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Night photograph of a processional deity murti seated on an ornate gilded palanquin or ratha canopy, decorated with yellow marigold garlands and red flower strands. The golden metal deity wears a jewelled navy and gold brocade garment with silver embroidery and a gold crown. A shirtless man in a white dhoti stands at the left edge holding the palanquin, wearing a rudraksha-style mala. Colourful string lights illuminate the edge of the frame at right. The image is a procession scene at night with no other visible crowd.

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December 06 20162016-12-06 +1 copiesDecember 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06A night procession shows an ornate golden palanquin carrying a deity murti decorated with dense garlands of yellow, white and pink flowers and a long rope of gold-toned beads. Brass bells with orange, red and teal tassels hang from an arched frame lit with string lights, and a fringed canopy with red and gold trim sits above. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti stands at the left, and a person in orange-clad clothing is partially visible at the lower right, tending to the palanquin. The background is dark.2016-02-17 +1 copiesNight photograph of a processional deity murti seated in an ornate gilded shrine-carriage decorated with yellow marigold garlands and red flower garlands. The golden murti wears a crown and a dark navy brocade cloth embellished with silver and jewelled motifs, with a large gold pendant and gold ornaments. A gold canopy with a draped yellow fabric backdrop frames the figure. At left, a man in a brown shirt and white dhoti stands partly visible, and strings of coloured lights glow at the lower right. Festival procession, night ratha scene.2016-12-06February 17 20162016-02-17 +1 copiesMarch 02 20162016-03-02 +3 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 17 20162016-02-17 +1 copiesMarch 02 20162016-03-02 +2 copiesFebruary 17 20162016-02-17 +1 copiesA gilded deity murti is seated on a golden vahana, a bull-like mount, under an ornate gold arch-shaped canopy. The murti and mount are heavily draped in long garlands of red, pink, yellow and green flowers. Beneath the canopy sits a yellow-draped platform. In the foreground, a man in dark clothing is seen from behind, and a man in a white shirt stands at the right edge near a white cloth, with a metal frame above. Smoke or incense haze drifts in the night setting, with leafy branches and a painted pillar at left.2015-02-03 +1 copies