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January 01 2013

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Night procession at a temple-style celebration. A decorated wooden chariot (ratha) stands at center, draped with yellow, orange and pink marigold garlands and hanging tassels, with a seated figure in an orange turban and white garment on the platform, one hand raised in greeting. A standing attendant in white dhoti and shawl stands beside him. Along the sides, a woman in a white sari with red border holds a large silver ceremonial fan on a long pole, and a woman in a pink-and-white sari with a beaded necklace walks with folded hands. Children in red and maroon traditional outfits walk behind. Devotees in white dhoti and shirts line the road, and a blue tarp and leafy tree frame the scene.January 01 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesNight procession at an ashram: a golden ratha-style palanquin decorated with marigold garlands, colourful tassels and a canopy is being pulled along a dirt path. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands on the platform beside an ornate seated figure, while white-clad devotees and women in orange and white saris walk alongside. Brass ceremonial fans with long handles are carried by attendants. Several people in white ritual clothing and a boy in white with rudraksha mala smile at the front right. A red-brown wall and a tree are in the background.January 01 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesNight procession with a decorated ratha or chariot lit by warm lamps, draped in garlands of white and red flowers and hung with colourful tassels under a blue fringed canopy. A bald man in saffron-orange garments sits on the chariot seat, appearing to be a sannyasi, not a clear a person candidate. Around it crowds of devotees in white dhotis and cream sarees carry staffs and walk alongside; orange flags and a lit temple gopuram stand in the background.2013-03-02January 1st 2013 +1 copiesMarch 02 20132013-03-02January 03 20162016-01-03January 01 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesJuly 31 20152015-07-31Night photograph of a festival procession on a dirt path beside an orange wall and trees. A gilded ratha/chariot on wheels is heavily decorated with marigold and multicolour flower garlands, a large ornate deity murti stands on it under a striped red, yellow and green canopy, and a gold-tasselled umbrella crowns the scene. A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti stands on the cart beside the murti. Several women in saris, one in cream with a yellow shawl and one in orange, watch and walk beside the cart, while a bare-chested man in white stands in the background near a red tractor pulling the cart.2011-10-04January 1st 2013