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Night photograph of an ornate golden processional structure (ratha/palanquin) lit with fairy lights. A seated man in a patterned black-and-white turban, bare-chested with a red dhoti, wears a multicolour flower garland and gold necklace and holds a long staff topped with a trident-like finial. He sits on a leopard-print cushion before a golden sunburst backdrop, flanked by carved golden guardian figures and a carved arch of figures above. A silhouetted figure in the foreground and a partly visible attendant in white stand nearby. Garlands of yellow and orange flowers decorate the platform.

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August 25 20172017-08-25Night procession photograph at the Bengaluru Adheenam. A seated figure rides on an ornate golden palanquin-style float decorated with a large golden sun-like halo, golden pillars with carved figures, and strings of coloured fairy lights. The seated figure wears an orange-red dhoti, a crown-like headpiece, a multicoloured garland and gold necklaces, and holds a staff. Silhouetted devotees in dark clothing stand in the foreground, and oil lamps burn at the lower right. A man in white clothes stands at the right edge, holding his hands together near his face.2017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25A seated man sits at night on an ornate gold throne-like shrine (peetha) decorated with a gilded arched canopy, carved figures, a golden sunburst backdrop and strings of fairy lights. He wears a silver-grey headpiece, a multicoloured flower garland, a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, a bare chest and red-maroon dhoti-style garment, and holds a ceremonial staff topped with a small ornament. Golden draped cloth hangs behind him, and gold kalasha-like vessels flank the base. A partially visible person in white stands at the lower left edge, and another head is visible at the bottom of the frame.2017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25 +1 copiesAugust 25 20172017-08-25 +1 copiesNight photograph of an illuminated golden ratha-style shrine decorated with fairy lights and gold relief figures. A man with a dark turban or crown sits centrally on a golden seat before a radiant sunburst backdrop, wearing a marigold garland, holding a tall staff in one hand, with bare upper body and red-orange cloth. Golden kalasha-style pots and flower garlands adorn the base. In the foreground, silhouetted devotees in red and orange clothing watch the scene from below.2017-08-25 +1 copiesAugust 25 20172017-08-25 +1 copiesAugust 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25 +1 copies