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August 29 2007

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A festival procession on a decorated ratha-style float under a striped fabric canopy, with garlands of marigold and multicoloured flowers. At the centre sits a deity murti dressed in white and saffron cloth with flower garlands. Behind it hangs a framed portrait of a man in orange robes with long dark hair. A man in saffron clothing stands on the float with a rudraksha mala, looking toward the float's base. Below, a man in a white shirt and orange shawl takes a photo with a phone, and several men in white shirts stand near a table of fruit, a brass kalasha-style vessel and offerings. Crowds stand in the background amid thatched huts and trees.2008-12-23Outdoor ritual on a street during a procession. A green-and-teal covered cart or float is decorated with a striped arch of red, white, green and yellow garlands, with a deity murti and flowers on a white-draped altar. A young man in white dhoti and orange-trimmed shawl sits cross-legged on the float, while another man in white with a sacred thread and white shawl serves from a steel vessel. A woman in a purple and blue floral sari with bangles offers something from a brass plate of fruit and flowers. Several boys and an elderly man watch from the roadside.2007-08-29Outdoor procession on a decorated cart with a canopy and garlands of marigolds and leaves. In the centre, deity murti are dressed and garlanded on a white cloth; above them a framed portrait shows a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha-style necklace and long hair, shown as a painted picture on the cart rather than a physical person. A man in orange robes with long curly hair stands at left, facing the cart with raised hands, possibly offering arati or worship. On the right, a man in orange robes with a garland of beads and two people with folded hands stand among devotees in white clothes. Red umbrellas and a tiled-roof building sit behind the crowd under bright sunlight.2008-12-23Outdoor procession at a temple-style ratha cart decorated with green, white and red garlands in an arch above it. A framed portrait of a long-haired man in orange clothes and a beaded necklace sits atop the arch. Beneath it, deity murti and marigold garlands rest on the white cart, with brass bells, flowers, fruit and banana leaves arranged on a purple cloth. On the left, a man in orange robes with a shawl rings a bell over the offerings. On the right, a man in orange robes with a long mala and a young man with hands in anjali stand beside devotees in white dhotis and yellow shawls, with red umbrellas overhead. Several devotees behind them are visible.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A photograph of a festival procession at an outdoor Brahmotsava celebration. A man in a long-sleeved orange robe with long dark hair and an ornate gold necklace, standing at right, places his hand on the head of a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala, who holds a silver tray of fruit and a coconut in both hands. Behind them a decorated ratha or palanquin is festooned with yellow marigold garlands and red-green-white bunting, with a framed portrait on top. Several young men and women in white clothing stand at left, one with hands pressed in namaskar, and a brass lamp and flowers sit on the cart.2008-12-23Outdoor puja under a tree at an ashram: a sitting man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl over his shoulder performs ritual service before a decorated deity murti set on a golden-brown cloth-covered platform. The murti is garlanded with white flower garlands and wears a red and gold cloth; a multicoloured fringed umbrella with red, blue and yellow tassels shades it. Brass vessels, a bell, a lamp and a steel pot sit on a teal and pink mat in front. A second person in white clothes sits at the left, and a building with a red-painted doorway stands behind.2007-05-31Outdoor ritual on an orange-draped cart decorated with flower garlands and colourful embroidered panels. A young priest in white dhoti and a cream turban sits cross-legged, applying sacred ash or sandal to his arm while pouring from a small cup over a brass plate. A devotee in a mustard-yellow shirt sits opposite with palms pressed together in prayer, holding a small brass vessel. Brass bells and a brass plate sit on the orange cloth. Behind them is a deity murti in a decorated shrine framed by red and yellow garlands and a gold-brown cloth. Yellow-orange flags and a vehicle stand in the background.2011-08-31Outdoor photograph of a festival procession on a decorated wooden cart with white wheels and a red-and-yellow garlanded arch. On the cart, a framed portrait of a smiling man in orange robes and a beaded necklace is set above a garlanded deity murti with a crown, flower garlands and a white cloth. A man in an orange robe with a red shawl holds up a flame or lamp toward the murti, while a red parasol shades the scene. On the right, a man with long dark hair, orange robe and gold-beaded mala stands with palms pressed together, and a row of devotees in white clothes folds hands in prayer behind the cart. Fruit, flowers and offering plates sit on the cart's purple cloth. A corrugated-roof building stands in the background.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23