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Outdoor festival procession in a dusty courtyard beside a whitewashed building with a green corrugated roof. A man in orange robes stands on a raised platform beside a palanquin decorated with green, pink and yellow garlands, holding a deity murti in a brightly lit shrine area with flower offerings and fruit plates. Behind him, a crowd of devotees in white clothes with folded hands face the platform, while several figures in orange and saffron robes stand among them. Multicoloured parasols are held aloft at right. A framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure rests on the palanquin. Dense crowd of devotees surrounds the scene.

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December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor photo of a deity procession stop at a whitewashed building with a green corrugated roof under a clear blue sky. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe with bare upper body and long dark hair stands at the ornately decorated palanquin-style deity platform, which holds a small deity murti dressed in white and gold, garlanded with marigolds and flanked by pink, green and white floral garlands. Behind the figure hangs a framed portrait on the palanquin. Two large colourful umbrellas with embroidered panels stand to the right. A dense crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis, saffron-clad sannyasis and women in saris stands with hands folded in namaskar around offering trays of fruit, flowers and sweets on the ground.2008-12-23Outdoor festival scene at a procession stop: a man in a saffron-orange robe stands on a raised platform beside a decorated palanquin draped in flower garlands of yellow and red, with a deity murti and offerings laid out on a cloth. Around him a large crowd of devotees in white and yellow clothes stands with hands pressed together in prayer. Two colourful umbrellas with gold trim stand to the right, and a green-roofed white building and a low wall sit behind. Several people wear orange and saffron garments. The scene reads as a puja or padapuja during a Brahmotsava procession.2008-12-23Outdoor procession at a temple-style festival: a figure in saffron-orange robes stands on a raised platform beside a decorated palanquin-style float draped with garlands in red, green, white and yellow, with a deity murti and flower-laden offerings below. Many devotees in white and cream clothing, some in saffron, press palms together in namaste around the float. Colourful umbrellas with yellow, green and red canopies rise at right, and a white-walled building with a green roof stands behind. Visible people number over twenty.2008-12-23Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered around a decorated palanquin-style float (ratha) draped with flower garlands in red, green and white, with a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure on its canopy and a deity murti dressed in white and garlanded with yellow flowers. A man in a saffron/orange robe stands at the float's side, and many devotees in white shirts, white dhotis and white saris, some in yellow and orange, press in with folded hands. Multicoloured decorative parasols stand behind, and offerings of flowers and fruit are laid out on the ground in front of the float beside a white building with green roof.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession scene at a temple-like ashram grounds on a sunny day. A man in an orange-saffron robe stands at center, bending toward a decorated palanquin-like structure with a red cloth and a deity murti adorned with yellow and orange flower garlands. Behind him, a crowd of devotees in white clothes and saffron-orange garments presses around, with women in white and yellow saris and several people with long braids. Two ornate multicolored parasols with gold and red panels are held aloft at right. A white building with a green roof and a small shrine structure stand behind. Offerings in brass plates are arranged on the ground at the center.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession at a Brahmotsava celebration on a dusty open ground beside a white-walled building with a green corrugated roof. A decorated palanquin draped with multicoloured garland strands and yellow marigold chains carries a deity murti and a framed portrait. A man in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair stands beside the palanquin with his back to the camera. Behind him, devotees in white shirts and white dhotis, and women in saffron and orange saris wearing marigold necklaces, press forward. Colourful ceremonial umbrellas with gold finials stand over the group, and a tray of fruit and flowers is held in the crowd.2008-12-23