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Night photograph of a festival procession canopy. Tall cylindrical banners in red, blue, green, white and orange with floral motifs and white dove emblems hang from poles around a shrine-like platform draped in red cloth, with marigold garlands and brass offering plates at its base. A man in an orange shirt with a cord around his neck sits in the foreground at right. Behind him, a illuminated ornate chariot or palanquin with a small umbrella canopy and lamps is surrounded by a crowd of people. a person is not visibly identifiable in this frame.

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October 06 20112011-10-06Night-time outdoor scene at a shrine decorated with tall vertical banners in yellow, blue, red and green panels with floral motifs and dark circular emblems bearing a white bird. Behind them a deity murti is adorned with thick garlands of yellow, orange and pink flowers and a red floral garland, set against a pale blue cloth backdrop under warm light. In the lower left foreground, the back of a bald man in an orange-red cloth is seen from behind, his hands raised near a brass lamp or offering vessel, as if performing puja or aarti. Brass items sit on the ground at the base of the shrine.2010-11-19 +1 copiesNight procession with an ornate red, yellow and blue canopied palanquin or ratha decorated with fabric panels showing a bird motif, a Shiva lingam with a bull (nandi), and floral patterns, with fringed yellow valances. Inside, a deity murti sits amid marigold garlands and flower strands. Behind, another illuminated golden palanquin carries a seated figure with garlands, lit by a lamp. Saffron-clad devotees and onlookers in dark clothing stand at the edges, some holding saffron cloth, with dark foliage overhead.2013-03-02A night-time photograph of a deity murti. The murti is dressed in a pale blue cloth and heavily garlanded with yellow marigolds and a magenta garland. In the foreground at left, a partially visible person in white clothing is seen from behind, and a second person in an orange-brown garment is bending forward at the lower centre, possibly making an offering near a brass vessel. Warm lamplight glows around the altar.2010-11-19February 12 20132013-02-12October 06 20112011-10-06November 01 20112011-11-01Night photograph of a ceremonial palanquin-style canopy (ratha or palanquin) decorated with red, yellow, green and blue painted panels, orange fringed valances, and bird motifs on tall pillars. Under the canopy, a deity murti or image is heavily garlanded with white and yellow flowers. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and white upper cloth sits cross-legged on the platform at the base, facing the image, with brass lamps and a small vessel nearby. A tree with dense foliage rises behind the structure against a dark sky.2011-10-06March 02 20132013-03-02Night-time photograph of a decorated festival palanquin or ratha on a flat wooden platform, under a canopy with colourful striped and floral-patterned hangings and orange-yellow fringe. Inside the shrine area, two small deity murtis are adorned with white and red flower garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and upper cloth sits cross-legged on an orange cloth beside brass puja vessels and a lamp. To the right, a person in white clothes with an orange shawl reaches toward the shrine. Dark leafy trees and a street light frame the scene.2011-10-06A night-time photograph of a decorated palanquin or procession shrine holding a gilded deity murti. The shrine is framed by a red, blue and yellow painted canopy with lotus motifs, swan and peacock-like emblems, and a top panel showing a shivalinga flanked by two bulls. Orange-yellow fringed hangings hang from the frame. On the right, a partially visible figure in orange-brown cloth with a white-smeared upper body stands beside the shrine, and a few people stand at the left edge. Brass vessels, a kalasha-type pot and offerings sit at the base.2013-03-02October 06 20112011-10-06