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Night procession photograph. In the centre, a smiling man in a maroon-brown robe with a white and orange flower garland sits on a raised platform. Behind him stands a gilded deity murti in an ornate golden arch, draped in red and green cloth and heaped with multicoloured flower garlands. Two attendants in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, wearing rudraksha malas, hold white chamaram fans beside the murti. On the right, a man in orange robes raises a long-handled yellow and blue umbrella with a lotus-patterned canopy. On the left, a seated man in orange robes with a mala watches. Several more robed figures are visible in the dim background.

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October 29 20142014-10-29October 29 20142014-10-29October 29 20142014-10-29Night procession on a raised flatbed cart. In the foreground a smiling man with a shaved head and tilak sits in a dark maroon robe with a white and red flower garland. Behind him stands a decorated deity murti in a silver arched canopy, draped in red and yellow garlands and a red cloth. Two attendants in white dhotis with gold borders and white bodices hold large white fly-whisk chowries on either side. A large yellow and blue ceremonial umbrella is at the right edge, and a few people in orange and white stand at the cart's edge.2014-10-29Night procession photo on an open ratha-style platform. A smiling man in a reddish-brown robe with a white and red flower garland sits centrally in front of a decorated deity murti framed by a silver arch, garlanded with flower strands. Two attendants in white dhotis with gold borders stand beside the murti, one holding a white fan-like chamara. An orange and yellow ornate umbrella rises on the right, and a staff with a pointed silver top stands at left. Onlookers in white saris and dark clothing stand in the background under street lights.2014-10-29February 21 20162016-02-21A photograph of a festival procession at night: a richly decorated golden palanquin or ratha draped with white and red flower garlands, tassels in green, pink, blue and yellow, and a lit canopy above. Seated on the cushioned golden seat is a man with dark hair and a dark garment, visible mostly from the shoulders up. Standing beside the palanquin at right is a priest in a maroon and gold-striped dhoti and shawl, wearing a flower garland and holding a long staff, with a second man in saffron-orange cloth and a white dhoti beside him. A bright warm glow and bokeh lights surround the scene.2016-01-03Night procession at a Durga festival. A large deity murti of Mahishasura Mardhini with ten arms, carrying weapons, stands high on a float above the scene. A bearded man with long hair, wearing a red-brown robe, a rudraksha mala and a flower garland, sits on a gold-trimmed palanquin cart draped in orange cloth, with a red umbrella held over him. Beside him, a bearded man in white with a rudraksha mala gestures with his hand. A man in orange robes holds an orange umbrella on the left, and a woman in a purple and gold sari with flowers stands at the right edge. Several attendants in white and orange surround the cart at night, with more umbrellas and a bright lamp visible. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure in the red-brown robe, presented with cues of long hair, rudraksha mala, garland and the place of honour in the procession.2016-10-11Night procession at a temple festival. A large deity murti of Mahishasura Mardhini, with a multi-armed goddess figure and ornate headdress, rises on a decorated float behind the scene. In front, a man with long dark hair, a brown-red cloth and a garland of white and pink flowers sits on a golden open cart with an orange cloth, beside a blue-and-gold box. Around him, bare-chested attendants wear rudraksha malas and orange or white dhotis, and a woman in a purple sari holds a hand near the cart. An orange umbrella and a dark red umbrella shade the cart, and a purple-canopied float stands behind. Several people, about six, are visible.2016-10-11October 29 20142014-10-29Night photograph of a decorated ratha or palanquin-style float on a blue-trimmed platform, its gold frame wrapped in white and red garlands and hung with multicolored tassels. A seated figure in a maroon-red robe and a dark cap, wearing a red-and-white beaded garland, sits centrally in the float. Behind him sits a man in white with a neck garland. In front, a man in an orange-red dhoti stands barefoot on the platform beside an older man in an orange robe, while a figure in white dhoti with a red garland and gold-bordered cloth stands at the right, holding an umbrella and a brass lamp with smoke. Strings of lights and marigold and rose petals cover the float, and a small deity-style figure appears at the far right.2016-01-03Night procession on a dirt road. A seated man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing a rust-red shawl and white garland, sits on a golden-framed wooden cart draped in orange cloth, with blue and red items and flower garlands beside him. Behind him a large image of a goddess with multiple arms is lit on a decorated float. Attendants in orange and white dhotis and rudraksha malas hold red, purple and orange umbrellas over the cart; a woman in a purple sari with wet hair stands at right, and a bearded man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at far right. Another orange-clad attendant stands in the background near a lit archway.2016-10-11