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Night procession scene at a temple cart. Behind a red-wheeled wooden cart, a deity murti is decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands and a crown, set against a colourful painted ratha canopy with striped panels in blue, yellow and red. A seated figure in orange robes with a crown-like headpiece sits on the cart, with brass vessels and a lamp before them. In the foreground, a bald man in white clothes and an orange shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands beside a bald man in white holding a kalasha-style object. Several white-clad devotees and a woman in a sari stand nearby. A shawl-wrapped figure in white stands at the left edge.

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Night photo of a decorated ratha-style palanquin under a open-sided pavilion hung with colourful festoons and tassels. Inside the shrine a deity murti is garlanded with flowers and dressed in a blue cloth. A man in an orange cloth holds up a lamp or aarti flame before the murti. Devotees stand around in white dhotis and white saris, several in orange and pink, hands folded in anjali. A young man in white with a tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala stands in the front left with palms pressed together. Brass vessels sit on the platform beside the offerings.2010-11-19Night photograph of a decorated festival chariot (ratha) with a colourful painted canopy in red, yellow, blue and green panels, its pillars wrapped in ornamental patterns. Beneath the canopy sits a deity murti in a blue cloth, draped with large marigold garlands and a red garland. In front, a saffron-robed sadhu wearing a white-and-silver head cloth performs aarti with a lamp before brass kalasha and offerings of fruit on a platter. A saffron-robed monk with a shaved head stands at left with palms joined. A woman in a yellow garment and other devotees in white dhotis stand at right with hands folded, and a white ceremonial fan (chamara) is held at the left edge.2010-11-19Night procession on a dirt road: a decorated palanquin-style shrine with a multicoloured striped canopy and orange fringe carries a deity murti adorned with garlands, lit by a small lamp. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, some with yellow shawls and white forehead marks, pull the shrine with red cloth ropes. A bald man in an orange robe and orange cloth walks beside the shrine. A street light and dark foliage frame the scene.2010-11-19Night procession at a temple or ashram, with a decorated palanquin or ratha carried on long red poles by a group of men. The palanquin has a colourful striped and patterned canopy with yellow, red and blue panels, and a deity murti is visible inside under a yellow garland. A white yak-tail style fan or chamara is held near it. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange shawl and dhoti stands on the left. Next to him, a man in a pale pink striped kurta with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak holds one pole. Beside them, men in white kurtas and orange-red shawls wear rudraksha malas and carry the pole. Lamps glow faintly in the dark background.2010-11-19Night procession at a temple-style festival. On the right, a decorated wooden cart carries a canopy hung with colourful embroidered panels in red, orange and blue, under which a richly adorned deity murti sits, draped in marigold and red flower garlands with gold ornaments and an oil lamp glowing before it. On the left, a line of about six men stands in the dark with palms pressed together in namaskar. Most wear white dhotis with gold borders or saffron/orange shawls, and some have bare upper bodies with rudraksha malas. A dark tree stands behind them.2013-03-02Night photograph of a temple procession at a dusty roadside. A decorated wooden ratha-style cart with a multicoloured striped canopy and red-and-orange draping carries a deity murti garlanded with flowers. A seated figure in saffron robes sits on the cart's platform with hands in namaskar. In the foreground stands a white stone Ganesha statue. Men in white dhotis and orange-robed sannyasis stand with folded hands, and a woman in a white sari with a plaited braid stands near the cart. A trident stands at the right edge. A red compound wall lies behind the group.2010-11-19Night procession at an outdoor ground: a decorated wooden ratha/palanquin with a colourful striped and embroidered canopy, orange fringe, and a gilded kalasha finial, carrying a deity murti adorned with orange-red marigold garlands. Several men in white dhotis and kurtas pull or carry the poles of the ratha, some wearing rudraksha malas and red-orange shawls. A man in a pink-striped kurta stands at the right edge. Torches and oil lamps light the scene, and a person's hand holds a flame at the lower right. Dark sky and a distant street light frame the procession.2010-11-19A blurred night photograph of a procession at a temple-like shrine with a decorated cart or palanquin. A richly decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers sits on a platform flanked by colourful striped and patterned pillars with orange tassels. On the left, a man in a white kurta and yellow shawl stands beside a young man in a maroon kurta; a man in white dhoti with a red border stands on the right holding a small object near his face. In the centre, a figure in orange-saffron robes bends over a red pole in front of the cart, and another saffron-robed figure stands behind the platform. Bright light flares in the upper right. Visible people are about six.2010-11-19A night procession on a dirt path under dark trees. A decorated palanquin-style cart with a colourful striped and patterned canopy, orange and red fringe, and a lit deity murti inside is pulled forward. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk beside and behind it; some wear orange or red shawls and yellow or green sashes. A man in an orange robe sits near the cart's front. A tall bamboo pole rises at right, held by a man in white. Oil lamps and flowers glow at the altar.2010-11-19Night photograph of a festival procession with a decorated palanquin in the background. The palanquin has colourful painted pillars in red, yellow, white and black, and a yellow canopy edge. Inside it stands a deity murti draped in orange and yellow marigold garlands and a red garland, with a lit lamp in front. In the foreground, several men in white dhoti and shirt stand with their arms folded, one in an orange cloth, while a person at left holds a white fan or whisk near a bright light. Dark background, warm lamp glow on the palanquin.2010-11-19A night procession at an outdoor ground carries a deity murti on an ornate, multicoloured palanquin with a tiered canopy of red, blue, yellow and green panels with orange fringe. The deity figure inside is adorned with a red and gold garland. Five men pull a long red cloth rope in front of the palanquin: on the left a bald man in saffron-orange robes with a white tilak on his forehead, next to a man in pink-striped kurta with a rudraksha mala, a man in white kurta with beaded necklaces, and two men in white kurtas with red-orange scarves and beaded malas. A man holds a white feathered fan beside the palanquin. Other devotees in orange and white stand behind in the darkness.2010-11-19November 20 20102010-11-20