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A richly decorated ceremonial canopy or palanquin-style shrine with a multicolored embroidered cloth roof in red, yellow, green and blue, topped by a golden finial. Long hanging fabric panels with peacock-like bird motifs and floral embroidery surround a deity murti covered in a dark cloth and garlanded with yellow and red flowers. A priest in white dhoti and turban sits cross-legged on an orange cloth at the lower left beside a brass lamp and offerings. A carved bust figure is perched on the top of the canopy. Outdoors under a pale sky with trees and buildings in the background.

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August 31 20112011-08-31Outdoor photo of a decorated temple-style canopy in red, yellow, green and blue with painted floral panels and two painted bulls flanking a Shiva lingam. Beneath it a metal Ganesha murti in a gold arch is garlanded with yellow marigolds, red roses and green leaves. A young priest with a shaved head and tilak wears a white dhoti and a gold-striped shawl, a gold chain around his neck, and sits on the orange cloth in front of the murti, holding darbha grass. Before him stand a brass kalasha, a small lamp and an offering tray. Trees and a low building appear behind. One person is visible.2011-08-31Night photograph of a ceremonial palanquin-style canopy (ratha or palanquin) decorated with red, yellow, green and blue painted panels, orange fringed valances, and bird motifs on tall pillars. Under the canopy, a deity murti or image is heavily garlanded with white and yellow flowers. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and white upper cloth sits cross-legged on the platform at the base, facing the image, with brass lamps and a small vessel nearby. A tree with dense foliage rises behind the structure against a dark sky.2011-10-06Night-time photograph of a decorated festival palanquin or ratha on a flat wooden platform, under a canopy with colourful striped and floral-patterned hangings and orange-yellow fringe. Inside the shrine area, two small deity murtis are adorned with white and red flower garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and upper cloth sits cross-legged on an orange cloth beside brass puja vessels and a lamp. To the right, a person in white clothes with an orange shawl reaches toward the shrine. Dark leafy trees and a street light frame the scene.2011-10-06October 06 20112011-10-06December 26 20102010-12-26October 06 20112011-10-06December 26 20102010-12-26A photograph of a festival procession. A richly decorated ratha or palanquin with a tall pointed canopy of red, orange and yellow fabric, edged with marigold garlands and banana leaves, stands before a crowd. A figure in a golden crown and pink garment sits on a throne-like seat under the canopy, with a white and pink garland around the neck. The canopy panels show bird emblems and the word NITHYANAND in white letters on a red band. Devotees in white, yellow and orange saris and shawls, and a shaved-headed man in orange, stand in the foreground. The seated figure has a distinctive crown and ornate pink clothing, which fits the page's reference to Swamiji, so this is a probable in-person presence.2010-12-26March 02 20132013-03-02October 06 20112011-10-06December 26 20102010-12-26