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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.

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Night photo of a ritual scene. In the left foreground a young priest in an orange saffron cloth and a gold-and-blue ornamented headdress holds out a brass tray with a folded orange and green cloth, bananas, flowers and small lamps. Behind him a blue draped seat is garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. Tall decorated banners with white birds and red, yellow and green floral patterns frame the scene. Seated devotees in white and pink clothes watch closely at right, and a bundle of white feathery material fills the lower right foreground. The page associates this with a satsang, but no a person is clearly visible here.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.2010-11-19A night ritual scene in front of tall decorated banners in green, yellow, red and blue with stylised flowers and bird motifs. On the left, a priest in orange dhoti wears a tall embroidered blue and gold headdress and a gold necklace, and holds a hand over offerings. Silver bowls hold bananas, a coconut, flowers and a small brass lamp. In the centre, a man in a pink-striped shirt sits with a rudraksha-style mala and a hand raised in blessing. Women and girls in saris, some in orange shawls, sit with palms joined in prayer. A blue cloth backdrop and garlands of yellow flowers frame the altar.2010-11-19A night-time photograph of a deity murti decorated for worship on a float or ratha with a colourful striped canopy in red, blue, yellow and green, with peacock-style emblems. The murti wears a red and gold dress and a crown, garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds and red flowers, set against a turquoise cloth. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange robes and an ornate silver headdress holds a brass vessel and reaches toward the murti. Fruit, bananas and brass plates sit on an orange cloth before the deity. Two devotees with folded hands kneel nearby, and a man in a white shirt stands at the right edge. A large white feathered fan or chamara is partly visible at the left. The scene appears to be a ritual puja at a procession float.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.2010-11-19Night-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.2010-11-19Night-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 photo of a decorated temple chariot or ratha with colourful painted cloth pillars in blue, yellow, red and green, topped by a canopy. Inside, a deity murti is adorned with marigold and red garlands and placed on a blue draped platform. In front, a shaven-headed priest in orange robes with palms pressed together stands beside a second attendant in orange with a tall ornate crown and beaded necklaces, and a white chamara fan is held in the foreground. Offering trays of fruit, a brass kalasha and flower-filled plates sit on the platform. A woman in a white sari and a man in a pink-striped shirt stand at the right, pressing their hands together, with another man in a white shirt at far right.2010-11-19Night-time outdoor ritual before a deity murti decorated with yellow, orange and red garlands and a blue satin backdrop. A priest in an orange dhoti and a white ritual shawl-like garment sits on a low platform, wearing a decorated patterned cap and a gold chain, and is seated before a brass vessel and offerings of bananas and flowers. Two devotees in front of him, one in a pink shirt and one in a yellow sari, sit with folded hands. Colourful painted pillars with bird motifs frame the shrine.2010-11-19December 24 20112011-12-24Night outdoor photograph of a ceremony under a decorated canopy hung with tall colourful cloth panels in blue, yellow, green and red with bird motifs and floral patterns. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a tall ornate headdress and a gold necklace sits before a garlanded deity murti draped in blue, with yellow and orange flower garlands. Offerings in brass vessels and plates of fruit and flowers sit in front. Devotees surround the platform: a woman in an orange sari with a red dot holds a plate, another woman in a yellow sari sits with hands folded, and several men in white and orange sit or stand in the crowd. The seated figure appears to be a priest-like presider, with the a person candidate unclear from appearance alone.2010-11-19December 24 20112011-12-24