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Night procession scene at a street festival. A large crowd of mostly men in white dhotis and white shirts, with some women in saris and children, gathers around a golden ornate ratha or palanquin. On the palanquin, two deity murti are dressed in red and gold garments with yellow and white flower garlands, flanked by a framed portrait showing a figure in orange robes. Tall green banana plant decorations stand on the right, and string lights and a canopy appear at the left. Some devotees hold paper packets and money near the front. The photo is a crowded outdoor night gathering with the murti at the centre of attention.

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Night photograph of a dense crowd of men, women and children moving through an open ground near a golden-framed float. On the float stand two decorated deity murti, a male and a female figure with crowns, garlands and red and gold robes, flanked by hanging flower garlands. A framed portrait is set beside the float. Many men in white shirts and dhotis carry small booklets or papers. Some women wear saris and salwar kameez. Stalls with lights line the left edge and large banana-leaf plants stand at the right.2010-01-22 +1 copiesJanuary 22 20102010-01-22Night photograph of a crowded outdoor procession at a religious event. Centre of the image is a golden canopied palanquin or ratha with carved gold pillars, bearing two deity murtis draped in red and garlanded with flowers, with a framed portrait placed beside them on the left. Devotees in white shirts and white dhotis, women in saris and salwar, and children press around the shrine, some holding papers. Bright floodlights and a glowing green tree light the scene, with more people and a white van in the background. A printed banner at the top of the canopy carries Tamil lettering. Visible foreheads show white and ash markings.2010-01-24Night photograph of a dense crowd of devotees gathered around a gilded, canopied palanquin-style shrine on a street lit by floodlights. Two adorned deity murtis stand inside the golden structure, draped in red cloth and garlanded with flowers, with a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure fixed to its side. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in colourful saris and flower-adorned hair press close, many with hands raised or looking toward the shrine. A large lit pillar and a white van appear in the background.2010-01-24October 09 20062006-10-09January 22 20102010-01-22 +2 copiesA night procession at a temple chariot (ratha) in Tamil Nadu. A decorated wooden ratha carries an illuminated shrine with deity murtis draped in flower garlands and marigold strands, and a small framed portrait is mounted on its left side. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts crowd around, several with orange cloth draped over their shoulders, and some wear rudraksha malas. In the left foreground a man in a pale yellow shirt and dark trousers stands near a figure in pale clothing. A small portrait on the left shows a bearded man in a white turban, and the ratha's upper section bears an illuminated Tamil-script banner. Visible people number roughly fifteen to twenty.2006-10-28Night procession on a village street lit by string lights and a pink round lamp. At center, a decorated golden palanquin-style float with a canopy of striped fabric and garlands of marigold and green leaves carries figures in ornate golden and red costume and a deity murti. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts walk around it, some holding long ceremonial staffs, and a few wear red or orange shoulder cloths and rudraksha-style neck garlands. A man stands on a truck at upper left and a worker in a white shirt stands at right. Crowd moves across a dirt road beside a red-walled building.2015-02-17 +1 copiesNight photograph of a crowd gathered around an ornate golden shrine-palanquin with red drapes and a gilded roof, housing two decorated deity murtis garlanded in flowers, with a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure propped at the left side of the shrine. Dense crowd of devotees fills the foreground, mostly men in white shirts and women in saris in yellow, purple, maroon and green, many with braided hair and flower adornments. Stage lights, a tall illuminated pillar and a decorated tree-like structure appear in the background under streetlights.2010-01-24Night photograph of a procession at a street gathering. On the left, an ornate gold-trimmed ratha or chariot carries a figure seated on a throne, draped in white and decorated with flower garlands and a white crown-like headdress; a framed portrait of a bearded figure in white is mounted on the chariot's side panel beneath a dark board of printed photos. Several men stand close to the chariot. A man in a blue-and-white striped shirt and another in a striped shirt with a dark green pattern look toward it, and a man in a yellow-and-blue striped shirt writes on a notepad. A man in white with an orange shawl stands nearby, and a young man in white with orange stripes stands at the right edge.2006-10-09November 11 20102010-11-11October 24 20062006-10-24