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June 26 20202020-06-26Outdoor procession scene under a tree. Three bare-chested sannyasis in saffron-orange cloth with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti on their foreheads carry a decorated wooden palanquin, or vahana, topped by a deity murti of Lord Ganapati, a pink umbrella overhead. A sannyasi at left waves a large white chamara fan toward the murti. The palanquin has a blue cloth draped beneath and a green and red painted mythical-bird carving. A yellow cloth hangs in the background. Hands are pressed together in reverence while carrying.2020-06-26A photo of a ceremonial deity murti on a peacock vahana being worshipped outdoors under a red and gold parasol. A deity figure in red and gold dress with jewelled necklaces sits on the blue-grey peacock, which has a green and red tail and painted feathers. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a red sacred thread stands at left, ringing a bell and holding a sprig of leaves over the murti. Blue silk cloth covers the base, with a brass bowl of flowers at lower left and a yellow cloth backdrop behind a tree.2020-06-26A photograph of an outdoor festival scene beside a tree. A bare-chested man with a shaved, short-cropped head and a dark moustache, wearing an orange-saffron cloth around his waist and a beaded mala, raises a large pale fan-like whisk toward the tree branches. Beside him stands an ornately decorated elephant-shaped procession vehicle painted in grey, green, red and white, carrying a deity murti under a pink-and-gold embroidered canopy umbrella. A richly embroidered blue, red and gold arch frames the scene, with a yellow cloth draped behind the vehicle and a concrete building in the background.2020-06-26October 31 20112011-10-31Outdoor procession scene with a richly decorated ratha-style palanquin topped by a large golden umbrella with fringe. The deity murti in orange and red garments is surrounded by garlands of red, yellow and green flowers and a green cloth backdrop, and is mounted on a golden peacock vehicle. In the foreground a priest in a red-orange dhoti and a patterned black-and-silver cap stands on a cloth-covered platform, holding a golden staff and reaching toward the palanquin. A second attendant in white stands at left, and a golden trident hangs at right. Blue, purple and orange cloths cover the platform, with trees and buildings in the background.2011-10-31October 31 20112011-10-31October 31 20112011-10-31A photograph of a festival procession vehicle, a ratha carrying a murti of Lord Murugan decorated with garlands of red, yellow and purple flowers. The deity sits on a peacock vahana, a gold peacock with a large gold-and-jewelled sheath, under a large orange umbrella with fringed edges. A man in orange robes and a patterned cap stands at left touching the ratha, and a man in a white dhoti and sacred thread stands beside the wooden poles. A turquoise cloth covers the foreground. Palm trees and a covered walkway appear behind.2011-10-31June 26 20202020-06-26A procession float (ratha) carrying a decorated deity murti of a warrior form seated on a golden peacock-like vahana, shielded by a large golden umbrella and framed by a dense arch of red, yellow and white marigold garlands. In front, a man in a tall patterned conical headdress and orange robes with a saffron-and-gold garland stands on the float, one arm extended toward the murti. Beside him, a bald man in a white dhoti and shawl with white ash markings on his arms stands at the float's edge. On the float's surface lie a turquoise silk cloth, two swords, a brass tray with bells and a ritual vessel, and a folded orange cloth. Trees and an orange building stand behind.2011-10-31A photograph inside a covered temple-style hall decorated with garlands of white jasmine, yellow marigolds and red flowers. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a white garland around his neck, reaches up to touch the beak of a large painted peacock vahana, white-faced with a colourful feathered body. Behind him stands a gilded deity figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, and an ornate carved chariot or palanquin in bright green, red and gold. Flower petals lie on the blue platform, and a row of decorated arches stretches into the background.2006-12-26