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Night procession with a deity murti (Shiva/Ardhanari-type form with crown and jewelled ornaments) on a palanquin covered in red, yellow and white garlands. A lit oil lamp on a brass stand sits at the front of the palanquin. Devotees carry and steady the palanquin: a man with white vibhuti on his forehead and eyes closed at left, a man in an orange-red headcloth at lower centre, and bearded men in white and red clothing at right, looking upward. A red car and metal fence stand in the background.

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Night procession at a Karthigai Deepam-style event. A large palanquin decorated with white jasmine and red rose garlands and red-and-yellow floral bands carries an ornate deity murti with a crown and sparkling jewelled adornments, and an oil lamp flame burns beside it. Devotees in white dhotis and orange-red shawls carry the poles on their shoulders. One man in a bright orange turban and bare upper body, adorned with beaded necklaces, walks at the front with his hand raised toward the lamp. Bystanders with vibhuti and kumkum marks look on near a red corrugated metal fence.2017-12-02Night procession at a temple-style courtyard, with a large deity murti carried on a palanquin-style platform decorated with thick garlands of white, red and multicolored flowers and a golden halo. Lit oil lamps glow near the murti. Several people in saffron/orange and white clothing walk around it, some holding a curved brass horn and a long wooden pole, while others with rudraksha malas, vibhuti and kumkum marks carry or accompany the deity. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a long curved horn, and a woman in white with a rudraksha mala and a saffron shawl walks in the foreground. A purple stage light and a red vehicle appear behind them. The scene reads as a temple procession with devotees.2017-12-02Night procession carrying a large floral-decorated deity figure on a palanquin. The idol is draped in green cloth and garlanded with red and white flowers, with a gold-bordered pink and maroon shawl across its base. Several men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies grip the carrying poles, with a central man wearing an orange turban and a gold-and-red garland gazing upward. A palanquin procession with floral garlands and oil-lamp light.2017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02Night procession at a Hindu temple festival. A large deity figure or murti is draped in a green cloth and densely garlanded with white and red flower garlands, with a gold-bordered silk shawl hanging at its base. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shawl, with red-and-white tilak on his forehead and beaded bracelets, grips a black carrying pole with eyes closed. Behind him, another man in a red turban and bare chest holds a lit oil lamp, and another raises a brass bell. Several other people in white garments carry the pole and walk behind, with the dark sky as background.2017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08Evening procession photograph of a deity murti decorated with white, yellow and red flower garlands and gold ornaments, wearing a white and green dhoti-style cloth and a red shawl, carried on a yellow-draped platform. A lit oil lamp flame burns at the base of the murti. Two men in white turbans and saffron-coloured clothing walk beside it, one holding a flame, while devotees stand in the dark background among trees, with strings of lights and a banner behind.2015-11-25Night procession at a temple, with a deity murti decorated with a large garland of marigolds and white flowers, seated on a palanquin under a red and gold canopy. Men in white dhotis and shirts carry poles on their shoulders, and a figure in an orange-red sari walks in front, holding the palanquin's edge. A saffron-robed man stands at the right edge, and a man with a white forehead band and sacred-thread-style white cloth walks among devotees in the dark background.2010-11-21A night procession scene in which a deity murti is carried on a palanquin-style vehicle decorated with red, yellow and white flower garlands and an ornate red canopy overhead. A person in an orange-saffron garment with long dark hair stands at center-left, hands pressed together in reverence toward the murti. Beside them a man in white ritual clothing lifts his hands to the palanquin. Other devotees in white dhotis, a woman in green and bystanders in the dark background line the procession route, with a banner visible at the upper left. The scene is dimly lit with a palm tree silhouette behind.2010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21