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Night 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.

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March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02Night procession scene at a decorated temple-style palanquin. Centre, a deity murti is seated under a canopy, garlanded with white jasmine and red, pink and yellow flower strands, with a crown-like floral decoration and a trident-shaped ornament visible. The canopy is draped in white cloth and framed by painted red and teal panels showing bulls and floral motifs. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold-striped border, wearing a rudraksha-style mala, stands with palms joined in namaskar. On the far left, a partly visible figure in reddish-orange clothing with bead necklaces stands beside the palanquin. Orange flags appear at the right edge.2013-03-02A 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.2013-03-02Night procession at a temple-style festival. On the right, a decorated wooden cart carries a canopy hung with colourful embroidered panels in red, orange and blue, under which a richly adorned deity murti sits, draped in marigold and red flower garlands with gold ornaments and an oil lamp glowing before it. On the left, a line of about six men stands in the dark with palms pressed together in namaskar. Most wear white dhotis with gold borders or saffron/orange shawls, and some have bare upper bodies with rudraksha malas. A dark tree stands behind them.2013-03-02March 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 at a temple festival: a decorated palanquin with a colourful striped and patterned canopy, red, yellow and orange fabric panels, and a deity murti draped in a light blue cloth and heavy garlands of yellow marigolds and a red-pink flower garland, lit warmly from within with a small offering tray and a kalasha-like brass vessel below. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand around and in front of the palanquin, one bald man in white in the foreground at left, another with glasses and a saffron-orange shawl at centre right, and a few more people partly visible at the edges. Green shrubs and bright night lighting frame the scene.2010-11-19 +1 copiesMarch 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02A decorated palanquin or ratha-style canopy, draped with multicolored patterned panels in red, blue, yellow and green and fringed with gold tassels, shelters a golden deity murti garlanded with flowers and lit by oil lamps at dusk, with palm trees behind. In front, several shaven-headed men in orange and saffron robes, one in a white dhoti, stand with their backs to the camera, some wearing rudraksha malas, while a woman in a gold-patterned sari stands nearby. A man in white clothes at the right holds a camera toward the scene, and video equipment is visible at left. The setting appears to be an outdoor procession or ritual.2013-03-02