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Night procession at an ashram with a large crowd in white and orange clothing. At the centre, a decorated palanquin or deity float with a colourful arched canopy of pink, green and yellow bands and peacock-feather style ornaments carries a deity murti. A tall ornate silver trident stands in front, and a red-and-multicolour umbrella with tassels is held overhead. Devotees in white dhotis and saffron shawls walk alongside, a bare-backed man in an orange cloth is at centre, and a woman in pink sari stands at right. Thatched huts and a tiled building are visible behind the crowd.

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Night photograph of a temple procession. A bare-backed man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron cloth draped over his lower body and walks at the centre, facing away from the camera, beside a decorated palanquin carrying deity murti under a multicoloured arched canopy with tasselled edges. Men and women in white dhotis and white clothes, several with orange shawls, crowd around, some holding silver trishul-topped staffs and fans. A large umbrella with colourful tassels and a silver staff stand above. Devotees have hands raised in prayer and a bystander holds a printed card. Thatched roofs and a glass-walled building form the background.2006-12-23Night procession at a KAILASA temple with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts. Several large umbrellas with multicolored tassels and the printed name Dhyanapeetam stand above the crowd. At center a decorated palanquin or ratha with a rainbow-striped arched canopy and a deity murti is carried forward. Silver trishul staffs are held upright on both sides, and some men in orange shawls and an unclothed bare-chested man with long hair walk among the bearers. Spectators line the left edge behind a rail, with many hands raised in folded-palm greeting.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession at an ashram with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saris moving between rows of white crosses-like wooden posts. At centre, a palanquin-style deity murti decorated with a colourful multi-coloured garland arch is carried under a large ornate umbrella in red, blue and gold with a printed emblem. A bare-chested priest in orange cloth walks ahead holding a torch, while a woman in an orange-bordered sari carries a silver vessel and others in orange shawls follow. Flaming torches are held up on both sides. A portion of a shaved-headed man in white is in the foreground. Several people are visible; the crowd beyond is dense.2006-12-23Night procession at an ashram: a large deity murti or utsava image is carried on a decorated palanquin framed by a semicircular arch of multicoloured tassels, fringed circles and red and green garlands. A colourful canopy umbrella with tassels overhead bears the printed word DHYANAPEETAM and blue dove emblems. Men in white shirts and dhotis with saffron-orange shawls surround the palanquin, and a bare-chested man in an orange cloth is visible near the center, possibly a bearer. Several people hold flaming torches on tall brass stands, and thatched huts line the background. A dense crowd of devotees fills the foreground.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copies