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Night photo of a decorated procession palanquin with a colourful canopy of red, blue, yellow and green panels printed with white dove motifs and yellow flowers, edged with yellow fringe and draped with marigold garlands. Two men stand at a flower-strewn platform before it: on the left, a man in saffron-orange dhoti and a tall silver-decorated headdress holds a lit lamp and a fan; on the right, a bare-chested man in white dhoti and shawl with a white turban, seen from behind, faces the palanquin. Brass plates of offerings, a bell and a small lamp sit on the platform, with a tree and parked vehicle in the background.

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Night photograph of a procession. A colourfully decorated palanquin-style float with striped and patterned fabric panels, yellow fringe, and marigold garlands stands on a wooden platform. A man in orange clothing with a tall silver-white crown stands at the left, holding a white fan-like whisk. Beside him, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a white head wrap stands at a small brass tray with offerings and a lamp. Garlands of yellow flowers hang along the platform. Trees and a parked vehicle are visible in the dark background, and a few figures in white walk at the edges.2011-12-05December 05 20112011-12-05Night photograph of a festival procession. A decorated ceremonial palanquin with a colourful painted canopy, yellow fringe, marigold garlands and red draped cloth stands under a lit lamp. Two attendants in white ritual dress tend it: on the left, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a silver crown and beaded neck garland holds a white whisk fan; on the right, a figure in white dhoti and white head wrap holds a second white fan beside the carriage poles. A third person in white sits at the lower left edge. Painted pillars with floral and bird motifs frame the structure, and a red banner with gold lettering hangs on the scaffold. Tall plants and night darkness fill the background.2011-12-05Night photograph of a temple procession shrine decorated with a colourful painted canopy in red, blue, yellow and white, with a golden-fringed top. Inside, a deity murti is garlanded with yellow and red flower strands and leaf garlands on a red cloth. Two attendants stand on either side holding white whisk fans. A man on the left wears a white dhoti, white head-wrap and a gold necklace, and a second attendant on the right wears a saffron/orange dhoti and shawl with a patterned headpiece and gold bangles.2011-12-05December 05 20112011-12-05December 05 20112011-12-05Photograph of a night procession at a decorated ratha or palanquin. A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a tall ornate crown and gold armlets, holds a brass vessel with a lamp or offering toward a gold-and-flower-garlanded deity murti. The canopy is draped in red and green cloth with yellow borders and floral motifs, with yellow marigold garlands hanging from the pillars. A kneeling man in white dhoti, bare-backed, sits at the base of the ratha, with flower petals and a brass pot on the ground.2011-12-05Night procession photographed from a low angle against a black sky. A decorated palanquin with a gold-framed deity murti and marigold garlands in yellow and red is carried forward. A man on the left in saffron-orange robes and a grey-blue head covering holds a long brass-tipped staff and wears a bead necklace. Beside the palanquin on the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a white head wrap, and a gold-banded yellow cloth holds a white fly-whisk (chamara) over the deity. Colourful woven panels with floral motifs line the palanquin's pillars, and a tree stands at left. Two people are visible.2011-12-05December 05 20112011-12-05Night photograph of a decorated festival chariot (ratha) with a colourful painted canopy in red, yellow, blue and green panels, its pillars wrapped in ornamental patterns. Beneath the canopy sits a deity murti in a blue cloth, draped with large marigold garlands and a red garland. In front, a saffron-robed sadhu wearing a white-and-silver head cloth performs aarti with a lamp before brass kalasha and offerings of fruit on a platter. A saffron-robed monk with a shaved head stands at left with palms joined. A woman in a yellow garment and other devotees in white dhotis stand at right with hands folded, and a white ceremonial fan (chamara) is held at the left edge.2010-11-19December 05 20112011-12-05October 06 20112011-10-06