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Night procession at a temple-style gateway lit by a single small lamp, with a dark umbrella held over a richly garlanded deity image or palanquin decorated with marigold and pink floral garlands. A small open flame. A crowd of devotees, mostly in white clothes, fills the lower frame, some with flower garlands around their necks. On the right, a framed portrait on a stand shows a figure in white and dark clothing, distinct from the living people. The scene is dark, with carved stone pillars and gold-toned ornamentation visible behind the procession.

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Night photograph of a Kodikkan ratha yatra procession in Pondicherry. A decorated golden temple chariot, or ratha, is lit by flash, with two deity murtis richly adorned with gold jewellery and garlands of yellow, pink and white flowers. A flame is held up in front of the deities, with devotees' raised hands visible in the foreground. Striped multicolour umbrellas shelter the deities. On the right, a printed portrait sits on a sign beside the umbrella, showing a man in white ritual clothes and a white cap, labelled by its caption as Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Lit blue signboard text runs across the top of the shrine. A dense crowd of devotees fills the bottom of the frame, mostly partly visible.2006-10-16October 16 20062006-10-16October 16 20062006-10-16October 16 20062006-10-16Night photo of a procession at a lit temple-style gateway in Pondicherry. Two processional deity images, a male and a female form, stand on a flower-decorated ratha platform draped with pink, yellow and white garlands. The male murti wears a white-and-gold turban-like headdress and a layered gold necklace; the female murti wears a gold crown and gold jewellery. Dark silhouetted devotees crowd the foreground, and ornate umbrellas with embroidered fringes frame both sides. Blue illuminated Tamil signage is mounted on the gateway above.2006-10-16October 16 20062006-10-16October 16 20062006-10-16A photograph of a street procession at dusk in Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu. A gilded ratha chariot carries two silver-toned deity murtis, adorned with yellow, pink and white flower garlands, gold necklaces and green cloth; the murtis appear to be deities of a divine couple. In front, a ceremonial kalasha-like offering table is decorated with coconuts and flower-wrapped pots. A large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts, women in saris and flowers in their hair, presses around the chariot. A red-and-blue embroidered umbrella and a yellow banner with a bird emblem stand on the left. a person's appearance is not visible in the scene.2006-10-16Night procession at a South Indian temple. A richly decorated palanquin carrying a deity murti is covered with garlands in yellow, red, white and green, under a striped blue, orange and yellow canopy with a golden finial. Shirtless bearers in white dhotis lift the palanquin on poles while a dense crowd of men in white shirts and checked shirts press around it. On the right, a man raises a brass tray holding a flaming camphor or aarti lamp. Smoke drifts above and a temple colonnade with white pillars lines the background. Several men are visible, and a few shawled women stand further back.2012-04-05December 24 20112011-12-24March 07 20162016-03-07January 09 20132013-01-09