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Night outdoor scene at a festival cart. A young shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at the front of a white wooden cart, with a decorated patterned canopy in red, yellow and blue behind him. Behind him a deity murti in blue fabric is garlanded with orange and red flowers. In front of the cart a woman in a white sari with a green border and a yellow shawl holds out a silver tray of fruit and offerings. On the cart a lit oil lamp, a brass kalasha, and plates of offerings are arranged on an orange cloth. Several people in white clothes with yellow shawls stand behind, one wearing a white headband.

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November 19 20102010-11-19A nighttime procession on a golden palanquin decorated with pink, purple and white flower garlands. A figure in an orange sannyasi robe with a gold necklace and beaded garland holds a brass tray with both hands, standing beside a tall silver staff and a large golden shield-like ornament. Behind them a man in a red-and-gold crown and a red garland stands on the palanquin, raising one arm. An orange canopy with dangling multicolored tassels and bells overhead. On the right a cameraman in white clothes films, and crowd members press forward at the bottom edge. A large silver urn-shaped vessel stands at the left edge.2013-03-02Night-time outdoor festival scene on a decorated ratha or chariot. A seated monk in orange robes and a patterned conical cap, with a beaded mala around his neck, receives offerings: a young girl in white with a yellow ribbon holds a brass plate of bananas and other fruit toward him, and a silver puja tray with a lit oil lamp, a small bowl and a kalasha sits on the orange cloth before him. Behind him, colourful cloth banners with bird and floral motifs and a blue satin canopy draped with marigold garlands frame the scene. On the left, several devotees stand in white dhotis and orange-red shawls, and women in saris, including yellow and purple, watch in the dark background.2010-11-19A night-time temple scene in which a seated priest in saffron-orange robes, wearing a tall decorated cylindrical headpiece and a white flower garland, performs a ritual with a lit torch-like flame before a golden-and-red garlanded deity murti on an ornate golden palanquin. Devotees in white clothes and white shawls stand in line holding a brass plate with offerings, while other people in white and saffron stand behind. Oil lamps, brass plates of flowers and fruit, and a magenta cloth cover the wooden-and-gold platform. Garlands in red, yellow and green decorate the deity, and a hanging decoration is visible on the left.2011-12-24November 20 20102010-11-20December 24 20112011-12-24Night photograph of a ceremony on a wooden cart decorated with carved panels and a Ganesha relief. A seated young man in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits before a deity murti draped in yellow and red flower garlands, with a silver-and-gold crown behind him. In front of him is a brass plate of fruit and coconuts. A bald priest in white dhoti and shawl holds out offerings, while a cameraman films and a woman in red shawl and glasses stands at right. Oil lamps burn at the edge of the scene.2011-12-24Night-time outdoor ritual photo. A shaved-headed priest in an orange saffron garment and a decorated blue-and-silver cap sits on a white platform, raising a small silver vessel toward a deity murti adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands and a blue satin backdrop. Colourful patterned fabric hangings frame the shrine. A man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala stands at left, another man in white sits behind him, and a woman's hand offers bananas on a brass plate at right. A brass pot with green leaves sits near the bottom right.2010-11-19December 05 20112011-12-05Night-time outdoor ritual procession centred on a golden palanquin-style platform holding a deity murti draped with red, orange and white garlands, under a large golden canopy with decorative fringe. A long-haired man in an orange cloth with a leopard-print shawl sits cross-legged on an orange cloth before the platform, holding a small object in his hands, with a silver bell and a brass plate with a silver container in front of him. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala looks on. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and yellow shawls stand and watch, some holding small items, and women in saris stand at the back.2010-11-20Night photograph of a festival procession. A decorated ceremonial palanquin with a colourful painted canopy, yellow fringe, marigold garlands and red draped cloth stands under a lit lamp. Two attendants in white ritual dress tend it: on the left, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a silver crown and beaded neck garland holds a white whisk fan; on the right, a figure in white dhoti and white head wrap holds a second white fan beside the carriage poles. A third person in white sits at the lower left edge. Painted pillars with floral and bird motifs frame the structure, and a red banner with gold lettering hangs on the scaffold. Tall plants and night darkness fill the background.2011-12-05November 20 20102010-11-20