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August 31 2011

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A decorated ratha-style cart with an orange cloth-covered platform stands before a shrine holding a Ganesha deity murti crowned with a silver crown and adorned with garlands of yellow, orange and red marigolds. A young man in a white dhoti and cream turban sits cross-legged on the cart with ash marks on his bare arms and a gold necklace, gesturing with his hands toward a young woman in an orange patterned kurta who kneels facing him, holding a rudraksha-style mala or prayer string. Colourful painted festival banners with floral and bird motifs frame the scene. Two people are physically present.2011-08-31August 31 20112011-08-31Outdoor photo of a decorated temple-style canopy in red, yellow, green and blue with painted floral panels and two painted bulls flanking a Shiva lingam. Beneath it a metal Ganesha murti in a gold arch is garlanded with yellow marigolds, red roses and green leaves. A young priest with a shaved head and tilak wears a white dhoti and a gold-striped shawl, a gold chain around his neck, and sits on the orange cloth in front of the murti, holding darbha grass. Before him stand a brass kalasha, a small lamp and an offering tray. Trees and a low building appear behind. One person is visible.2011-08-31A decorated ceremonial cart with a colourful canopy of red, blue, green and yellow embroidered panels stands on a red-and-orange cloth. Inside, a Ganesha murti in silver adornment is surrounded by yellow and red marigold and flower garlands. In front, a man in white dhoti and white head cloth sits cross-legged, ringing a handbell and holding a lamp over offerings in brass plates. A woman in an orange printed kurta with a long braid stands with palms joined in prayer, and a bald man in white clothing with a rudraksha-style cord stands at right, also with hands folded. This is a puja at a Ganesha cart.2011-08-31Outdoor 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.2011-08-31August 31 20112011-08-31A photograph of an ornate processional chariot decorated with flower garlands in marigold, white, purple and yellow, with hanging tassels in red, green, blue, purple and orange beneath a large orange umbrella. A man with long dark hair, wearing a gold crown, a red garland and a white dhoti or wrap, sits on a cushioned throne at the centre, smiling and raising one hand in greeting. Below, a partly visible man in a white shirt stands in the foreground, and a gold-and-white ornamental finial rises at the right. The setting is outdoors under a hazy sky.2010-01-01May 03 20122012-05-03November 18 20102010-11-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a decorated festival cart with a golden deity murti seated on a red cloth, surrounded by red, white and yellow garlands, with colourful embroidered cloth panels in red, blue and yellow hanging from a canopy overhead. A person with long dark hair, wearing a leopard-print garment with an orange shawl and a red garland, stands in profile at the front of the cart with palms joined in prayer. On the cart's tray are brass puja vessels including a bell, a lamp and small cups. A second person in white clothes with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala films the scene at the left edge. Palm trees and a tin-roofed structure appear in the background.2013-03-02A shaven-headed man in a white dhoti with a gold border sits cross-legged on an orange cloth before a richly decorated deity murti. The murti is adorned with white, purple and red flower garlands and a metal crown, and a tall silver lamp stands at the right. Colourful vertical cloth banners with blue, yellow, red and green floral and geometric patterns and orange hems frame the altar. A seated elderly woman in a white sari is visible at the lower left. The man wears rimless glasses, a shawl draped over his shoulder and gold necklaces, and smiles broadly. No ceremonial candidate appearance cues are strong enough to confirm a person's presence.2011-10-06December 23 20082008-12-23