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October 10 2013

Night procession at a temple, lit by a flaming torch and warm lamps on an ornate, brightly decorated chariot-style shrine at right. Around him, devotees in white and pink clothes raise their hands in joyful chant; a woman in a gold-patterned sari and a woman in an orange shawl walk beside. A smiling man in an orange robe stands at right foreground. A saffron triangular flag on a pole rises behind the group.

December 31 2011

Night procession scene with devotees in white ritual clothing crowding a street, many with arms raised and hands folded in devotion. In the foreground a man with greying hair in a white kurta and rudraksha mala palms together and claps; behind him a man in white with a red-bordered shawl and a dark mala, and a light-haired woman in white. A bearded man in white holds a long wooden pole. Behind the crowd, an illuminated ornate chariot or ratha glows with decorations and red lamps. Several spectators at right in shirts watch. The description covers a visible procession rather than a specific named event.

A photograph inside a dimly lit temple corridor with carved stone pillars. In the centre, a bare-headed man in a red robe and a long red rudraksha mala stands with a white cloth tied on his head, his hands held together in greeting. Beside him, a figure in saffron-orange robes holds a silver trident aloft, with a garland of white flowers. A woman in a dark maroon sari with folded hands and a man in a white dhoti and shirt stand nearby, while a line of people in white dress and yellow-trimmed cloths and a man in a blue striped shirt in the foreground watch. Behind them a glowing, lit golden shrine canopy houses a deity murti.

Night-time temple courtyard ritual with a crowd of devotees facing a decorated shrine. Foreground devotees in white dhotis and orange saffron robes stand with their backs to the camera, some with red-and-saffron shawls. Many women in white and orange saffron clothing, one older woman with grey hair in an orange top has her hands joined in prayer. On the right a lit shrine holds a deity murti decorated with garlands. On the left a decorated palanquin with red and pink garlands and a Ganesha murti stands near a pillared hall with framed portraits and hanging saffron banners. A white smoke plume rises in the middle. Several orange-clad people are visible near the centre, and the scene appears to be a devotional ceremony or aarti.

May 27 2013

Photograph of a procession moving down a temple corridor at night, lit by hanging lamps. A central man with a swept-back hairstyle wears a rust-red shawl over his shoulders, a heavy gold necklace and a crown-like headpiece, and smiles while walking. Around him, several bald men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and gold chains walk alongside, some with hands clasped. Men in white dhotis and a bearded elder in white stand nearby, and a young boy in a blue shirt faces the group. Temple walls behind them show painted deity figures, black information boards and wrought-iron grilles, with a crowd of onlookers in the background. a person cues include long swept-back hair, a crown-like headpiece and a shawl with ornate gold necklace.

Night procession scene on a dirt ground with a crowd of devotees dancing and gesturing with raised hands. In the centre, a man in a white short-sleeved shirt and tan trousers moves with his hands raised, near a man in a white dhoti with a green-and-gold border and bare upper body. On the right, several men in saffron-orange robes and bare-chested sannyasi attire, some with orange shawls and beaded necklaces, join the dance, one holding a red flag. Behind them, a drummer with a large drum and saffron flags on poles, and figures in white clothes. A procession or rathotsavam celebration in the dark. The page excerpt references a Rathotsavam, which this image shows only indirectly through the flags and dancing.

October 10 2013

May 29 2015

Night procession on a dirt road with a lit, ornate deity murti on a decorated palanquin or ratha in the background. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala plays a drum, while a man in white dhoti with a red-and-gold sash beats a drum and a bare-chested man in white with gold border carries a standard. An elderly man in white with a red-and-orange sash covers his face with a hand, and another elderly man in white holds a tall orange and gold banner. Floodlights and trees frame the nighttime scene.