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Night procession photograph of an ornate golden palanquin decorated with white jasmine garlands and orange and yellow marigold garlands, strung with lights. Inside a golden shrine canopy sits a seated murti of a saint or deity draped in green and yellow cloth and garlanded with red and white flowers, with a red-and-white patterned backdrop behind. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand and walk around the palanquin, some carrying a white chamara fan, and a green stage light glows on the right. Temple pillars with painted panels frame the scene and devotional photographs are displayed on a stall at right.

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June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05February 17 20162016-02-17November 05 20162016-11-05December 23 20162016-12-23A night procession or festival scene centred on an ornate deity murti displayed on a golden palanquin or ratha with a gilded arch behind it. The murti is heavily adorned with thick garlands of yellow and white flowers, layered gold and jewelled necklaces, a crown and a pink-stoned chest ornament. Golden bells with fringed tassels in yellow, red, purple and pink hang from the canopy, which is decorated with curled gold ornaments and flower strings. On the left, a man in white ritual dress with a white forehead mark and a cloth draped over his chest stands near the frame. On the right, a person in an orange-red garment and dark hair faces the deity. The background is dark with warm light on the gold.2016-02-17 +1 copiesNight procession on a flower-decorated ratha, a wooden chariot covered in garlands of white jasmine, red and pink blooms, yellow marigolds and green leaves. A central figure sits on a gold-trimmed throne under a canopy, wearing a gold crown, orange cloth and a red and white garland, with a bare upper body and beaded necklaces. Several priests in white dhotis and shawls stand on the ratha, one holding a long staff and another a ceremonial fan. Below, a large crowd of devotees, many in orange and white, lines the street under lights and strings of coloured bulbs. The ratha is ornately garlanded with marigolds and jasmine as it moves through the festival procession.2016-12-23A night-time procession float (ratha) decorated with marigold garlands, strings of fairy lights and a tiered golden canopy with tasselled hangings. Seated on the float is a bronze-coloured seated statue wearing a saffron-orange turban and a red-and-white garland, with a yellow-and-multicolour fringed umbrella overhead. Dark silhouettes of onlookers appear at the left and lower right edges.2015-01-13February 17 20162016-02-17 +1 copiesDecember 23 20162016-12-23February 17 20162016-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20162016-02-17 +1 copies