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Night photograph of a temple procession at a South Indian temple. Two large colourful umbrellas with fringed borders in orange, red, blue and white are held aloft over two decorated deity murti palanquins covered in garlands of yellow, red and white flowers. A man in a white dhoti stands bare-chested under the right umbrella, while a figure in a pink and purple sari-like garment holds the left one. A crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis presses around the wooden palanquin poles. A gopuram tower, lit from below, rises in the background.

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Night procession at a temple: two colourful multi-panelled ceremonial umbrellas with gold finials stand over two decorated palanquins or deity conveyances garlanded with red, orange and yellow flowers. Bare-chested men in white dhotis and orange cloth carry and steady the umbrella poles. Crowds of devotees with sandalwood and vibhuti markings press in the foreground, several smiling. A tall carved gopuram tower rises in the background under dark sky and floodlights. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2012-04-05A night-time temple procession at a gopuram-style tower, lit by a bright street lamp. Two large multicoloured umbrellas with striped blue, orange, red and green panels are held over two decorated palanquin-like deity carriers, one framed in gold with a purple cloth base, the other draped in red, yellow and white flower garlands. Bare-chested men in white dhoti and yellow-banded cloths carry and lift the carriers, while a crowd of men in white shirts, checked shirts and jeans surrounds them. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this image, so the people are described by role only.2012-04-05Night photograph of a temple procession in front of a tall stepped gopuram tower. Two ornate palanquins or ratha-style carriers topped with large multicoloured umbrella canopies in blue, red, yellow and green are carried on wooden poles by men. Priests in white dhoti and bare-chested figures in red and white flank the carriers. Dense crowds of devotees fill the foreground, including a man in a red-and-white striped shirt. Garlands of marigolds and flowers decorate the conveyances.2012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05Night procession carrying a deity palanquin with garlands of marigold and white flowers. Two bare-chested men in white dhoti and orange-yellow cloth stand on the palanquin beneath large multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas with red, blue, white and orange panels and fringed edges. Several men in white and dark clothing lift the wooden poles from below, smiling and pushing through a crowd lit by night lights. A temple tower is faintly visible behind the procession.2012-04-05A nighttime temple procession photographed outdoors. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a red-and-gold waist sash and white body markings stands behind a palanquin-style canopy with bands of red, yellow, green and blue fringed drapery. The deity murti on the palanquin is heavily garlanded with orange, yellow, pink and red flower strings. Below, a dense crowd presses forward, many people raising hands or phones. Behind them is an illuminated temple gopuram with painted deity sculptures, including an elephant-headed Ganesha figure above the entrance, and a tall lamp post rises beside it.2012-04-05Night procession at a temple: a shirtless man in a white dhoti with a red-and-gold waist cloth stands on a decorated palanquin, arm outstretched, scattering petals into the air. The palanquin is covered by a striped canopy of red, yellow, green and white with blue fringe, and is heavily garlanded with marigold, orange and pink flowers around a deity murti. A dense crowd of men presses behind a wooden barrier, many reaching up with raised hands. Behind them a temple gopuram shows an elephant-headed deity relief, lit by warm lamps, with a Ganesha shrine on the right.2012-04-05A night street procession at a South Indian temple. Two large ornate palanquin-style vehicles carry garlanded deity murti under colourful fringed umbrellas, one red-and-white, one striped in orange, blue and yellow. Men in white dhotis and bare torsos carry and pull the vehicles on long wooden poles, one man in a white dhoti with a pink cloth standing atop the nearer vehicle. Tall temple gopuram with carved sculptures rises behind a crowd of onlookers, many in white shirts and lungis, some with sacred ash markings on their foreheads. A yellow pole stands in the foreground and a police officer is visible at right.2012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05Night procession at a stone temple gopuram carved with many figures. A bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti with a red sash and a beaded necklace stands on a raised platform, holding a poles of a canopy. Beneath a multicoloured parasol with orange, blue and white panels, a deity murti is decorated with heavy garlands of yellow, red and pink flowers. A crowd of devotees surrounds the procession, some with raised hands. The scene is lit by night lights against a dark sky.2012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05