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November 21 2015

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Night outdoor ritual beside a golden ratha-style cart with a deity murti draped in marigold and red flower garlands behind. A young man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, wearing a tall decorated ceremonial crown and a rudraksha mala, offers a plate of fruit including papaya and bananas. Three women stand nearby: one in an orange kurta and red-orange dress, one in a yellow top, and one in white with an orange shawl, presenting the offering. A man in white ritual dress sits on the cart seated before a brass plate and ritual vessels, with smoke rising. Street lamps and dark ground in the background.2011-12-12November 24 20152015-11-24Night photograph of a festival procession on a teal and yellow ratha. A figure in an orange-red dhoti and a white turban kneels at the front edge of the chariot, bare-armed, with rudraksha beads on the arm and chest, holding a brass vessel out toward the crowd. A red and white striped cloth and flower garland decorate the platform behind. Below, a crowd of devotees reaches up with open hands to receive from the vessel. Strings of green and purple fairy lights hang in the dark background.2015-11-24December 24 20112011-12-24December 24 20112011-12-24November 19 20152015-11-19November 16 20152015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16Night procession on a decorated wheeled ratha or chariot with a brass-trimmed base and a canopy of marigold and multicolour flower garlands above a deity murti. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and a patterned white-and-silver crown, bends forward over a tray of fruit and offerings. A young woman in a white top and orange-red shawl holds up an offering plate to him. Standing nearby are men in checked shirts, a man in white dhoti holding a torch flame, and a person in a headcloth holding a book. Figures on the left and centre are seen partly in the dark, with a lit torch at right and an orange-red building behind.2011-12-24November 16 20152015-11-16December 24 20112011-12-24Night photograph of a ceremony on a wooden cart decorated with carved panels and a Ganesha relief. A seated young man in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits before a deity murti draped in yellow and red flower garlands, with a silver-and-gold crown behind him. In front of him is a brass plate of fruit and coconuts. A bald priest in white dhoti and shawl holds out offerings, while a cameraman films and a woman in red shawl and glasses stands at right. Oil lamps burn at the edge of the scene.2011-12-24