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Night procession outdoors beside a red compound wall. A barefoot man in orange robes and a decorated silver-and-white cap walks forward holding a lit flame or lamp toward a palanquin-style decorated deity carriage with a striped canopy, garlands and a figure of a deity murti. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts, a young boy in a yellow-striped shirt and children crowd the roadside, some with hands folded in prayer. Umbrellas and ceremonial staffs are visible at right.

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Night procession photograph: a palanquin or ratha-like palanquin carrying a deity murti with a red-and-gold backdrop is carried by men in white dhotis and shirts through a dark dusty road beside a red brick wall. A man in an orange cloth with a tall tiered white headpiece stands near the palanquin, and an orange-and-striped canopy shelters the image. Many people in white and some in colourful saris follow, and children in bright shirts watch at the right. A devotee raises his hands near the front, and another umbrella-topped procession stands further back in the dark.2010-11-11Night procession on a village road beside a tall orange-red compound wall. In the foreground a man in an orange saffron wrap and a patterned blue-and-white cylindrical headpiece holds a lit oil lamp aloft in one hand and a brass bell in the other, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Behind him a cart carries a golden deity murti of a figure seated on a bull or deer-like vahana, decorated with garlands and a red cloth backdrop with orange flags on poles. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with palms pressed together in namaskar, line the road, and a white-clad priest kneels near the cart holding a bell. Women and children watch at the right edge.2010-11-11A night-time photograph of a procession at a temple-like outdoor setting. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange robes and an ornate patterned cylindrical head covering stands barefoot, holding a lit lamp or aarti flame toward a decorated deity murti on a wheeled cart beneath a striped canopy. Behind the cart a priest in white holds up a burning flame. A crowd of men in white dhotis and striped shirts stands along a low wall, some with hands raised in devotion. A stone carved sculpture is visible at the left edge. The scene is lit mainly by the flames and street lights in darkness.2010-11-11December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesNovember 20 20102010-11-20December 05 20112011-12-05December 23 20062006-12-23 +2 copiesNight procession photograph. In the centre-left, a man in an orange sleeveless robe with long, swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala holds a silver arati lamp with a visible flame toward a deity murti in a decorated palanquin behind him. Surrounding devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls press palms together. Tall brass torches with flames stand at the left and right edges, and a garlanded deity murti sits under an ornate golden arch in the background.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesNovember 11 20102010-11-11Night procession scene. A figure with long dark hair and an orange saffron robe, wearing a long mala of rudraksha beads, holds a silver aarti lamp with a bright flame in one hand and a silver bell or vessel in the other, performing aarti. Behind him, a row of men in white dhotis and white shirts stand with palms pressed together in anjali. Beside them, a decorated palanquin or ratha carries a deity murti adorned with garlands of green, red and yellow flowers. Ornate gold-framed canopies and smoke rise in the dark background under a string of lights.2006-12-23A night procession at a temple in front of a palanquin carrying a deity murti decorated with a large garland of orange and red flowers. In the foreground a bare-backed man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange shawl and holds a small flame or aarti lamp toward the murti, as a worshipper. Around him men in white dhotis and orange shawls press palms together in prayer, and two tall brass oil lamps with flames stand in the frame. Incense smoke rises in the background under gold arched canopies, with a crowd of devotees behind.2006-12-23 +1 copies