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Outdoor festival procession at an ashram. A figure in a white kurta and white dhoti stands atop a white vehicle with raised arms, addressing the crowd. Below, a man in orange robes bows beside a decorated palanquin-style platform with a colourful striped umbrella, marigold and white flower garlands, brass lamps and offerings. A crowd of devotees, many women in saris and some men in white, press close. A thatched-roof building with small finials stands to the right under an overcast sky.

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A photograph of an outdoor procession at a village setting with a thatched-roof building and palm trees. In the foreground, a line of women and men with hands folded in prayer face a vehicle-mounted platform carrying a deity murti (utsava murti) decorated with fresh garlands and flowers, with brass offering trays, lamps and fruit set on an orange cloth. A man in an orange robe and shawl stands at the left of the platform beneath a colourful multi-coloured umbrella with tassels. A man in white clothing stands on top of the vehicle, and a figure in white is seated inside the vehicle's windshield area. Several women wear white and cream saris, one in pink, and a man in a white shirt stands at right with a garland around his neck. Rudraksha-style beaded necklaces are visible on several devotees. The scene suggests a utsava murti procession with aarti and pooja offerings.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoors at a dusty site, a figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark hair stands at a white table draped in orange cloth, lifting a hand toward a deity murti decorated with white and yellow flower garlands and a crown. A red and yellow umbrella with tassels shades the murti, and fruit, flower offerings and a banana bunch sit on the table. Around the table, devotees in white clothes with saffron-yellow shawls stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, some wearing lanyards. Brick buildings and a water tank are behind, with a loudspeaker stack at the top of the frame.2009-12-23A procession on a street beside a leafy tree and blue sky. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair stands on the left, raising a lamp or cup above a decorated float. The float has a multicoloured fringed canopy, garlands of yellow and white flowers, and an image of a seated saint in orange robes on a backdrop. Beneath it sits a deity murti dressed in white cloth and adorned with yellow garlands and a blue-green garment. In the foreground, men in white shirts stand with palms pressed together in prayer, and a woman with long dark hair in an orange top faces the float. Offering plates with flowers and fruit lie on the cart.2008-12-23Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram-like site with a bare dirt ground, a red and yellow umbrella overhead, and a white bus behind. A deity murti decorated with white and yellow flower garlands, a gold crown and a green cloth sits on a white table draped in orange, set with fruit, plantain, flower baskets, a brass kalasha-style vessel and other pooja offerings. A long-haired figure in a flowing orange robe with a maroon-edged shawl faces the table with an arm extended toward the offerings, while white-clad devotees stand around with palms pressed together in namaskar. Several men in white kurtas and lanyards and a bearded man in white stand nearby, with a few onlookers in the background. The scene suggests a procession or pooja for the murti. Water tanks and simple brick buildings are visible at right.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered around a decorated palanquin carrying a deity murti heavily adorned with garlands of yellow and white flowers. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair stands at the palanquin, reaching toward the murti and offerings on a tray. Many devotees in white clothes surround it, including women in white saris with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and men in white shirts. A colourful striped umbrella shades the murti. Behind, a white bus with the sign Nithyanandam and a truck, plus a white building and palm trees, set the scene.2009-12-23