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Night procession on a raised flatbed cart. In the foreground a smiling man with a shaved head and tilak sits in a dark maroon robe with a white and red flower garland. Behind him stands a decorated deity murti in a silver arched canopy, draped in red and yellow garlands and a red cloth. Two attendants in white dhotis with gold borders and white bodices hold large white fly-whisk chowries on either side. A large yellow and blue ceremonial umbrella is at the right edge, and a few people in orange and white stand at the cart's edge.

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October 29 20142014-10-29Night procession photograph. In the centre, a smiling man in a maroon-brown robe with a white and orange flower garland sits on a raised platform. Behind him stands a gilded deity murti in an ornate golden arch, draped in red and green cloth and heaped with multicoloured flower garlands. Two attendants in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, wearing rudraksha malas, hold white chamaram fans beside the murti. On the right, a man in orange robes raises a long-handled yellow and blue umbrella with a lotus-patterned canopy. On the left, a seated man in orange robes with a mala watches. Several more robed figures are visible in the dim background.2014-10-29Night procession photo on an open ratha-style platform. A smiling man in a reddish-brown robe with a white and red flower garland sits centrally in front of a decorated deity murti framed by a silver arch, garlanded with flower strands. Two attendants in white dhotis with gold borders stand beside the murti, one holding a white fan-like chamara. An orange and yellow ornate umbrella rises on the right, and a staff with a pointed silver top stands at left. Onlookers in white saris and dark clothing stand in the background under street lights.2014-10-29October 29 20142014-10-29October 29 20142014-10-29October 29 20142014-10-29October 31 20142014-10-31 +1 copiesFebruary 21 20162016-02-21October 29 20142014-10-29A photograph of a smiling man seated on an ornate golden throne decorated with white and red flower garlands, wearing an orange-saffron shawl over orange clothing, a red and white flower garland with a gold ceremonial necklace, and a white tilak on his forehead; his hair is dark and swept back. Behind him hangs a large green canopy with colourful tassels in purple, pink, yellow and blue. To the right, a man in white dhoti with a gold border and an orange shawl stands beside the throne with a red tilak. The scene is lit warmly against a dark background. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne, identified by the saffron clothing, swept-back hair, rudraksha-style gold necklace and ceremonial garlands.2016-01-03A photograph of a festival procession at night: a richly decorated golden palanquin or ratha draped with white and red flower garlands, tassels in green, pink, blue and yellow, and a lit canopy above. Seated on the cushioned golden seat is a man with dark hair and a dark garment, visible mostly from the shoulders up. Standing beside the palanquin at right is a priest in a maroon and gold-striped dhoti and shawl, wearing a flower garland and holding a long staff, with a second man in saffron-orange cloth and a white dhoti beside him. A bright warm glow and bokeh lights surround the scene.2016-01-03October 11 20162016-10-11