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Night photograph of a decorated festival throne set up outdoors, framed by a white-and-navy striped arch and a yellow fringed canopy with orange and pink flower arrangements. A figure seated on a red cushioned gold throne wears a red-and-pink flower garland and light-coloured garments, smiling. To the left, a deity murti with a jewelled crown stands beside white flower garlands. In the foreground a man in white clothes stands with his back to the camera, and a person in orange robes is at the lower left. Bright flash glare washes out the foreground.

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Night photograph of a flower-decorated palanquin or ratha-style throne at a Dasara celebration. A man seated on a red cushioned seat, with long hair, a red tilak and a pink floral garland, wears an orange robe and holds his right hand near his chest. The seat is framed by a large golden peetha-like arch edged with white, purple and red flowers, topped by a yellow fringed canopy with orange and pink blossoms. Several orange-robed attendants and white-clad devotees stand in the foreground, some with shaved heads, one woman in white near the lower right. Red stands and lights are visible in the background.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Night ceremony at a decorated outdoor dais. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a red and pink flower garland and gold necklaces, stands before a throne-like seat framed by a white-and-red floral arch with a yellow canopy. Behind him a red-and-gold chair sits among marigold and rose garlands. In the foreground, a bare-chested attendant in white dhoti holds a brass vessel, and another attendant kneels on the left beside a silver-decorated deity murti draped in white flowers. Red-orange floor and scattered petals complete the scene.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A night procession at a temple festival: a richly decorated palanquin or ratha, its canopy wrapped in white and orange flower garlands, marigold strands and red-and-yellow tassels, is carried forward with a lit lamp at its arch. A man in red-orange dhoti and shawl stands at the front, and a figure in a saffron garment with a crown-like headdress and multiple beaded garlands sits seated on a cushioned throne inside the palanquin. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, one holding a red-and-gold ceremonial umbrella lit by floodlights. The scene is dark around the glowing decorations and lamps.2016-03-07A decorated floating platform on dark water at night, draped with orange-brown cloth and strung with garlands of marigold, yellow and white flowers. A seated figure in orange robes sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne under a canopy with colourful tassels; the figure is in front of a tall garlanded backrest. Two people stand waist-deep in the water beside the platform: one in an orange-red garment with a shaved head, and another in white with an orange sash at the right edge. A silver kalasha vessel and flower offerings sit on the platform, and a lower foreground figure in white is visible from behind. Lamps and lights line the platform.2011-03-03October 17 20102010-10-17March 07 20162016-03-07October 17 20102010-10-17March 07 20162016-03-07January 03 20102010-01-03