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Outdoor procession at an ashram-like setting with a decorated utsava murti carried on a palanquin-style platform. The deity figure wears a tall crown and is heavily garlanded with white jasmine, yellow marigold and red flowers, with a red and gold silk cloth draped behind it. In the foreground a person in a saffron-orange robe with long dark wavy hair extends an arm toward the murti, while devotees with raised hands and folded palms gather around. Silver and brass plates hold a carved watermelon, flowers and puja items. Behind, white-clad men in white dhotis and yellow garlands stand near a white van and flowering trees, with a man in white and a yellow-garlanded man visible on the right side.

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Outdoor photo of a deity murti on an orange-draped table, heavily decorated with white jasmine and yellow marigold garlands, red flowers and a red-and-gold silk cloth. A large carved watermelon with a floral design, brass pooja plates, a bowl of fruit and small brass lamps sit before it. Around the table, several people in orange and yellow clothing, and a man in white with a yellow garland, sit or stand in a garden setting with flowering plants, a white van and a few onlookers in the background. A figure in orange robes stands at the left edge, partly visible, with long dark hair.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor photo of a festival procession: a utsava murti deity on a decorated wheeled cart draped in heavy white and yellow flower garlands, with a red and yellow fringed parasol overhead. A figure in long orange robes with long dark hair stands with back to camera at the cart, hands raised in devotion, with offerings of fruit, flowers and a leaf-plate of food on an orange cloth. Devotees in white with prayer hands surround the cart, and a man with a beard in white stands nearby. A small flame burns at the left, and a bus and rooftop water tanks appear behind, with trees and a dirt field.2009-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23January 11 20172017-01-11 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor procession on a decorated cart with a canopy and garlands of marigolds and leaves. In the centre, deity murti are dressed and garlanded on a white cloth; above them a framed portrait shows a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha-style necklace and long hair, shown as a painted picture on the cart rather than a physical person. A man in orange robes with long curly hair stands at left, facing the cart with raised hands, possibly offering arati or worship. On the right, a man in orange robes with a garland of beads and two people with folded hands stand among devotees in white clothes. Red umbrellas and a tiled-roof building sit behind the crowd under bright sunlight.2008-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt site at an ashram-like setting with unfinished concrete buildings behind. A deity murti decorated with white jasmine garlands and yellow marigold strands sits on a red-and-blue festival cart draped in a green-and-red cloth. An orange-draped tray table holds fruit, offerings and a kalasha-style pot. A man in white dhoti with orange shawl stands at the cart holding a plate, while another man in white with an orange sash raises one hand in blessing. Around them crowds of devotees, many in white kurtas and yellow or orange lanyards, watch and walk alongside. Women in white saris with yellow shawls stand at right.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23