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A photograph of a procession where a large deity murti is carried on a ratha-style float, heavily decorated with red roses, white flowers, yellow marigolds and green leaf garlands. The murti wears an ornate gold-and-red jewelled garment and necklace. Several bare-chested men with sandalwood or ash marks on their foreheads, some wearing rudraksha malas, grip the float poles and carry it forward. A bald man in white stands in the foreground facing the murti. Trees and a hanging lamp are visible in the background.

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Outdoor procession in which several men carry a large deity murti dressed in ornate jewelled silver-and-gold embellishments and a crown, framed by a tall arch of red, yellow, white and purple flower garlands and green leaf garlands. Bare-chested men in white and orange dhotis and rudraksha malas hold the palanquin poles and steady the murti. Behind them stand a woman in a green patterned dress, a woman in a white head covering, and a blonde woman in a green outfit watching. Tents and trees are in the background.2017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11A festival procession carries a richly decorated deity murti under a fringed canopy. The murti is dressed in gold-and-red ornamental garments with jewelled embellishments and a gold crown, and it is encircled by a dense garland of red roses, white flowers, purple blossoms and green leaves. Several men carry the palanquin on their shoulders; a bare-chested man in front has white sandal paste markings and a shaved head, and a man beside him has long hair and a rudraksha-style neck mala. Palm trees and a crowd of devotees, some in white, fill the background. Multiple physical people are visible, most partially cropped at the frame edges.2017-01-11A procession carries a richly decorated deity murti under a large ornamental canopy with colourful fabric and tassels. The murti is draped in dense garlands of red, orange, purple and white flowers with green leaves, and wears gold ornaments and a decorated crown. Several men in bare-chested or white dhoti dress with white ash marks on their foreheads and arms carry the palanquin on their shoulders. A man in a yellow garment and devotees with rudraksha malas walk alongside, with palm trees and a sunny outdoor setting behind them.2017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11A procession carries a large deity murti dressed in ornate gold and jewelled garments, draped with long garlands of red, orange, yellow, purple and white flowers, under a decorated ceremonial umbrella with fringed tassels. Several bare-chested men with shaved heads and ash markings carry or support the murti and blow conch shells, while devotees in white and saffron crowd around. Trees and a canopy frame the outdoor street setting.2017-01-11A procession carries a large deity murti decorated with a tall flower garland in red, orange, yellow, white and purple, topped by a striped parasol-like canopy. Several shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas carry the palanquin, and one bare-chested man in white dhoti with a sacred thread shoulders the pole. On the right, a saffron-robed man in a rudraksha mala holds a brass plate of offerings, with other devotees in orange nearby. Several women in orange and white watch from the right.2017-01-11