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October 29 20062006-10-29October 29 20062006-10-29October 09 20062006-10-09December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesOctober 29 20062006-10-29October 09 20062006-10-09Night procession at a temple-style event. A deity murti is carried on an ornate golden palanquin decorated with a flower garland, a red canopy with coloured fringe, and a lit oil lamp in front. A man in an orange robe and a patterned cap stands at the front, holding up a long ornamental staff. Around the palanquin, men in white dhotis and shirts walk and stand, some with hands folded in prayer, and a large crowd of devotees fills the dark street in the foreground. Tall ceremonial umbrellas with orange flags and gold finials are visible on the right. The photo is taken from behind the crowd, so only partial faces are visible.2010-11-11Night-time temple procession photographed on an open paved road. At centre, a palanquin-style ratha carries a golden deity murti under a red and gold canopy with orange pennants, a lit oil lamp burning on its front ledge. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk beside and before the vehicle, some holding hands in a line, and a few men in saffron-orange cloth stand at the left near the lamp. A bald man seated on the platform wears white with rudraksha-style beads. Boys in colourful shirts watch from the right, and tall ceremonial staffs with gold-tipped ornaments rise above the crowd. Dozens of people are visible in the crowd.2010-11-11Night procession at an open dirt ground, with a crowd of devotees in white, blue, saffron and maroon clothes walking around a large golden palanquin carrying a deity murti decorated with flower garlands. A shirtless priest in a saffron-orange dhoti stands at the front of the palanquin, holding a torch or flame toward the murti amid smoke. Ornate gold-framed canopies, colourful umbrellas and string lights surround the scene, with a green floodlight in the background.2016-11-05A night procession at a temple chariot (ratha) in Tamil Nadu. A decorated wooden ratha carries an illuminated shrine with deity murtis draped in flower garlands and marigold strands, and a small framed portrait is mounted on its left side. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts crowd around, several with orange cloth draped over their shoulders, and some wear rudraksha malas. In the left foreground a man in a pale yellow shirt and dark trousers stands near a figure in pale clothing. A small portrait on the left shows a bearded man in a white turban, and the ratha's upper section bears an illuminated Tamil-script banner. Visible people number roughly fifteen to twenty.2006-10-28October 29 20062006-10-29February 11 20132013-02-11