the left, and two embroidered orange canopy banners hang above the murti. A devotee at the left holds a bell-like object, and a man wearing a rudraksha mala at the centre-left smiles while holding a small object. A photographer with a camera is visible near the palanquin. The scene is a procession.

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Night procession with a crowd of devotees in saffron-orange robes and matching orange caps, many in yellow or orange cloth. At center, a deity murti or utsava image adorned with garlands and a colourful draped cloth is carried under a white and red fringed canopy, flanked by two triangular banners with red, blue and gold embroidery. On the left, a tall silver trident is held upright. Some participants face the palanquin, others photograph it, and a video camera is raised near the canopy. The scene is a palanquin procession or ratha-style yatra in darkness.2006-05-22Night procession photograph of a dense crowd of devotees dressed in orange saffron robes and orange caps, many with arms raised and hands clapping. On the left a large silver trident (trishul) is raised above the crowd. At upper right an ornate palanquin or deity float with a decorated canopy, garlands and golden ornaments is carried in the procession. A few devotees wear rudraksha or white beaded wrist threads, and one woman has long braided hair. The atmosphere is of a festive yatra or ratha procession.2006-05-22Night photograph of a dense crowd of devotees in saffron-orange clothing and orange caps surrounding a decorated palanquin or ratha carrying an ornate deity murti draped in garlands and a colourful cloth, with peacock-feather fans waved above it and a trident visible at left. Several devotees raise hands in namaskar and reach toward the murti, and the procession appears to be moving forward through the crowd. Two triangular embroidered banners with a bird emblem hang from poles above the deity. The image is a photograph of an outdoor procession rather than a scanned or graphic page. Individual faces are mostly obscured, and no speaker is clearly identifiable.2006-05-22Night procession photographed from behind a crowd of devotees in orange-saffron cloths and matching orange caps. A deity murti decorated with garlands and a green-and-white silk covering is carried on a palanquin-style platform under a white fringed canopy with red trim, flanked by orange and gold pennants. Several people raise hands and sway in devotion, and a silver trident and a tall ceremonial staff stand in the foreground. Dark sky above the crowd.2006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22February 12 20132013-02-12May 22 20062006-05-22February 10 20132013-02-10Night photograph of a devotional procession or ritual at a temple-like setting with a crowd dressed in saffron orange. A man at left in orange robes with long dark hair and rudraksha beads holds a lit oil lamp in a silver dish, a flame visibly burning. Beside him, a man in orange holds a small object while standing next to a silver-and-gold deity murti decorated with green, pink and white flower garlands, its ornate silver face and crown visible. Other devotees in orange shawls and white-clad onlookers press around, some holding phones or cameras. Wooden poles lie on the floor in the foreground, and a woman's head with a white hair clip is at the bottom edge.2006-05-26A street procession at dusk with devotees in saffron-orange clothes and rudraksha malas. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala gestures with one hand while holding a small object; a red-sweatered devotee beside him also wears beads. Behind them rises a decorated palanquin or utsava murti carriage with a deity murti and attendant figures under a fringed umbrella canopy, garlanded with flowers. Devotees on the left hold a trident and a yellow ceremonial umbrella, and a young man raises a fan-like chamara. Mounted lights and a building with red brick frame the scene.2006-05-26