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Night procession photograph showing a decorated deity palanquin or ratha canopy with a large fan-shaped top in white, red and gold. Two deity murti figures stand under an arched frame of multicoloured rainbow stripes in green, yellow, pink, red and purple, edged with paisley motifs. The murti are draped in garlands of white and green with rainbow ribbons. Several men in white shirts and dhotis and red-clothed devotees press close around the palanquin, faces lit by the flash against a black night background. A decorated umbrella is visible at left.

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Night procession photograph showing a decorated processional deity murti on a palanquin-like float, framed by a large arched backdrop with bands of green, yellow, red, pink and white and gold peacock-eye style ornaments. Two standing deity figures with gold crowns and ornaments stand under the arch, garlanded with white and multicoloured flower garlands. In the foreground, several men in white shirts and dhotis, and one man in a reddish garment, press close and hold onto the float. A decorated umbrella is visible at left, with a white ornate canopy above. The scene is dark, lit mainly by flash.2006-12-23 +1 copiesNight photograph of a temple procession. Two deity murtis, gold-crowned and dressed in white and green garments with garlands, are carried on a decorated palanquin beneath a large arched canopy with a rainbow of red, yellow, green, purple and white stripes and gold-tipped ornaments. A fringed, colourful umbrella is visible at the upper left. Men in white dhotis and red-trimmed shirts push and hold the palanquin poles at close range, several in the foreground with hands on the wooden poles. Bright lights and a dark background frame the scene.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesNight procession photographed at close range. Two deity murtis, appearing to be metal or ornamented idols, sit on a decorated ratha/palanquin framed by a large semicircular arch of red, yellow, green and white garlands and bead-trimmed ribbons, with a tiered white canopy above. Men in white dhotis and shirts, some in red cloth, press against and pull the ratha, several smiling. A fringed orange and teal canopy edge appears at upper left. Several people are visible in the foreground and midground, and no one clearly identifiable as a person is shown.2006-12-23Night procession photographed in a crowd. A large deity murti is carried on a decorated palanquin-style frame with a fringed canopy and a circular halo of red, green, yellow and white bands studded with golden ornaments. A man in a white kurta, bearded and with a rudraksha-style mala, leans in close to the palanquin while others in white shirts press around it. On the left a bald man wearing an orange cloth is partly visible. A cameraman with equipment stands at the right edge, and a multicoloured fringed decoration hangs at top left.2006-12-23Night procession photograph centred on a decorated palanquin carrying two gold-coloured deity murtis, each draped with white and green garlands and a red cloth. The vehicle has a large arched canopy with concentric bands of pink, green, yellow, purple and white, edged with gold paisley-shaped motifs and sequined flowers. A silver staff stands at the right. Dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis presses around the palanquin, some with hands raised, and a few figures in white stand at the upper left.2006-12-23 +1 copiesNight procession photograph showing two gilded deity murtis carried on a palanquin-like float beneath a large multicoloured arch of striped fabric in red, yellow, green, pink and purple, edged with gold paisley motifs and pink flowers. The two murtis wear white and multicoloured garlands, gold crowns and ornaments, and sit on a red cloth. Lit oil lamps on tall brass stands flank the right side, and a thatched structure and a decorated umbrella appear at the edges. Dense crowds of men in white and light clothing press around the float, some holding its poles and others watching closely.2006-12-23 +1 copiesNight procession photograph showing two gold-coloured deity murtis, standing figures with crowns and ornaments, seated within a large colourful arched canopy of striped pink, green, yellow, purple and white fabric edged with paisley-shaped motifs and pink flowers. Strings of green, yellow and white garlands hang over them. A lit flame torch burns at the right edge, and a thatched structure is visible behind. Dense crowds of devotees are partly visible in the foreground, their heads and shoulders at the bottom of the frame. A small purple logo appears at the top left corner.2006-12-23Night procession with a deity murti on a colourful ratha-style palanquin, its arched canopy banded in yellow, red, pink and green with peacock-eye motifs and fringed top. The murti is adorned with white and green garlands. Men in white dhotis and shirts carry or walk alongside the palanquin, one smiling man in the foreground with a gold bracelet and rudraksha-style mala. On the left, a figure in saffron/orange robes with a long rudraksha mala walks among white-clad attendants, and a decorated umbrella is visible at the edge. Dark background.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession photographed from close range. A richly decorated palanquin-like structure with a multicolour striped and peacock-eye-accented arch, fringed canopy and a central deity murti draped in white and green cloth is carried forward. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis press around it; one man in the foreground lifts a white-wrapped pole or handle with both hands, and another in white holds a red cloth. A man with grey streaked hair and a grey-white beard stands at right in a white shirt, and a man with short grey hair and moustache stands near centre. The surrounding crowd is dense and dark-clothed in the background.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23