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Night-time temple procession scene under a canopy of marigold and white flower garlands with tasselled red, green and gold hangings. In the foreground an elderly man in a flowing red-orange shawl and orange-brown dhoti wears a long white flower garland and has a hand raised over his head, while a second robed figure in orange behind him raises an arm. To the left a woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland stands with hands joined in namaskar. Behind them a gilded palanquin or ratha-like structure and a golden canopy frame are visible. On the right, devotees in lilac and orange clothes stand with folded hands, and a girl in a pink top watches. A decorated fan and an ornate red-and-gold umbrella stand at the right edge. a person is the elderly man in red-orange shawl in the foreground, shown in an honouring pose amid garlands and a procession.

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Night procession scene with a central figure in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland with a rudraksha-style mala, arms raised overhead with palms pressed together in greeting. Behind him an ornate golden palanquin or ratha is hung with marigold garlands, red-and-green tassels and brass bells. Saffron-robed attendants walk alongside, a standing figure in orange holds a padded mat, and devotees in pink, purple and orange saris and white kurta stand with folded hands. A golden trident and a decorated drum or kalasha-like object appear at right, with a deity murti visible at upper left. Only the people in the foreground and crowd are physically present; the figure at centre has a swept-back hairstyle and a gold ornament, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm a person's presence.2012-04-26April 26 20122012-04-26April 26 20122012-04-26April 26 20122012-04-26Night procession under a decorated golden ratha or palanquin canopy hung with marigold garlands, tassels and a central lamp. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a red dhoti wears a white flower garland and stands near the front, while an older man in orange robes with a shaved head and a white flower garland stands below him. Another robed man in orange and red cloth stands on the ratha beside a golden kalasha-style finial. Crowd members in purple, pink and white clothing press their hands together in namaskar at the sides. At the left, a painted murti of a deity holding a trident stands in a red and white costume beside a floral arch. Strings of colourful tassels and a hanging decorated lantern frame the scene.2012-04-26A night procession photograph of a decorated ratha or palanquin draped with garlands of marigolds, pink and white flowers and green leaves. A standing man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds up an orange umbrella over the cart while smiling. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in white ritual clothing sits on the cart, and a figure in gold headwear and orange garments stands at the far side under additional red and orange canopies. Strong floodlight glows from behind the canopy. Two people in the foreground at bottom edge are partly visible. Strings of flowers hang from the poles.2012-04-26April 26 20122012-04-26A festival procession on a decorated palanquin or ratha covered with flower garlands in pink, yellow and white, golden arches hung with gold bells and tassels in pink, green, yellow and blue, and a red-and-gold canopy overhead. A bald man in orange robes with white tilak sits on the left, behind a golden-edged platform. A long-haired man in an orange cloth with rudraksha-style neck beads sits centre-right, leaning forward. A young man in orange stands at the right holding a brass aarti plate with a lit lamp and another attendant in orange stands beside him, with a small crowd in the lower right corner. Four physical people are prominent in the scene.2012-04-26April 26 20122012-04-26April 26 20122012-04-26April 26 20122012-04-26Night-time procession on a paved path with two bright red umbrellas held aloft. A central smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak, a long beaded necklace with a large gold pendant, and a saffron-orange robe with gold trim walks forward with open palms, with a light gold-trimmed white-clad attendant beside him. Behind them, men in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas raise their hands or fold them in greeting, and a decorated golden cart or float with colourful draped panels stands at left. A printed banner with text is visible in the background.2012-04-26