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Night-time outdoor procession at a temple-style setting. On the left, a deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and a golden peacock-like vahana sits on a wooden cart draped in a blue cloth, with a lit oil lamp and offerings in front. A white sign reads LIVE, marking a Nithyananda TV broadcast. In the centre, a man in white dhoti stands behind the cart. At right, a figure with swept-back hair, a gold crown and a red-and-pink garland stands with palms joined in namaskar, wearing an orange saffron robe. Beside him, a man in red-orange robe and rudraksha mala also holds his hands together. Cameramen and onlookers stand in the background among palm trees.

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Night procession scene: a gilded deity murti is carried on a decorated ratha-style wooden cart with a golden bull (nandi) figure at its base, draped in red cloth and garlanded with yellow and white marigolds. A blue cloth covers a platform in front, with a kalasha-like vessel and flower offerings. On the right, a man in a saffron-orange dress with a gold headband and a pink-and-white garland stands with hands folded in namaskar, facing the cart. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and shawl, and a man in a red-orange robe with a rudraksha-style mala, stand at the procession. The background is dark night with palm trees.2016-01-24January 24 20162016-01-24November 05 20162016-11-05November 21 20132013-11-21Night outdoor ritual procession at a temple-like setting. A deity murti is decorated with a garland of white, yellow, green and red flowers, sits on a wooden cart draped with an orange-and-tiger-striped cloth, and is shielded by an ornate umbrella with colourful fringe. A man in orange robes stands at left, arms extended toward the murti. At right, a bare-chested man in red-brown dhoti with gold trim and a gold necklace stands with palms joined in namaskar, while other people in orange and white clothes stand nearby. Flaming torches light the scene, and a person in the background holds a camera. Other people are visible behind them.2013-11-21Night photograph of a ceremonial procession cart with a metal-decorated front panel showing seated Ganesha reliefs. On it stands a deity murti under an ornate golden arch and a large orange-and-red canopy, draped in yellow and orange marigold garlands and a red cloth, with a golden kalasha-like vessel at its base. In the foreground two people in maroon-brown robes face the cart, one holding a lit lamp or flame. Two men in casual shirts stand at the left edge under dark surroundings. Oil lamp light and small fires illuminate the scene.2013-09-05Night outdoor scene of a temple procession. A deity murti, adorned with yellow and orange garlands and a decorated silver-gold arch, is placed on a wheeled wooden cart with carved panels showing Ganesha, under an orange canopy. Two people in dark maroon robes stand in front with their backs to the camera: a woman with hair in a bun and hands joined in prayer, and a shaved-headed person in a maroon wrap with gold trim, holding a ritual object near the deity. Two men in casual shirts stand to the left, and a bundle of white cloth lies on the cart. Dark background with a corner of a stage or tent structure.2013-09-05April 24 20132013-04-24Night photograph of a festival procession at a golden deity palanquin draped in garlands of white, red and yellow flowers. A golden murti of a deity holding a spear stands beneath a fringed multicolored canopy, flanked by a golden peacock-like vahana. A tall figure with a long dark braided hair and reddish-orange wrap and orange turban stands on a raised platform with hands joined in namaskar, a green and yellow garland around the neck, facing the deity, with a person candidate indicated by the long dark hair and ornamental garland cues. Another bare-chested man with long hair sits in the foreground near a red cushion, and a man in orange dhoti attends the palanquin on the left. Colored string lights glow in the background.2016-11-05Night procession scene: a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and bare chest stands on a golden ratha/palanquin, raising a white chamara fan over a decorated deity murti draped in garlands of yellow, orange and pink flowers. Seated in front on a orange cloth-covered platform is a bearded man in a rust-red robe with a red turban and a long yellow-and-orange garland, who appears to be the honoured guest of the procession. Beside the cart, a man with a rudraksha mala and bare chest holds a ceremonial umbrella fringed in red, green and yellow. Women in white and devotees stand nearby on a dark roadside, with a large gold canopy frame behind the deity.2016-11-05September 05 20132013-09-05February 17 20162016-02-17