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November 14 2013

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Night procession scene outdoors. A bare-chested man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border holds a brass lamp with a flickering flame in front of a large dark stone deity statue with a tall arched back, adorned with red and green cloth and garlands. Behind them a decorated palanquin-like ratha with red and multicolour fabric canopy, garlands and a deity murti is set on a tractor-drawn cart. A man in white plays a long wind instrument at left, and other white-clad devotees stand in the background near a red tractor. Smoke drifts through the frame.2013-11-14November 14 20132013-11-14February 24 20172017-02-24March 02 20132013-03-02Night procession at a temple-like site where a richly decorated ratha (temple chariot) with multicolour painted panels, a tiered kalasha-style top and lit interior is pulled by a red tractor driven by a young man in a white-and-pink checked shirt. Around it, devotees in orange and saffron dhotis and white clothing walk with flaming lamps and ceremonial staffs. In the foreground a grey stone deity murti with a flower garland stands on the left, beside a priest in orange dhoti and shawl holding a lit lamp. A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and white upper cloth is nearby. Brick walls and a dark tree frame the scene.2013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02December 31 20152015-12-31December 31 20152015-12-31December 31 20152015-12-31November 14 20132013-11-14January 1st 2013Night outdoor ritual at an ashram courtyard: a large black stone deity murti stands at left, garlanded with green and red flower garlands, while a devotee in white dhoti with bare chest and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti hold a lit oil lamp (aarti) before it. Several people, some with faces and hair dusted in pink and yellow powder, stand with hands folded in prayer. A blue-canopied vehicle with a decorated, colourful ornate chariot or palanquin with a striped canopy stands behind. A camera operator in white shirt films the scene. Other devotees in white and green garments stand nearby, with a framed picture on the left wall and ceremonial standards with gold fringe on the right.2013-01-01