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Night procession at a temple campus: a golden palanquin decorated with flower garlands and a deity murti is carried on wooden poles by a team of men in white ritual dhotis and shirts with red borders and yellow shawls. A multicoloured embroidered umbrella with red tassels shelters the palanquin. Some bearers wear rudraksha or gold chain necklaces. The ground is dark grass and dirt. Bearers walk barefoot in step while others follow behind. No individual is clearly identified as a person in this image.

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November 05 20102010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05A night procession outdoors carries a golden palanquin topped by a multicoloured fringed umbrella. The palanquin is decorated with white flower garlands and a red-and-white floral festoon, and holds an image hidden under the decoration. Several men in plain white dhotis and kurtas and bare feet grip the poles and carry it, some wearing rudraksha-style neck beads and identity lanyards. On the right, two men in saffron-orange robes and bare heads walk alongside. Dark night sky and a few lamps frame the scene.2010-11-05Night procession on bare ground under a dark sky. A deity murti decorated with a purple and orange garland and gold backdrop is carried on a palanquin beneath a red, yellow and blue ornate umbrella. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk barefoot, one raising a fist, another blowing a conch shell. A man in a tan shirt walks beside them, and a flaming torch and a tall pennant with a decorative emblem appear in the background.2010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05Night procession on bare ground: devotees in white dhotis and kurtas carry a palanquin-style deity murti decorated with a garland of flowers and a golden canopy, lit by flaming torches held by a woman in a white sari at right. Two bearers at left hold a long yellow-and-orange banner and a woman in white stands beside a torch. Coloured umbrellas and embroidered flags accompany the procession under a dark sky.2010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05Dusk procession at a temple campus. A palanquin-style palki carries a deity murti decorated with a gold canopy backdrop, purple and white flower garlands and a red-and-gold ornate cover, under a multicoloured umbrella with tassels. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha-style neck beads carry the poles at the front and sides. On the left, a bald man in saffron-orange robes and a beaded necklace walks beside a ceremonial flag with a teardrop-shaped emblem. Figures in white and orange move along a paved path lined with dark stone sculptures and palm trees, with a drum visible in the foreground. A bald man in saffron robes is visible at left, with several other figures scattered in the procession. Whether he is a person is uncertain from appearance.2010-11-05November 21 20102010-11-21A night procession on a dirt road lit by a distant street lamp. Around a dozen men in white dhotis and shirts carry a palanquin shaped like a small shrine with a red cloth draped over it, under a multicoloured umbrella on a pole. Two men at the front hold a long flag or banner on a pole, and a man in a white sari-style garment walks among them. A car with its trunk open sits at left, and a man in white with a yellow shawl stands at far left, photographing the procession. The scene is a temple procession or palanquin ratha carried through the night.2010-11-05Evening procession at dusk: about seven men in white dhotis and shirts carry a palanquin-style ratha bearing a decorated deity murti under a red and gold canopy, with a yellow cloth draped over the poles and a garland of yellow and white flowers around the figure. Several bare-footed bearers hold the wooden carrying poles, one wearing a white headband. Onlookers in light shirts stand at the roadside beside a building decorated with red string lights and a painted banner.2010-11-21