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Night-time outdoor photograph of a large crowd seated on the ground before a decorated ratha-style shrine carrying a deity murti draped in red cloth and garlanded with flower and marigold strands. A figure in saffron/orange robes stands beside the shrine, and a man in a light grey shirt with a microphone stands in the foreground facing it. Many devotees in white and colourful saris and dhotis sit with palms joined, and banana bunches and brass plates with offerings lie on the ground. String lights, arches of coloured bulbs and a tall flagpole frame the scene under a dark sky.

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Night procession scene in a town street lit with string lights and arches. A decorated golden palanquin with a deity murti adorned with garlands stands on a raised platform, flanked by flower-draped pillars. A man in a saffron-orange robe stands before the platform, his back to the camera, while a photographer in a light shirt films. Devotees sit on the ground in front, many in white, pink and green saris, holding flowers and bananas arranged as offerings, and others stand behind in white and mixed-colour clothing. A crowd of roughly a hundred people fills the street.2006-09-30Night procession in a crowded street lit with string lights and arches of coloured bulbs. At the centre, a decorated deity murti is carried on an ornate golden shrine or palanquin with a red backdrop, draped in orange and white garlands. Many devotees, mostly women in sarees of orange, red, pink and yellow, carry brass trays heaped with bananas and coconuts on their heads. A man in a striped shirt stands at left, and a boy in orange shirt stands at lower right. Other people press close together around the procession, with flower decorations in their hair and marigold garlands.2006-09-30March 07 20162016-03-07February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesMarch 07 20162016-03-07February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesDecember 31 20152015-12-31December 31 20152015-12-31Night outdoor procession scene in front of an ornately decorated golden canopy shrine draped with marigold garlands, housing deity murtis of Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari. A standing figure in an orange-brown shawl over white clothing stands on the shrine platform before the deities, with a framed portrait on each side of the shrine. A dense crowd of devotees, many women and children, watches from the foreground under street lights. Two framed portraits flank the shrine; one is in the left frame and one on the right, and their subjects are printed images rather than physical people.2006-10-09March 07 20162016-03-07Night procession at a temple festival: an ornately decorated palanquin or ratha with red and orange drapery, marigold garlands and a canopy of lights is carried forward by devotees. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes sits on the raised platform beneath the canopy, and a murti is visible in the shrine space behind. Men in white dhotis and women in white and orange saris walk alongside, pulling ropes, while a large crowd fills the foreground and sides under bright floodlights and strings of coloured lights.2016-03-07