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A photograph of an outdoor festival scene beside a tree. A bare-chested man with a shaved, short-cropped head and a dark moustache, wearing an orange-saffron cloth around his waist and a beaded mala, raises a large pale fan-like whisk toward the tree branches. Beside him stands an ornately decorated elephant-shaped procession vehicle painted in grey, green, red and white, carrying a deity murti under a pink-and-gold embroidered canopy umbrella. A richly embroidered blue, red and gold arch frames the scene, with a yellow cloth draped behind the vehicle and a concrete building in the background.

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June 26 20202020-06-26A photo of a ceremonial deity murti on a peacock vahana being worshipped outdoors under a red and gold parasol. A deity figure in red and gold dress with jewelled necklaces sits on the blue-grey peacock, which has a green and red tail and painted feathers. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a red sacred thread stands at left, ringing a bell and holding a sprig of leaves over the murti. Blue silk cloth covers the base, with a brass bowl of flowers at lower left and a yellow cloth backdrop behind a tree.2020-06-26June 26 20202020-06-26Outdoor procession scene under a tree. Three bare-chested sannyasis in saffron-orange cloth with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti on their foreheads carry a decorated wooden palanquin, or vahana, topped by a deity murti of Lord Ganapati, a pink umbrella overhead. A sannyasi at left waves a large white chamara fan toward the murti. The palanquin has a blue cloth draped beneath and a green and red painted mythical-bird carving. A yellow cloth hangs in the background. Hands are pressed together in reverence while carrying.2020-06-26A procession on a road with a decorated float carrying a seated figure on a gold-framed throne under a multicoloured canopy with tassels. The seated figure wears a maroon and orange robe, a rudraksha-style necklace, and garlands of yellow and red flowers, and a large gold cloth drapes over the throne. A bare-chested attendant in front holds a white fan-like whisk and a gold ceremonial object near the float. Passengers sit at the float's rear, and white tents and green trees line the scene. The figure is a statue or depiction on the float; the appearance is not a clear a person match, so no identification is made.2016-12-16April 13 20142014-04-13Night photograph of a festival deity murti on a decorated palanquin-style shrine under a yellow canopy with blue, red and green fringes. The gilded arch frames a red-and-gold figure seated on a golden peacock vahana, draped in garlands of white, yellow and red flowers. A priest in a yellow-orange dhoti with bare chest stands at left waving a feathered chamara fan toward the deity. Marigold petals lie on an orange cloth at the base. Only the priest is a physical person in the foreground, with a partly visible figure at the far left edge.2016-11-05Outdoor procession scene with a richly decorated ratha-style palanquin topped by a large golden umbrella with fringe. The deity murti in orange and red garments is surrounded by garlands of red, yellow and green flowers and a green cloth backdrop, and is mounted on a golden peacock vehicle. In the foreground a priest in a red-orange dhoti and a patterned black-and-silver cap stands on a cloth-covered platform, holding a golden staff and reaching toward the palanquin. A second attendant in white stands at left, and a golden trident hangs at right. Blue, purple and orange cloths cover the platform, with trees and buildings in the background.2011-10-31October 31 20112011-10-31A night-time photograph of a religious procession. A shaven-headed priest in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, with white sacred markings on his face and arms, stands at the left of a decorated palanquin and waves a large white feathered chamara fan over a deity murti. The murti is adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands and red flowers, and sits under a golden crown on a red draped platform. The palanquin is hung with colourful painted cloth panels in red, blue, green and yellow with floral and bird motifs, and gold-toned ornamental carvings flank the deity. Crowd figures are faintly visible in the darkness at the lower left. Ratha/palanquin worship in a night procession.2013-03-02A decorated ratha procession float carries a deity murti. A golden peacock vahana with jewelled collar stands in front, with a white flag and a trident-like vel mounted at the front. A man in a red-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing an ornate embroidered conical cap and a bead necklace, holds an oil lamp toward the shrine. Blue silk cloth and a sword lie on the platform below.2011-10-31April 13 20142014-04-13