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Night procession at a Karthigai Deepam-style event. A large palanquin decorated with white jasmine and red rose garlands and red-and-yellow floral bands carries an ornate deity murti with a crown and sparkling jewelled adornments, and an oil lamp flame burns beside it. Devotees in white dhotis and orange-red shawls carry the poles on their shoulders. One man in a bright orange turban and bare upper body, adorned with beaded necklaces, walks at the front with his hand raised toward the lamp. Bystanders with vibhuti and kumkum marks look on near a red corrugated metal fence.

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Night procession at a temple-style courtyard, with a large deity murti carried on a palanquin-style platform decorated with thick garlands of white, red and multicolored flowers and a golden halo. Lit oil lamps glow near the murti. Several people in saffron/orange and white clothing walk around it, some holding a curved brass horn and a long wooden pole, while others with rudraksha malas, vibhuti and kumkum marks carry or accompany the deity. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a long curved horn, and a woman in white with a rudraksha mala and a saffron shawl walks in the foreground. A purple stage light and a red vehicle appear behind them. The scene reads as a temple procession with devotees.2017-12-02Night procession with a deity murti (Shiva/Ardhanari-type form with crown and jewelled ornaments) on a palanquin covered in red, yellow and white garlands. A lit oil lamp on a brass stand sits at the front of the palanquin. Devotees carry and steady the palanquin: a man with white vibhuti on his forehead and eyes closed at left, a man in an orange-red headcloth at lower centre, and bearded men in white and red clothing at right, looking upward. A red car and metal fence stand in the background.2017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02Night procession at a Hindu temple festival. A large deity figure or murti is draped in a green cloth and densely garlanded with white and red flower garlands, with a gold-bordered silk shawl hanging at its base. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shawl, with red-and-white tilak on his forehead and beaded bracelets, grips a black carrying pole with eyes closed. Behind him, another man in a red turban and bare chest holds a lit oil lamp, and another raises a brass bell. Several other people in white garments carry the pole and walk behind, with the dark sky as background.2017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02Night procession carrying a large floral-decorated deity figure on a palanquin. The idol is draped in green cloth and garlanded with red and white flowers, with a gold-bordered pink and maroon shawl across its base. Several men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies grip the carrying poles, with a central man wearing an orange turban and a gold-and-red garland gazing upward. A palanquin procession with floral garlands and oil-lamp light.2017-12-02Night procession carrying a deity murti (utsava murti) adorned with thick garlands of white jasmine-like flowers and red roses, draped in a green cloth and a pink-and-gold brocade shawl. Men in white dhotis and white shirts carry the palanquin on black poles, several with bare upper bodies, one wearing a tilak and bangles. Behind them, a person with a copper-coloured turban holds a flaming torch, and others walk in the dark background. The scene is lit by warm lights and a single oil flame.2017-12-02Night procession at an ashram with strings of multicoloured fairy lights overhead. A deity murti, richly decorated with flower garlands in red, yellow and white and a silver-framed palanquin base, is carried on shoulders by men with bare upper bodies, saffron and orange cloths, and sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms. Among the carriers, a bearded man wears a white dhoti, and several women in orange and maroon saris with red bindis follow beside the palanquin. A young boy in a turquoise dhoti stands at left. Green and white painted pillars frame the path.2017-01-08Night procession at a temple-like setting lit by strings of multicoloured fairy lights. A decorated deity murti sits on a silver palanquin garlanded with yellow, orange and red flower garlands, carried on shoulders by bare-chested young men in orange and saffron dhotis with white tilak. A bearded man in a white dhoti and a gold chain stands at left with bare torso and rudraksha-style adornment. Women in orange and saffron saris and shawls stand at right, one holding a mala. Several men hold up aloft cloth-wrapped poles. Red and white painted walls frame the path.2017-01-08Night procession carrying a deity murti on a flower-decorated palanquin with a red and gold canopy, bordered with marigolds and white flowers. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with red waist cloths and white headbands, grip the poles and carry the palanquin. In the center, a figure with long dark curly hair wears a saffron-orange garment and faces the palanquin with hands raised. Onlookers in the dark background include women in saffron and white saris.2010-11-21January 08 20172017-01-08November 21 20102010-11-21