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March 02 2013

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Night photograph of an outdoor temple procession on a dusty open ground. A small illuminated shrine-like palanquin with a multicoloured tiered roof and lit deity murti sits centre-left, with a few people in white clothing standing around it. Bright floodlight and a white wall-like panel are at right, with a string of pink firecracker-like sticks hanging in the foreground. Several seated spectators in the background watch under street lamps.2013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02Night photo of a temple procession on an open dirt ground. On the right, a colourful canopied palanquin with a pointed multicoloured tiered roof in red, orange and yellow with fringed tassels rides on a flat wooden cart with small wheels. Garlands hang from its pillars and a figure in a red and gold sari stands beside it, while a man in white dhoti sits on the cart platform near offerings. On the left, a smaller lit ornate shrine-like palanquin glows with warm lamplight. Several people in white and light clothing, including a child in green and a woman in white, stand around the carts. Lit deity murti are visible inside the palanquins.2011-10-06Night procession on a gravel path lit by a brightly illuminated temple chariot (ratha) with a tall tiered tower of lamps and coloured lights at its centre. Devotees in orange and saffron garments line both sides of the path; a man in white dhoti and shawl with a shaved head and a beaded mala walks at the left foreground, hands together. Further along, a figure in a dark garment walks near the chariot. A red, yellow and green canopy edge appears at the left. Dark trees frame the scene.2016-02-21A night-time photograph of a dirt road lined with dark foliage. In the foreground a figure in white clothing bends low over a small flame burning on the ground. A second figure in white stands at the left edge. In the background a tall illuminated chariot or temple-like structure with multicoloured decorations glows, and a procession of people in white and orange garments carries lamps and torches toward it. The scene suggests a night procession with oil lamps and fire offerings.2010-11-19Night procession at a temple festival, with a lit wooden chariot or ratha in the centre background, its tiered structure decorated with string lights and glowing lamps. Several men in white dhotis, some with bare upper bodies and gold-bordered shawls, walk around the chariot and pull or guide it along a dirt road. A young man in the foreground wears a white dhoti with a gold border, a white forehead tilak, and a sleeveless white garment, looking back over his shoulder. A woman in an orange sari stands at the left edge, and another woman in orange appears at the right. Several other people, including a man with a shaved head in the lower left and figures in the foreground, are partially visible.2015-05-01December 31 20152015-12-31A night-time procession on a dirt road. In the foreground, a figure seated cross-legged on a white wooden cart draped with a colourful patterned canopy with yellow fringe and a garland of flowers and green leaves around a deity murti. The seated man wears white dhoti and an orange-gold shawl and sits before a small brass lamp and offerings. Beside the cart, several women in white saris with red borders and a woman in a blue sari walk and watch. In the background, a small golden palanquin-style shrine glows with a lit deity murti as more devotees in white and light clothing gather. Dark sky surrounds the scene.2011-10-06September 05 20162016-09-05March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02A night procession photographed in near darkness. A canopied ratha or palanquin with red and gold draping and an illuminated deity murti sits at left, lit by warm lamps, while a second decorated float with garlands glows at right. A vehicle with headlights is at far left. A crowd of devotees in white and light clothing walks along the dark street, some with hands folded, lit only by the floats and a street lamp above.2013-03-02