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Night procession photograph: a large golden ratha or palanquin-style float carries a deity murti adorned with garlands of red, yellow, purple and green flowers, set beneath an arched decorative canopy and a multicoloured umbrella-like top. A golden bull figure stands at the base. Two men in orange-saffron clothing with rudraksha malas and tilaka sit at the front of the vehicle, one bare-chested, steering or pulling the float. Strings of coloured fairy lights decorate the trees, a crescent moon shows in the dark sky, and a crowd of devotees stands in the background on the right.

April 23 2013

2013-04-23 +2 copies

A night procession on a decorated vehicle. A deity murti is framed by a large arch of marigold and flower garlands and a white-and-red canopy on top. A shirtless man in a white dhoti stands on the golden-decorated platform, one hand at the murti, steadying it. A tractor-like vehicle pulls the float, its headlights glowing. Strings of multicoloured fairy lights in green, purple and blue stretch along the roadside, with dark trees and a lamp post behind.

December 12 2011

Night procession on a dark road lit by strings of multicoloured fairy lights along a fence. A red tractor with headlights on leads a flatbed trailer carrying an ornate golden canopied shrine with a small deity murti seated within, draped in garlands and a red cloth, beside a gold bull figure, under a striped canopy umbrella. Two white-clad men in dhotis and shirts stand at the right edge of the road beside a second lit ornamental float. Decorative red and white lights are strung along the roadside.

Night procession photograph showing two deity murtis seated on a golden palanquin-style throne decorated with multicolored flower garlands, under a rainbow-striped ceremonial umbrella. A young man in white dhoti and shawl stands on the left holding a lamp near the deities. Another man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at the right, beside a gilded ratha-like canopy and a vehicle with men seated in front. Dark night background with a red cloth draped below the murtis.

Night photograph of a temple procession. A decorated golden ratha or palanquin-style float, draped with pink, yellow and green flower garlands and tasselled trim, carries a deity murti in a shrine canopy. A red umbrella is held over it by a man in an orange saffron dhoti. Another man in orange robes stands on the float, and a bald monk in orange sits in the foreground on a red tractor. Bystanders in white dhotis, checked shirts and a yellow shirt watch from the roadway under a strong floodlight. Tassels in red, purple and blue hang from the structure.

Night procession photographed from a tractor-drawn wagon. A red tractor with a white canopy and a driver in a white shirt leads a decorated wooden float. On the float, a golden ratha-style structure with a large gold umbrella over an elaborately decorated throne holds a figure in white garments, with multicoloured tassels hanging from the canopy. A person in an orange-red dhoti stands on the float beside the figure. Monks in orange-red robes walk alongside, and a man in white dhoti and shirt stands at right. A blue cloth banner on the float reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham. Procession.

November 11 2015

September 01 2016

Night photograph of a procession on a dirt road. A decorated deity murti sits under a red and gold parasol atop a flower-garlanded, gold-covered platform on a flatbed cart, pulled by a red tractor at left. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes holds a crown-like ceremonial object near the murti. Two men carry burning torches beside the cart, and a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and gold border walks at right. Tin-roofed pavilion and trees are behind, with spectators at left.

Night procession scene: a decorated palanquin-style float carries two ornately dressed deity murtis draped in garlands of orange, purple and white flowers, under a multicoloured fringed canopy with a gilded top. A priest in white dhoti with a bare upper body and sacred thread bends over a low table with a lamp and offering vessels at the float's front. Behind, a second gilded float with a tall golden canopy is pulled by a red tractor driven by a man in a white shirt, with another man in a green shirt beside him. A standing priest in white with a rudraksha mala looks on. Dark night sky background.