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November 21 2013

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Night-time outdoor ritual at a deity murti decorated with a garland of white, yellow, red and purple flowers, with a jewelled face mask on the murti. A priest in orange robes at left holds an oil lamp aloft. In the centre, a bare-headed priest in white dhoti with gold border lifts a flaming torch, while another man in orange holds a flaming torch beside him. A tiger-striped cloth covers a low platform laden with fruit, sweets, plates and books. Devotees in orange and white stand in the background, some holding cameras, and a man in orange at right presses palms together in worship. Dark trees and rocks surround the open ground.2013-11-21November 22 20132013-11-22Night outdoor ritual photograph with a large blazing torch held in the right foreground and another flame lit in the centre. A priest in white dhoti with a bare upper body and a pale forehead stripe lifts a lamp near a tiger-striped cloth on a low platform. Nearby, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a bald head presses palms together. A bald man in orange clothes kneels at the front, hands folded. Behind the platform, a garland of yellow and red flowers hangs over a deity murti area and a blue draped seat. Trays of sweets and food offerings sit on the altar, with books and a black speaker box. Several men in white and orange clothes stand in the background, along with a cameraman and a truck. This is an aarti scene, and the people's identities are not established from appearance.2013-11-21November 21 20132013-11-21December 24 20112011-12-24Night outdoor ritual procession at a temple-like setting. A deity murti is decorated with a garland of white, yellow, green and red flowers, sits on a wooden cart draped with an orange-and-tiger-striped cloth, and is shielded by an ornate umbrella with colourful fringe. A man in orange robes stands at left, arms extended toward the murti. At right, a bare-chested man in red-brown dhoti with gold trim and a gold necklace stands with palms joined in namaskar, while other people in orange and white clothes stand nearby. Flaming torches light the scene, and a person in the background holds a camera. Other people are visible behind them.2013-11-21December 05 20112011-12-05November 21 20132013-11-21December 01 20122012-12-01Night procession on a dirt road with a decorated wooden cart carrying a deity murti under a striped canopy and red-and-gold drapes. A man in a saffron/orange dhoti and shawl, with a tall ornate crown-like headdress, stands at the left facing the cart and holds up a lit oil lamp or aarti flame. Several men in white dhotis and shirts pull or walk beside the cart, while a crowd of devotees, some in white and one child in a yellow-striped shirt holding a stick, follows in the background under dark sky and distant lights.2010-11-11December 06 20112011-12-06Night procession photo: a shaved-headed monk in saffron-orange robes holds a lit flame toward an ornate deity murti decorated with garlands in green, pink and red, set on a gold-coloured palanquin-style platform under a large umbrella-like canopy with coloured fringes. A man in white dhoti with a maroon-edged cloth assists by holding the canopy. Devotees in saffron and white stand in the foreground with palms joined in prayer. The scene is aarti during a procession.2010-11-19