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Night procession scene at a temple festival. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest with white-smeared forehead and body, wearing an orange cloth and white flower garland, holds a flaming lamp toward a decorated chariot. On the golden palanquin, a man in orange clothing with a red garland and white tilak sits beneath a large orange and blue ceremonial umbrella with tassels, while attendants stand alongside. The chariot is adorned with strings of purple, white and pink flowers, hanging tassels in pink, green, yellow and purple, and a deity murti is not clearly visible. Smoke drifts in the dark background, with lamps glowing near the wheels.

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March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02A night-time temple procession with a golden ratha or palanquin draped in colourful garlands, tassels and a bright orange and turquoise canopy. A woman in an orange sari with red garlands sits in the carriage, holding a flaming camphor ball. In the foreground a bald man in orange cloth and rudraksha mala holds up a burning camphor offering, and a man in white shirt with a red mala stands with hands folded. Smoke and flames rise from the offering. A dark sky and additional devotees in orange surround the procession.2013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02Night photograph of a festival procession. A golden ratha-style palanquin, decorated with garlands of white, pink and purple flowers and hanging tassels in green, yellow and pink, is lit by a lamp at its top. A person in orange-red clothing with a white forehead mark sits in the palanquin, holding its railing. Below, a bald priest with a white-marked body raises a flaming oil lamp toward the palanquin, while a robed attendant in orange stands with hands folded in front of a kalasha-like offering. Devotees in orange and white clothes watch and join their palms. An orange and blue canopy umbrella stands above the palanquin, and an orange-clothed figure with a mala necklace raises hands in greeting beside it. Appearance-based candidate in the palanquin: a person, identified only by his orange robes, forehead mark and seated role in a procession.2013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02Night photo of a ceremonial procession vehicle at the Kumbha Mela, a golden palanquin-style chariot draped in marigold and mixed flower garlands with tassels and a large ornate canopy. A seated figure in orange and red garments and a tall orange turban raises a hand in greeting. A standing man in a saffron-orange robe, shaved head and bare arms holds a long staff and reaches toward the vehicle, while another attendant in orange holds a long rod or fly whisk on the left. Smoky, warmly lit atmosphere with spectators at the edge of the frame. a person: the seated figure wears a tall turban, orange and red robes and a floral garland, consistent with a ceremonial presiding role on the procession vehicle.2013-02-10September 15 20152015-09-15March 10 20132013-03-10