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October 20 2006

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Outdoor scene on a dusty red-earth ground during a temple procession. A large crowd of men, women and children in saris, dhotis, shirts and bright cotton clothes gathers in front of an ornate cream-coloured stone canopy shrine on the right, where a deity murti is decorated with garlands and a figure in white stands beside it. Saffron-clad attendees are visible among the crowd. A white flag and orange pennants flank the shrine, and a small temple gopuram stands at the left under a grey, overcast sky. A young girl in a pink top holds a small plate.2006-10-20Outdoor photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered on bare ground beside a palm tree and a low wall during a ratha yatra procession. Men wear white dhotis and shirts, women wear bright saris in green, pink and blue, and a small child in a light blue dress stands in the foreground. At right, a golden ornate ratha/chariot stands with orange flags and garlands, and a man in white attends it near framed photographs. The crowd faces the chariot with hands folded in devotion.2006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20Outdoor photograph of a ratha yatra procession on a grassy open ground. A richly carved golden wooden chariot canopy with a red interior and orange flags, decorated with garlands, carries a deity murti. A man in a white shirt and white trousers walks barefoot in the foreground, with a crowd of villagers in lungis, saris and checked shirts gathered around the chariot. Several children are visible among them, and a small framed photograph is attached to the chariot.2006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20A wide outdoor photograph of a dusty open ground with many children and some adults standing in loose rows, most with heads bowed and eyes lowered. In the foreground four boys stand close together: one in a yellow shirt and grey trousers, one in a grey striped shirt, one in a light blue checked shirt, and one in a blue and white striped top. Behind them children wear white, yellow, orange, red and blue clothing, including girls in saris and long skirts. Trees, a low building and a grey sky with a wall in the distance form the background.2006-05-05October 20 20062006-10-20January 08 20102010-01-08Outdoor photo of a temple ritual in progress beside a small stone shrine with a carved pediment topped by white figures of bulls. Inside the shrine a deity murti is decorated with garlands and flowers. A figure in orange robes stands at the shrine doorway, while another in orange sits near it. Many devotees sit on gravel in white and cream clothing, some women in saffron, teal and red saris, with long braided hair. Several men in white dhotis stand in lines on the left. Colourful umbrellas or canopies with orange and blue fringes shade the procession area, and a metal-roofed shelter and water tank appear at left under trees.2006-12-25