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A night procession on a decorated float framed by an arch of red and yellow flower garlands, hanging brass bells with red, green and blue tassels, and green leaf swags. At centre, a bald man in an orange-red robe and white flower garland stands on a gilded platform, raising his right hand in blessing. Two orange-robed men flank him: one on the left in an orange wrap, another on the right bare-chested in an orange dhoti holding a garland. Women in saffron and pink saris and devotees with folded hands are seated at the lower edges, with a gold kalasha-like pillar behind.

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April 26 20122012-04-26Night-time temple procession scene under a canopy of marigold and white flower garlands with tasselled red, green and gold hangings. In the foreground an elderly man in a flowing red-orange shawl and orange-brown dhoti wears a long white flower garland and has a hand raised over his head, while a second robed figure in orange behind him raises an arm. To the left a woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland stands with hands joined in namaskar. Behind them a gilded palanquin or ratha-like structure and a golden canopy frame are visible. On the right, devotees in lilac and orange clothes stand with folded hands, and a girl in a pink top watches. A decorated fan and an ornate red-and-gold umbrella stand at the right edge. a person is the elderly man in red-orange shawl in the foreground, shown in an honouring pose amid garlands and a procession.2012-04-26April 26 20122012-04-26Photograph of a festival procession on a decorated golden palanquin under a flower-garlanded canopy with hanging pink, yellow and blue tassels and gold bells. A bald older man in orange robes sits on the left, gesturing with a raised hand. In the centre a long-haired man with a white garland and orange cloth is being attended by a bare-chested man in orange dhoti holding his hands in anjali. On the right a man in a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala holds the canopy edge. Garlands of yellow and pink flowers drape the palanquin; a dark background of palm fronds surrounds it. Several heads are visible in the lower foreground.2012-04-26April 26 20122012-04-26April 26 20122012-04-26April 26 20122012-04-26A festival procession on a decorated palanquin or ratha covered with flower garlands in pink, yellow and white, golden arches hung with gold bells and tassels in pink, green, yellow and blue, and a red-and-gold canopy overhead. A bald man in orange robes with white tilak sits on the left, behind a golden-edged platform. A long-haired man in an orange cloth with rudraksha-style neck beads sits centre-right, leaning forward. A young man in orange stands at the right holding a brass aarti plate with a lit lamp and another attendant in orange stands beside him, with a small crowd in the lower right corner. Four physical people are prominent in the scene.2012-04-26Night procession at a festival: a golden ornate palanquin decorated with marigold and red flower garlands, orange and blue fringed canopy overhead, and hanging tassels. A seated figure in orange robes with a flower garland sits in the palanquin. In front, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti with bare upper body and white-smeared arm raises his hand toward the palanquin. Attendants in white and red garments stand nearby, one holding a silver staff with a finial, and white-clad helpers kneel at the palanquin base. A large black speaker stands at right.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night procession under a decorated golden ratha or palanquin canopy hung with marigold garlands, tassels and a central lamp. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a red dhoti wears a white flower garland and stands near the front, while an older man in orange robes with a shaved head and a white flower garland stands below him. Another robed man in orange and red cloth stands on the ratha beside a golden kalasha-style finial. Crowd members in purple, pink and white clothing press their hands together in namaskar at the sides. At the left, a painted murti of a deity holding a trident stands in a red and white costume beside a floral arch. Strings of colourful tassels and a hanging decorated lantern frame the scene.2012-04-26