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Night photograph of a colourful festival procession. At the centre, a figure in saffron/orange robes sits on a flower-decorated wooden platform with a lit oil lamp, offering fruit and ritual plates, beneath a tall, ornately painted canopy with blue, yellow and red panels and bird motifs. Behind them is a deity murti draped in garlands of marigolds and a blue cloth. Around the cart, a crowd of devotees in white, orange and yellow garments stands with palms pressed together in prayer or aarti. The cart has red wheels and a white frame, and dark sky surrounds the scene.

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A night procession scene in which a saffron-robed priest with a light grey turban stands on a decorated cart, performing aarti with a lit lamp before a deity murti adorned with garlands of orange and yellow flowers. The cart canopy is painted with bright blue dove motifs, floral patterns and red, yellow and green borders. Offerings of bananas, fruits and brass vessels sit on the platform. Around the cart, devotees with palms pressed together, several women in saffron and yellow saris and men in white kurtas, stand in a row, while a few men in white and red kurtas watch from the left. Approximately twenty people are visible.2010-11-19Night 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 photograph of an outdoor ritual beneath a decorated pavilion with tall banners in red, yellow, blue and green patterned with dove motifs. A shaven-headed man in saffron robes and a beaded necklace sits on a raised platform before a garlanded deity murti in a golden crown, with marigold and red flower garlands. Brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot, plates of fruit and offerings sit on the platform. Around him, women in white and cream saris with yellow borders, some with vibhuti marks, stand with palms pressed together in prayer, while a woman in an orange sari stands at the centre. Other devotees in white crowd the foreground.2010-11-19Night photograph of a ritual at a richly decorated ratha-style shrine canopy with colourful painted panels showing bird motifs and floral patterns. Inside, a deity murti stands dressed in blue silk and is garlanded with yellow and red flower strings. In front, a priest in saffron-orange robes and an ornate decorated cap kneels at a table, raising a brass vessel and performing puja. Fruit, bananas and brass bowls are arranged before him. On the left, an attendant in orange holds a large white chamara fan and joins his palms. On the right, several devotees in white and pale yellow with folded hands stand in prayer.2010-11-19Night-time outdoor ritual photograph in front of a decorated deity murti on a flower-garlanded stage with blue cloth and striped colourful pillars. A man in saffron-orange robes and an ornate silver crown sits on a low white wooden platform performing puja, with brass offering plates, bananas and a kalasha-style vessel before him. Around him, women and men in white clothes, some with saffron or yellow shawls, stand with hands folded in prayer, and a man with a bald head and a rudraksha mala stands at right. The silver-crowned, saffron-robed figure is a priest or sannyasi; identity uncertain from appearance alone.2010-11-19A night-time outdoor ritual photograph in front of a richly decorated canopied shrine (palanquin-style) with colourful panels in red, blue, yellow and green, topped with orange fringe and printed white bird motifs. Inside stands a deity murti with a gold crown, wearing red and blue garments and a large garland of marigolds and red flowers. A man in an orange cloth performs puja at a small table with a burning oil lamp, flowers and brass vessels. Several people sit on the ground with hands folded in prayer, including a bald man in orange and a man in white, while a woman's grey-haired head is in the foreground. The scene shows devotees and priests gathered for worship.2010-11-19A night procession scene at a decorated ratha or chariot with colourful painted cloth panels in blue, yellow, red and green, featuring white dove motifs and floral patterns. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and orange shawl with a beaded necklace sits on the chariot platform performing a puja, with a lit flame, brass and steel vessels, a tray of bananas and fruit, and garlands around him. In front, a shaven-headed devotee in white and two young men in white with orange shawls stand with hands folded in reverence. Other white-clad people and a man with a conch-like ritual instrument stand behind, under a dark night sky with a street light. Several other people are partly visible at the edges.2010-11-19A night-time photograph of a richly decorated temple chariot or canopy shrine, its colourful striped and embroidered panels hung with orange fringe. Inside, a deity murti in a blue cloth is garlanded with red and orange flower garlands. A bald man in an orange robe stands at the shrine holding a lit oil lamp in a ritual gesture, with an offering tray of fruit and brass vessels on a white table in front. Seated and kneeling devotees in white and yellow shawls watch and fold their hands in prayer, while a man in a white robe waves a large white feathered fan near the shrine.2010-11-19November 19 20102010-11-19 +1 copiesNight ritual photograph in front of a decorated colourful canopy with striped panels and a person inscription at the top. Beneath it stands a deity murti draped in blue cloth and layered with yellow and orange flower garlands. A man in orange robes and a tall ornate crown-like headdress reaches up to the murti, while a shaved-headed monastic in orange sits before brass vessels, fruit and a small plate of offerings. Two men in white at the sides join palms in devotion, and several other people stand in the foreground, with a hand-held oil lamp visible near the murti.2010-11-19Night outdoor ritual at a decorated chariot (ratha) draped with colourful patterned cloth in red, green, blue and orange. A deity murti in a blue backdrop is garlanded with orange and red flower garlands. A man in orange robes and a decorated cap sits on a white table, waving a lit flame (aarti) toward the murti, with a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads visible. A man in white clothing stands at left. At right, women and a man receive or hold plates of bananas, fruit and offerings. Dark sky behind.2010-11-19