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Night procession photographed from close range. A richly decorated palanquin-like structure with a multicolour striped and peacock-eye-accented arch, fringed canopy and a central deity murti draped in white and green cloth is carried forward. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis press around it; one man in the foreground lifts a white-wrapped pole or handle with both hands, and another in white holds a red cloth. A man with grey streaked hair and a grey-white beard stands at right in a white shirt, and a man with short grey hair and moustache stands near centre. The surrounding crowd is dense and dark-clothed in the background.

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Night procession photographed in low light. Men in white shirts and dhotis carry a wooden palanquin beneath a large decorated canopy with a fringed silver top and a rainbow-striped, pink-tasselled arch framing a deity murti. A bearded man in a white shirt holds the front of the palanquin with both hands, while a man with grey hair and a moustache, in a white shirt, walks in the foreground beside a bald, bearded older man. Several other devotees in white crowd around the palanquin.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession photographed in low light. A large deity murti or utsava image is carried on a palanquin-style platform under a tall arched canopy of rounded light bulbs and bands of green, yellow, red and white decoration, with a fringed canopy above. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with beaded rudraksha-style necklaces, carry long white poles that support the platform. A man in the foreground wears a dark-rimmed shirt and rudraksha mala. Some crowd members wear red or orange garments.2006-12-23Night photograph of a temple procession moving through a crowd of men and women in white clothing. At the centre, a deity murti sits within a large palanquin-style ratha canopy decorated with a multicolour striped and dotted arch of red, green, yellow and white, with a fringed canopy top above. Several men in front hold long white wooden poles on their shoulders. Men in white shirts wear rudraksha malas and carry or guide the procession, with a few women in saris at the right edge. The crowd is dense, and dark night lighting surrounds the procession.2006-12-23A night procession photographed at close range. Several men in white shirts and white trousers crowd together, shoulders pressed against a wooden chariot frame, pulling or carrying it forward. Behind them, a decorated ratha is framed by a large arch of red, yellow, green and maroon garlands with silver tinsel edging. Inside the arch stand two deity murti figures adorned with gold crowns, jewelry and white flower garlands. Two men on the left hold lit oil lamps in red holders above the crowd. Only the men in white and the lamp-bearers are physical people; the deity figures are statues. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.2006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23Night procession photographed in a crowd. A large deity murti is carried on a decorated palanquin-style frame with a fringed canopy and a circular halo of red, green, yellow and white bands studded with golden ornaments. A man in a white kurta, bearded and with a rudraksha-style mala, leans in close to the palanquin while others in white shirts press around it. On the left a bald man wearing an orange cloth is partly visible. A cameraman with equipment stands at the right edge, and a multicoloured fringed decoration hangs at top left.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesNight photograph of a temple procession. A figure in a saffron-orange garment with long dark swept-back hair and a dark rudraksha-style mala stands at left, holding a multicoloured fringed parasol on a pole; he reaches forward to clasp the raised hands of a man in white shirt and white dhoti with a red-and-white striped cloth draped over his shoulders. Behind them stands a deity murti decorated with a colourful striped arched halo of green, yellow, red and white with ornamental discs, under a fringed ornamental canopy. Several men in white clothing and a few boys surround the scene, and a bald man in white stands at right edge. Swamiji candidate is probable, shown with distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and mala.2006-12-23A night photograph of a temple procession. In the foreground, a bare-shouldered man with long, dark, shaggy hair and an orange cloth at his waist faces away from the camera, lifting a deity palanquin. Other devotees in white and light clothing and a man with a red vibhuti mark on his forehead push and hold the palanquin's poles. The palanquin is decorated with a colourful arched canopy of green, red, white and maroon bands, gold-tipped ornaments and pink stones, with two deity figures inside. A red cloth is draped over a pole at left. The background is black and the crowd is densely packed.2006-12-23