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Night-time outdoor photo of a procession or ratha-style cart decorated with colourful painted cloth panels, marigold garlands and a blue draped canopy. At left, a man in a white dhoti with a bare upper body and a tied headpiece tends a tray of offerings on the cart's wooden platform, which holds bananas, coconuts, a brass vessel, and a flaming camphor or ghee lamp that is lit. Behind him, several women in saffron-orange saris and yellow shawls stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. To the right, men in white kurtas and orange shawls also join hands in prayer, with a man in glasses among them. A bald man in orange garb sits in the lower foreground. Puja or aarti is being performed for the people gathered around the cart.

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Night outdoor ritual at a decorated temple-style canopy hung with colourful striped and floral fabric panels. A priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing an ornate gold-and-blue embroidered crown, stands at left offering a plate of fruit and flowers, with a bowl of bananas on the offering table. Behind him, large deity images are garlanded with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Devotees on the right, mostly women and girls in orange, yellow and white saris, sit with palms pressed together in prayer. A man in white kurta stands at right with one arm raised in blessing or gesture toward the offering. Several onlookers in the background and foreground, one partly cropped at the right edge.2010-11-19Night outdoor scene of a pada-puja beside a decorated deity murti on a wooden cart, its face framed by yellow, orange and red marigold garlands and a purple bead mala. A standing priest in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, wearing a tall ornate blue-and-white crown, holds an oil lamp and a small offering dish toward the deity. Before him, a row of women in white saris with gold borders stand with palms pressed together, while a woman in a grey top and another in red join in the worship. Brass vessels, fruit and flower offerings sit on the cart's white-draped table. Several more devotees stand in the dim background under trees.2011-12-12November 20 20102010-11-20A 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 photograph of a devotional gathering at a decorated outdoor shrine. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha-style bead necklace holds her hands over a silver tray of fruit, with a lit flame burning. Nearby, a woman in a yellow sari and a girl in orange and white clothing press their palms together in prayer. Behind them, devotees in orange and yellow clothing stand in a crowd, some with hands folded. Draped fabric banners with floral patterns in red, green and blue hang behind the shrine, and garlands of yellow flowers decorate the canopy. Several other people are visible at the edges, including a man in a pink shirt and a man in glasses with folded hands. The scene suggests aarti with a flame and fruit offering. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.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 procession photographed from among a crowd. A ratha-style chariot draped with marigold and multicolour garland festoons carries a deity murti under an ornate canopy, with an oil lamp flame visible. A man in orange robes stands on the left holding bells and a lamp near the chariot. Beside the chariot, a long-haired figure in orange robes and gold necklace stands with hands folded in prayer. Devotees in white and orange clothing surround the chariot, and one raised hand holds a wooden pole at right. Dark background.2007-12-23January 20 20092009-01-20Night outdoor puja at a decorated golden ratha-style cart. A deity murti stands under a gold arch with yellow and red flower garlands, with a small metal lamp and offering plates in front. A white-clad priest with bare upper body and a white shawl pours or offers something at the murti. Beside him, a tall priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and a cap with blue patterned trim stands in front of the cart, and a woman in orange sari and maroon blouse assists with offerings. Two women in white and a figure in a grey top stand to the left holding plates of flowers and leaves, and several hands reach in from the right. A golden ganesha relief decorates the cart's side, and a decorated red and gold canopy hangs above.2011-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20092009-02-16Night procession on an open ground with a crowd of devotees in white clothes. At centre, a man in white dhoti kneels on a wooden palanquin platform beneath a multicoloured fringed canopy, holding a tall pole. Behind him, a deity murti dressed in red and gold cloth with garlands and a feathered headdress sits under the canopy. Saffron flags and metal fans on long poles are raised at the sides, and a flaming torch is held at left beside a sannyasi in orange robes and a patterned cap. Several bald men in white stand near the palanquin.2010-11-11