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Night photo of a decorated deity murti housed in an ornate canopy shrine, draped in garlands of white, yellow and multicoloured flowers. The canopy is hung with colourful fabric panels painted with floral motifs and bands, and a painted panel above shows a Shiva lingam between two bulls. In the foreground a priest with shaved head and bare torso stands near brass vessels and offerings on a tray, with a blue and white emblem visible at lower left. A tall wooden pole and a hanging light fixture stand beside the shrine. No identifiable person is shown in the frame apart from the priest's partial figure.

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March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02 +1 copiesA night photograph of a richly decorated temple shrine canopy with a tiered red, yellow and blue cloth structure painted with lotus flowers, geometric borders and a Shivalinga flanked by two nandi bulls on the front panel. Beneath it sits a deity murti dressed in a gold and green sari-like garment with a gold crown, framed by white and yellow garlands and a golden arch. Brass oil lamps and offerings of fruit and flowers lie on the stone platform in front. At the edges, partially visible people hold a white cloth and a stick. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02A night-time photograph of a decorated palanquin or procession shrine holding a gilded deity murti. The shrine is framed by a red, blue and yellow painted canopy with lotus motifs, swan and peacock-like emblems, and a top panel showing a shivalinga flanked by two bulls. Orange-yellow fringed hangings hang from the frame. On the right, a partially visible figure in orange-brown cloth with a white-smeared upper body stands beside the shrine, and a few people stand at the left edge. Brass vessels, a kalasha-type pot and offerings sit at the base.2013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02A night procession float (ratha) with a tall, richly painted cloth canopy in red, yellow, teal and blue, decorated with floral motifs and a painted panel of Nandi bulls flanking a shivalinga. Beneath it stands a deity murti in gold ornaments and garlands of marigold and white flowers, seated on a red satin-draped platform, with a gilded arch behind. On the wooden platform in front are brass puja vessels, a kalasha-style lamp, a plate of offerings and a bell. A figure in an orange-brown cloth stands at the side of the float, and several people in white dhotis are visible near the base and at the right edge, with a drum at the lower right.2013-03-02Night procession scene at a decorated ratha or palanquin-style shrine with a deity murti adorned in red, yellow and orange flower garlands and a gold crown, seated on a red satin cloth under an ornate canopy with bright patterned hangings, peacock and bird motifs, and yellow fringe. Four men stand at the front: a priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and a gold chain on the left, a man in saffron-orange robe with a forehead tilak and a rudraksha-style mala on the left-centre, a man in white dhoti and gold cord at centre, and a bare-chested man with a tilak at right of the group. Brass lamps and offerings sit on the platform in front, and a dark tree and string of lights fill the background.2013-03-02Night photograph of a decorated procession float or shrine structure. Two tall pillars wrapped in colourful painted cloth with geometric patterns, flowers and bird motifs frame a central alcove draped in red fabric. Inside sits a small deity murti adorned with red and yellow flower garlands and a golden crown-like halo. Yellow and white marigold garlands hang on the front. In the foreground are brass plates with flowers, a brass lamp, a kalasha-like vessel and a fan-like whisk. No people are visible.2011-12-05A night photograph of a decorated festival procession cart carrying a gilded deity murti seated on a red cushion, framed by a colourful painted canopy with yellow fringe and a painted panel above showing Shiva lingam flanked by two bulls. Garlands of marigolds and multicoloured flowers drape the murti, and offering plates with kumkum or flower offerings and oil lamps sit on the cart. Men in white dhotis stand at the cart's side, one with a bare chest and rudraksha mala, another holding a saffron flag on a pole. The wooden cart has large wheels.2013-03-02