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Night photograph of an illuminated boat-shaped ratha or palanquin decorated with purple canopy drapes, white and orange flower garlands and fairy lights. A seated man in a rust-brown robe and matching turban sits with palms joined in namaste beside a garlanded deity murti on a red and multicoloured woven cloth. A standing priest on the left, bare-chested with an orange dhoti and a sacred ash mark, holds a lit oil lamp or aarti flame over dark water. Stands of lights and a few distant figures appear in the background.

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December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14Night photograph of a festival palanquin or decorated shrine platform framed by heavy garlands of white jasmine, marigold and purple flowers, with purple and pink draped fabric and strings of small lights overhead. Inside, a deity murti decorated with garlands and a golden-yellow cloth sits within an ornate silver arch. A man in a rust-orange wrap and a matching orange-brown headwrap sits on a red-cushioned silver throne with hands folded in prayer, wearing a white flower garland. At left, a bare-chested man in a yellow-orange dhoti holds a lit oil lamp toward the deity. Multicoloured woven mats cover the platform floor. Visible people: 2.2016-12-14A decorated floral palanquin at night, draped in purple and pink fabric and strung with white fairy lights and marigold garlands. A priest in an orange-brown dhoti stands at left, raising a lit oil lamp toward a seated man in brown-orange robes and a brown head wrap, hands pressed together in namaste, with a white garland around his neck. Before them stands a silver-framed deity murti adorned with yellow and purple flowers, and a red-and-multicolour striped mat covers the floor. A red cushioned seat and a small red stool sit in front. Another figure is visible in the background. This appears to be an aarti being offered during a procession.2016-12-14Night photo of an illuminated boat-shaped ceremonial barge on dark water, decorated with marigold and white flower garlands, purple and orange drapes and fairy lights. A seated man in a rust-orange turban and orange robe, with long dark hair and a flower garland, holds his hands in namaskar before a gilded deity murti dressed in orange and draped in garlands. A woman in orange robes at the left holds a lit oil lamp, and onlookers stand along the far bank.2016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14A night photograph of a floral-decorated boat or raft on water, lit with string lights and draped in marigold, white and purple garlands. A seated man in an orange-saffron robe, with a red and gold turban and a white garland, sits on a white-cushioned throne on a red-carpeted platform. A devotee in the foreground, shown in silhouette, holds a lit oil lamp toward him. A second man in ritual dress sits behind to the right. Purple drapery hangs from the canopy. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure wears a red turban, saffron robe and white garland. Ritual setting for a procession or boat ceremony.2016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14