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Photograph of a festival procession on a decorated wooden cart. Garlands of yellow and orange marigolds and a striped cloth frame a deity murti of a seated figure in white and gold dress, with a framed portrait above. A man in saffron robes stands at the cart, one hand on the altar, while another saffron-clad figure with long dark hair and a shawl stands at the right edge, facing the cart. In the foreground a woman in white with a white tilak on her forehead and a woman in an orange sari look down. Offerings of fruit, leaves and a small brass vessel sit on a purple cloth at the cart's base. Several people in white and orange surround the cart outdoors beside a white canopy.

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December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession scene on a sunny day at a Brahmotsava celebration. A man in saffron-orange robes with a bare upper body bends forward, hands on a small deity murti decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and white draped cloth, placed on a flat wooden cart with green leaves and flower strings. Behind him, a framed portrait of a man in orange robes and beads is mounted on the cart's canopy, decorated with colourful garlands. Several devotees stand around the cart: a woman in an orange shawl with a long braid in the foreground, a woman in a saffron garment with her back turned, and men in white kurtas and orange shawls. A brass pillar and red-and-white garland arch frame the scene.2008-12-23Outdoor procession under a clear blue sky at a Brahmotsava-style event. Center, a man in orange robes stands beside a decorated cart or float bearing a framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange garments with a necklace, plus a small deity murti garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds. Another robed figure in orange stands at the right of the float. A woman in a red-orange garment and a long beaded necklace of rudraksha-style beads, in the foreground right, extends her arm toward the float. Around them, many people in white kurtas and white dhotis, and some in blue shirts, crowd the path. A tall golden staff with a finial stands at right, and a striped canopy with a golden finial appears behind.2008-12-23Outdoor procession at a temple-style ratha cart decorated with green, white and red garlands in an arch above it. A framed portrait of a long-haired man in orange clothes and a beaded necklace sits atop the arch. Beneath it, deity murti and marigold garlands rest on the white cart, with brass bells, flowers, fruit and banana leaves arranged on a purple cloth. On the left, a man in orange robes with a shawl rings a bell over the offerings. On the right, a man in orange robes with a long mala and a young man with hands in anjali stand beside devotees in white dhotis and yellow shawls, with red umbrellas overhead. Several devotees behind them are visible.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A photograph outdoors under a clear blue sky at a festival procession. A young man with dark curly hair in a flowing saffron-orange robe with a red shawl and beaded necklaces leans forward, adjusting the white and gold cloth draped over a decorated deity murti seated on a palanquin-style vehicle. The murti wears an orange turban, gold ornaments and a blue and gold garment, and is heavily garlanded with yellow and purple flowers. Behind, a large orange-clad figure with rudraksha beads appears in a framed portrait on the vehicle, and another saffron-robed attendant leans in at right. Palm trees and a white building are visible at left.2008-12-23 +1 copiesOutdoor procession scene under bright blue sky. On a decorated ratha or palanquin draped with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands, a deity murti in a white cloth sits on a yellow-draped platform, with a painted portrait of a saffron-clad figure on the canopy behind. A standing man in orange robes and a shawl, with long dark hair, holds the ratha, while in the foreground several people with long dark hair wear orange cloth and face the deity. A person in white with a yellow shawl stands at right, and a small black lamp sits among the offerings and green leaves on the platform.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23