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May 17 2011

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May 17 20112011-05-17May 17 20112011-05-17Night outdoor festival scene at a temple-style ground. Centre: a golden ornate arch-shaped shrine framing a silver-faced deity murti seated on a golden bull mount (Nandi), draped in pink cloth, garlanded with yellow and purple flowers and a beaded necklace. A young man in white dhoti and bare upper body stands at left, waving a feathered fan or chamara toward the deity. A striped multicoloured canopy with tassels rises above. Around them, many men in white dhotis and white shirts, some in orange or saffron robes, stand among the crowd; a man in white with a grey turban is at right. A small brass lamp and offering vessel sit on the base. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2016-01-02December 12 20112011-12-12Night photograph of a procession float carrying a decorated deity murti under a multicolored umbrella. The murti is framed by a golden arch and garlanded with yellow, red and white flower strings. A woman in an orange saree stands at left holding a white fan-like whisk above the murti. At right, a person in white with a white head covering and beaded necklace kneels at the platform, beside brass lamps, a thali of flowers and fruit, and a kalasha-like vessel. The float is gold-trimmed. Devotees in white and in saree stand around the platform in the dark, and a bright street light is visible behind.2011-12-12Night procession with a large illuminated Ganesha murti in bright orange and red paint, wearing a gold crown and garlands, seated on a decorated vehicle with a painted mouse figure below. Attendants in orange and white garments walk alongside, some holding long decorated fan-shaped banners in red, blue and gold, and a red ceremonial umbrella stands at left. Crowds of devotees in white, orange, pink and purple clothing fill the foreground, with a second illuminated figure glowing at right under dark trees and a red container behind.2016-09-15Night procession on a dark road lit by floodlights. A large grey Ganesha murti with gold crown, raised trunk and ornaments towers over a decorated open cart. A figure in orange robes and a saffron head wrap sits on the cart near the murti, with a crimson-clad seated person beside him; two attendants hold blue and silver umbrellas, and a shirtless man in white dhoti stands in front. Orange-robed attendants and onlookers stand along the road. Cart covered with a striped woven cloth and gold-painted base. a person appears as the orange-robed seated figure on the cart, identified by saffron robes, rudraksha mala and head wrap, while the cart's seated figure in crimson is a separate person.2017-09-03Night procession photograph of a decorated palanquin carrying a deity murti under a multicoloured ceremonial umbrella. The murti is garlanded with yellow, red and green flower strands. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a white crown-like cap sits beside the murti on a brass-framed cart, with a small brass lamp and offerings before them. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a brown head covering holds a flaming torch. A woman in a red shawl walks at left, and two men sit at right near the cart.2011-12-24Night procession with a large deity murti of Devi on a lion-mount, garlanded with yellow and orange flower garlands and draped in orange cloth, being carried forward. A man in orange dhoti stands on the vehicle near the murti. Beside it, a bearded man sits on a red-cushioned gold-trimmed palanquin wearing a flower garland and an orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala and gold chain visible; he is seated in the procession with attendants in white and orange around him. An orange umbrella is held over the seat. Several bare-chested men in orange and red dhotis and white-clad devotees walk in the foreground, some with wet hair, and a woman in pink sits at right. The scene is lit by flash against a dark night background. a person candidate: the seated bearded man has a garland, orange shawl and rudraksha mala; appearance is not fully distinctive, so identity is uncertain.2016-10-11Night procession with a brightly lit illuminated ratha/chariot behind a crowd of devotees. In the centre, a man in a rust-red dhoti and draped red shawl with a red flower garland, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold pendant walks beneath a dark ornate umbrella, while a figure in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered waistband walks beside him. Devotees in white saris and orange garments fill the foreground and sides.2016-02-21March 02 20162016-03-02A night procession moves along a dark path. At centre, a figure in a dark robe with a light-coloured garland walks ahead of an illuminated chariot (ratha) decorated with strings of lights, tassels and a colourful canopy. Behind them, a dark ornate parasol is held aloft. On the left, a person in white clothing with a rudraksha mala and a saffron-trimmed cloth stands with hands folded. Several other people in dark clothes walk nearby, and a crescent moon shows in the upper left.2016-02-17