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Night procession photograph of a gilded ornate ratha or palanquin carrying a deity murti decorated with flower garlands in red, white and yellow. Several saffron-robed men in orange cloth stand on and around the palanquin, one leaning in to offer worship at the murti. A man in a white ritual cloth stands at the rear, and a man in a pink shirt sits on a red tractor driving the procession. A large gold-embroidered umbrella canopy with fringe overhangs the scene, and brass ceremonial discs hang from a side pole. Strings of coloured tassels hang from the cart's frame, and the background is dark with trees.

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Night procession photographed from a tractor-drawn wagon. A red tractor with a white canopy and a driver in a white shirt leads a decorated wooden float. On the float, a golden ratha-style structure with a large gold umbrella over an elaborately decorated throne holds a figure in white garments, with multicoloured tassels hanging from the canopy. A person in an orange-red dhoti stands on the float beside the figure. Monks in orange-red robes walk alongside, and a man in white dhoti and shirt stands at right. A blue cloth banner on the float reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham. Procession.2013-04-24Night photograph of a decorated ceremonial ratha or palanquin cart lit with string lights and draped in marigold garlands and colourful fabric. Inside the canopy sits a figure beneath a crown-like floral ornament; beside it stands a man in a saffron-orange shawl and turban with an ornate gold necklace. To the right, two attendants in dark maroon robes hold long staffs, and a man in white kurta stands near a red tractor at left. An ornate gold-fringed parasol is visible at upper right.2015-01-13Night procession on a dark grassy ground. A golden ornate palanquin-style shrine on a flatbed tractor carries a deity murti adorned with garlands and draped cloth, lit by warm lamps; a red-and-gold canopy tops the shrine. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands at the shrine's side, hands raised toward the deity. A man sits in the tractor's driver seat. Ceremonial umbrellas with fringed, sequined canopies stand at left, and robed figures in white and saffron walk alongside.2016-09-01April 29 20152015-04-29Night procession scene: a golden palanquin-style vehicle with a deity murti decorated with flower garlands, a golden umbrella canopy above, and a carved golden figure of an animal mount at the front, all garlanded with marigold and jasmine strands. A man in orange and saffron robes with a silver-trimmed white headdress stands on a raised orange-draped platform at the left, hand resting on the vehicle, with oil lamps and flower offerings at the base. The background is dark with a few distant lights.2011-10-30May 31 20182018-05-31December 12 20112011-12-12May 31 20172017-05-31 +1 copiesNight procession photograph showing two deity murtis seated on a golden palanquin-style throne decorated with multicolored flower garlands, under a rainbow-striped ceremonial umbrella. A young man in white dhoti and shawl stands on the left holding a lamp near the deities. Another man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at the right, beside a gilded ratha-like canopy and a vehicle with men seated in front. Dark night background with a red cloth draped below the murtis.2015-04-29February 10 20132013-02-10February 19 20152015-02-19A night procession at a temple-like outdoor road. On a gilded cart draped in garlands sits a seated man with a red turban and a marigold garland, wearing dark clothing, with a bare-chested attendant standing behind him waving a white feather fan, beneath a large golden umbrella with colourful tassels. Behind the cart stands an ornate gilded deity murti or palanquin framed by flower garlands. Around them, devotees in orange, red, teal and purple saris and white dhotis walk and stand, a young boy in a white shirt watches at left, a young man in orange cloth stands at left, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and sacred thread holds a camera at right. A parked blue-canopied vehicle and dark trees fill the background.2016-11-05