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Night procession with a large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas moving around a decorated deity palanquin. The palanquin is framed by a colorful arch of red, yellow, green and white rounded elements, with two deity murti figures visible on top. Several men hold lit oil lamps and torches, and one holds a flame aloft. In the foreground, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks with eyes lowered, with a person candidate visible among the procession. Other participants wear orange shawls and mala beads.

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Night procession with many devotees in white clothes and orange shawls moving past a decorated palanquin topped with a multicoloured arched canopy of lights and small lamps. Two deity murti figures are carried on the palanquin, adorned with garlands. Several people hold oil lamps and a torch flame. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back hair, an orange saffron garment and a rudraksha mala walks with eyes lowered, and his appearance matches the Swamiji (probable) cues of long hair and saffron clothing. Other people around him wear white dhotis and orange shawls.2006-12-23Night procession with a crowd of devotees in white clothing. At left, a large ornate ratha or palanquin with a multicoloured striped and studded halo-like canopy carries two gold-decorated deity murti dressed in garlands. In the centre, a man in white holds a tray with a lit oil lamp flame. A woman in a white sari with a red bindi and rudraksha-style beads stands with hands folded at right. A young person in an orange shawl stands at right edge, and a figure with long dark hair and an orange cloth is seen from behind in the foreground. Lit lanterns with red bases are carried along the crowd in the background.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession photographed at close range. Central focus is a decorated palanquin or ratha carrying deity murti under a multicolour arch of rounded striped and red fringed ornaments with lit lamp-like bulbs and a canopy above. Devotees in white dhotis and white shirts carry the palanquin and hold red-cloth bundles and long white poles. Lit torches and brass oil lamps appear at the edges. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and raised arm wears an orange-saffron shawl, and nearby men in orange shawls and rudraksha-style beads stand in the crowd. Many people fill the frame.2006-12-23Night procession at an outdoor temple festival. Central focus is a large ceremonial palanquin decorated with a rainbow-coloured floral arch in red, yellow, green and pink, topped by a fringed canopy, carrying two deity murtis adorned with garlands. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis walk around it, some with hands folded in namaskar and others holding oil lamps on brass stands and a lit lamp. Several men wear saffron/orange shawls. A tall palm tree stands at right under dark sky.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesNight procession photographed outdoors. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron garment with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala walks forward with hands together, a presence that appears to be Swamiji (probable) based on the long hair, saffron clothing and mala. A young attendant in white with an orange shawl to his left carries a glass jar. Behind, a multicoloured canopy umbrella is held aloft. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis walk around, some holding white poles or staffs, and a row of devotees stands at right. Behind them, an illuminated decorated arch with a deity murti and peacock-feather motifs is carried in the procession. Dark background, bright lamp lighting. Around fifteen to twenty people are visible.2006-12-23Night procession outdoors under a dark sky. A man in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala walks at the centre under a multicoloured fringed parasol. Around him, men and boys in white ritual clothes and orange shoulder cloths carry a glowing arched float decorated with rows of lights, red and green garlands, and painted deity figures. Several white-clad men hold long poles and a boy in white leans into the frame. One young man carries a glass jar. The scene is lit by the float and lamps.2006-12-23Night procession with a lit oil lamp held aloft by a man in orange-saffron cloth at left. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with red-and-white scarves, carry a decorated palanquin or ratha on poles, their hands raised overhead. The ornate structure has a fringed canopy with red, green, yellow and white bands, and a central deity murti with a snake hood. A decorated umbrella with tassels stands at upper left. Dark background with partial figures in the foreground.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession photographed from close range. In the foreground a long-haired man with bare back wears an orange sacred cloth draped over his shoulder, seen from behind. Men in white dhotis and shirts carry a decorated palanquin with a colourful rainbow-striped arch of lamps and tassels, holding deity murti figures with ornate garlands. Some men hold red poles and brass staffs; a tall brass lamp stand is at right. A woman in an orange sari and a child with a red tilak stand at the right edge, with a sadhvi in orange in the lower right. Dark sky and bright lights set the scene.2006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23