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Night procession at a temple, with a deity murti carried on a palanquin beneath a red and gold umbrella, decorated with colourful garlands and a red-and-green floral backdrop over a yellow cloth. Devotees in white dhotis and saris walk alongside, several holding long white chamaras (fly-whisks) with gold handles raised toward the image. A woman in white with a yellow shawl and red-bordered sari stands at right, and a man in white dhoti and shirt carries a chamara. A man in a white garment with a gold-beaded necklace stands at left. Dirt path and dark sky with a single street light.

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November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21Night procession on an open ground lit by torches. Several people in white dhotis and white garments carry a golden palanquin-style deity carriage topped with a multicoloured canopy, with a garlanded deity murti displayed at its centre. Two people hold tall gold-fringed standards with red, blue and floral embroidery. A woman in a white sari holds a flaming torch and a brass vessel is visible at the right edge. A man in an orange shawl stands at the far right. The carriage has a gold-embroidered cloth draped beneath it.2010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05Night procession at a Hindu temple festival. A decorated palanquin with a red and gold canopy, striped painted pillars and dense marigold and yellow flower garlands carries a deity murti lit by lamps. Two men carry it: on the left a man in saffron-orange robes, a patterned cap and a pearl necklace holds a long white chamara fan toward the palanquin; on the right a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border holds a second chamara. Dark sky and a building edge at left.2011-12-05Night procession outdoors with a palanquin carried on wooden poles by a group of men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with rudraksha malas. A large red umbrella with multicoloured fringed panels and a blue emblem is held above a gold-and-red palanquin draped in a garland. A man in an orange robe walks at left, and a woman in white stands at lower left with a yellow-accented cloth. A saffron-and-yellow flag on a pole is visible behind, with a torch flame at far left. Dark sky and a distant street light frame the scene.2010-11-05November 21 20102010-11-21November 05 20102010-11-05A night-time procession at an outdoor temple area, with a palanquin carrying a deity murti decorated with a garland of white and orange flowers and a red-and-yellow floral frame, under a red and gold canopy. Several men in white dhotis walk barefoot with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a yellow cloth drapes the palanquin's base. Two men in saffron-orange robes with gold borders and beaded necklaces stand at the edges, one with his arm extended toward the procession. Onlookers in white and red stand behind. Oil lamps and dark trees fill the background.2010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21Night procession at a dirt-ground outdoor venue. Men in white dhotis and shawls walk in a crowd, several holding ceremonial staffs and standards topped with a golden trident, a peacock-feather fan, a sword and a metal emblem. Above them a canopy with a multicoloured striped fringe shelters a decorated palanquin or deity figure draped in red and garlands. A man in a white dhoti and orange shawl stands at left with hands folded. Other devotees in white line the sides under dark sky. The image is a photograph of a ritual procession.2010-11-11November 05 20102010-11-05