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November 26 2014

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Evening outdoor scene at a temple site over rubble and broken stones. A bare-chested man in a rust-red dhoti with gold borders and a long red and white flower garland walks forward, wearing gold armbands. Behind him a figure in white with a white shawl and gold-bordered cloth carries a stick, and a man in white kurta holds a plate of red flowers. A red curtain and lit glass shrine hang to the left, with trees and lamps in the background. a person: long swept-back hair, gold necklace and ornate garland, gold-bordered dhoti.2014-11-26November 26 20142014-11-26Night outdoor ritual scene on a paved courtyard. A central man in a maroon-red dhoti and shawl with gold borders wears a long white and pink flower garland and a white forehead mark. Beside him, a bald younger man in matching maroon robes and a rudraksha mala stands with hands together near a red-garbed attendant. Women in maroon saris kneel on the paving, touching the ground, behind a golden elephant statue and a raised seat draped in orange fabric beneath a canopy with a blue fringe.2014-08-25August 24 20142014-08-24A nighttime photograph inside a open tent with scaffolding and string lights overhead. A procession moves across a sandy ground: in the centre a man in a saffron-orange robe with gold borders and a long red flower garland walks holding a brass kalasha-style vessel with green leaves, while beside him two shaved-headed men in red-brown robes with gold borders and rudraksha malas carry items. On the far right a man in white dhoti with gold border and a white-marked forehead and rudraksha mala walks. Behind them a crowd of devotees, including women in saris and children, watches.2015-05-29Night procession on a dirt path lit by a distant lamp. Five men walk in a line: a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha-style pendant at left; a central man in orange-saffron robes with gold-bordered shawl walking with hands folded; a man in orange robes with gold border behind him holding hands together; a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border; and a shaved-headed man in orange robes carrying a tray with a small silver vessel, green leaves and white flowers. A man in a white shirt at right holds a lit lamp and a flower garland. Appearance-based identity of the central figure is uncertain, so he is described only by role as a devotee walking in the procession.2012-01-02October 02 20142014-10-02Evening procession at a temple courtyard at dusk, with palm trees silhouetted behind. In the foreground, a young man in saffron-orange robes and red waist sash holds a gold-framed deity image garlanded with white flowers, and a trident-bearing attendant in orange stands at left. Beside them, a man in a maroon-brown dhoti-style cloth with a gold waist band and a white flower garland with orange and blue accents, and white tripundra forehead marks, walks smiling. Behind, a man in white dhoti with a red-marked forehead carries a tall pole, and several devotees in white follow. A decorated kalasha-style pillar and a black stone deity murti garlanded with flowers stand at right.2014-09-30July 31 20152015-07-31Night-time photograph of a procession on a paved path beneath a tree. On the left, a man in a white dhoti with gold borders and a white shawl carries a silver tray of red and yellow flowers, with rudraksha beads and a red garland, and white tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a man in saffron robes with gold trim wears a long gold necklace and rudraksha mala and walks barefoot, smiling. Behind them, women in deep red and orange saris wear rudraksha malas, one holding a small lamp. At the right edge, a woman in white holds her hands together in greeting. A red pillar, a long golden staff and a striped cloth hang nearby. Four women and two men are visible in the scene.2015-08-31November 21 20152015-11-21May 29 20152015-05-29