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April 24 2013

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March 02 20132013-03-02January 01 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesDecember 12 20112011-12-12December 05 20112011-12-05November 01 20112011-11-01Night photo of a colourfully decorated procession vehicle with a canopy of red, blue and yellow patterned panels and gold fringe. Inside the shrine, a deity murti sits garlanded with orange and pink flower garlands and a yellow garland. A man in a white dhoti sits cross-legged on the platform in front of the murti, handling a brass oil lamp and offering items. A second man in a red shirt stands at the left edge beside a blue vehicle rail, and a street light glows at right.2012-05-03Night procession at a temple-style palanquin decorated with colourful striped and floral-painted panels and a yellow fringed canopy. Inside the shrine, flowers and garlands surround a deity murti, and a painted backdrop shows a shivalinga and sacred animals. Two attendants stand on either side holding large white fan-like chamaras. The man on the left wears a white dhoti and turban with gold-edged cloth and a gold chain. The man on the right is bare-chested with an orange-saffron wrap and a patterned tall headpiece, holding a chamara and wearing bangles. Banana leaves and garlands frame the palanquin.2011-12-05A night-time photograph of a religious procession. A shaven-headed priest in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, with white sacred markings on his face and arms, stands at the left of a decorated palanquin and waves a large white feathered chamara fan over a deity murti. The murti is adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands and red flowers, and sits under a golden crown on a red draped platform. The palanquin is hung with colourful painted cloth panels in red, blue, green and yellow with floral and bird motifs, and gold-toned ornamental carvings flank the deity. Crowd figures are faintly visible in the darkness at the lower left. Ratha/palanquin worship in a night procession.2013-03-02A night-time photo of a decorated festival ratha or palanquin on a wooden platform, its canopy draped with colourful patterned fabric in red, green, blue and yellow with orange fringe and a golden top valance. Inside the shrine, a deity murti is garlanded with white flowers and red and green foliage, and an oil lamp is lit before it. A seated priest in white dhoti with a golden border and bare upper body holds up a lamp in both hands, performing aarti. A gilded ornate structure stands at the left edge, and a small sign board is visible behind.2011-10-06Night photograph of a decorated festival chariot (ratha) with a colourful painted canopy in red, yellow, blue and green panels, its pillars wrapped in ornamental patterns. Beneath the canopy sits a deity murti in a blue cloth, draped with large marigold garlands and a red garland. In front, a saffron-robed sadhu wearing a white-and-silver head cloth performs aarti with a lamp before brass kalasha and offerings of fruit on a platter. A saffron-robed monk with a shaved head stands at left with palms joined. A woman in a yellow garment and other devotees in white dhotis stand at right with hands folded, and a white ceremonial fan (chamara) is held at the left edge.2010-11-19Night-time photograph of a decorated festival palanquin or ratha on a flat wooden platform, under a canopy with colourful striped and floral-patterned hangings and orange-yellow fringe. Inside the shrine area, two small deity murtis are adorned with white and red flower garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and upper cloth sits cross-legged on an orange cloth beside brass puja vessels and a lamp. To the right, a person in white clothes with an orange shawl reaches toward the shrine. Dark leafy trees and a street light frame the scene.2011-10-06A night-time photograph of a priest in a shaved head and white dhoti with gold border, bare-chested except for a white upper cloth, standing at a deity murti dressed in red and gold silk and heavily garlanded with yellow, orange and magenta flowers. He holds a hand near the murti while a large white chamara fan of feathers sweeps across the right foreground. Gold-embroidered ornate furniture and pink flower garlands appear at the left edge.2011-10-03