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Night procession in a Himalayan town with many devotees seated on the ground in orange shawls and saffron clothing. At center, a decorated palanquin-style murti of a deity in gold and red garments and garlands is carried under two ornate umbrellas, one red-and-white and one multicolored. A man in orange robes stands near the murti, holding a fan-like chamara. Strings of lights hang across the scene and snow-capped mountains rise in the background. Many people in orange and white stand and sit around the procession.

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May 26 20062006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26Night photograph of a procession in a courtyard lit by string lights. A large deity murti of Malayappa Swami, decorated with flowers, garlands and a green and gold cloth, is carried on a palanquin under a white fringed canopy and a red patterned umbrella. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala walks beside the palanquin, and a bearer in blue stands on the right. Dense crowds of devotees in orange shawls and orange caps sit on the ground on both sides, with a woman in a white top at left and a person in a grey cap in the lower right. Background shows a brick wall and a dark building.2006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26May 22 20062006-05-22May 26 20062006-05-26May 22 20062006-05-22May 26 20062006-05-26A photograph of an outdoor religious procession at Gangotri with a crowd in the background. In the foreground, a long-haired person in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a cloth, smiling and looking to the side. Behind them, several men in orange and saffron clothing stand close together, one holding a white yak-tail chamara. On the right, a man in an orange shirt holds a large ornate umbrella over a silver and gold deity murti, adorned with green, pink and white garlands, a crown and a trident emblem. Two smaller consort figures in gold and yellow stand beside it. The scene is set on a stone-walled street with spectators lining the background.2006-05-26May 26 20062006-05-26