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A night photograph of a decorated festival procession cart carrying a gilded deity murti seated on a red cushion, framed by a colourful painted canopy with yellow fringe and a painted panel above showing Shiva lingam flanked by two bulls. Garlands of marigolds and multicoloured flowers drape the murti, and offering plates with kumkum or flower offerings and oil lamps sit on the cart. Men in white dhotis stand at the cart's side, one with a bare chest and rudraksha mala, another holding a saffron flag on a pole. The wooden cart has large wheels.

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A night photograph of a richly decorated temple shrine canopy with a tiered red, yellow and blue cloth structure painted with lotus flowers, geometric borders and a Shivalinga flanked by two nandi bulls on the front panel. Beneath it sits a deity murti dressed in a gold and green sari-like garment with a gold crown, framed by white and yellow garlands and a golden arch. Brass oil lamps and offerings of fruit and flowers lie on the stone platform in front. At the edges, partially visible people hold a white cloth and a stick. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02Night procession scene at a decorated ratha or palanquin-style shrine with a deity murti adorned in red, yellow and orange flower garlands and a gold crown, seated on a red satin cloth under an ornate canopy with bright patterned hangings, peacock and bird motifs, and yellow fringe. Four men stand at the front: a priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and a gold chain on the left, a man in saffron-orange robe with a forehead tilak and a rudraksha-style mala on the left-centre, a man in white dhoti and gold cord at centre, and a bare-chested man with a tilak at right of the group. Brass lamps and offerings sit on the platform in front, and a dark tree and string of lights fill the background.2013-03-02Night procession photographed from ground level: a deity murti in gold and green clothing with garlands of red and white flowers sits within an ornate ratha or palanquin canopy. The canopy is draped in red, yellow and multicoloured fabric with painted patterns and a tiered red-and-white top. Several people in white dhotis and orange cloth walk alongside, including one at right raising a hand, and a brass lamp is visible at the upper right of the canopy. A white covering and a red metal rail appear at the left foreground, with trees against the dark sky.2013-03-02A night procession float (ratha) with a tall, richly painted cloth canopy in red, yellow, teal and blue, decorated with floral motifs and a painted panel of Nandi bulls flanking a shivalinga. Beneath it stands a deity murti in gold ornaments and garlands of marigold and white flowers, seated on a red satin-draped platform, with a gilded arch behind. On the wooden platform in front are brass puja vessels, a kalasha-style lamp, a plate of offerings and a bell. A figure in an orange-brown cloth stands at the side of the float, and several people in white dhotis are visible near the base and at the right edge, with a drum at the lower right.2013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02 +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.2013-03-02February 24 20132013-02-24 +1 copiesNight procession at a temple-style festival. On the right, a decorated wooden cart carries a canopy hung with colourful embroidered panels in red, orange and blue, under which a richly adorned deity murti sits, draped in marigold and red flower garlands with gold ornaments and an oil lamp glowing before it. On the left, a line of about six men stands in the dark with palms pressed together in namaskar. Most wear white dhotis with gold borders or saffron/orange shawls, and some have bare upper bodies with rudraksha malas. A dark tree stands behind them.2013-03-02