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A photograph of a festival palanquin or ratha canopy with an orange ruffled valance above and decorated red, teal, and yellow fabric panels painted with white, blue, and magenta floral and figural motifs. Under the canopy sits a small brass deity murti or seated figure, with a garland and an orange cloth draped behind it. A person in orange and white clothing is partly visible at the edge, with a blurred foreground. No one is clearly identifiable as a person.

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August 11 20112011-08-11Outdoor photo of a decorated temple-style canopy in red, yellow, green and blue with painted floral panels and two painted bulls flanking a Shiva lingam. Beneath it a metal Ganesha murti in a gold arch is garlanded with yellow marigolds, red roses and green leaves. A young priest with a shaved head and tilak wears a white dhoti and a gold-striped shawl, a gold chain around his neck, and sits on the orange cloth in front of the murti, holding darbha grass. Before him stand a brass kalasha, a small lamp and an offering tray. Trees and a low building appear behind. One person is visible.2011-08-31A night photograph of a richly decorated temple shrine canopy with a tiered red, yellow and blue cloth structure painted with lotus flowers, geometric borders and a Shivalinga flanked by two nandi bulls on the front panel. Beneath it sits a deity murti dressed in a gold and green sari-like garment with a gold crown, framed by white and yellow garlands and a golden arch. Brass oil lamps and offerings of fruit and flowers lie on the stone platform in front. At the edges, partially visible people hold a white cloth and a stick. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2013-03-02August 31 20112011-08-31March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02Night procession with an ornate red, yellow and blue canopied palanquin or ratha decorated with fabric panels showing a bird motif, a Shiva lingam with a bull (nandi), and floral patterns, with fringed yellow valances. Inside, a deity murti sits amid marigold garlands and flower strands. Behind, another illuminated golden palanquin carries a seated figure with garlands, lit by a lamp. Saffron-clad devotees and onlookers in dark clothing stand at the edges, some holding saffron cloth, with dark foliage overhead.2013-03-02A seated figure in a crimson robe with a gold crown, white and red floral garland and beaded necklaces sits on an ornate gold throne under a white canopy, in a richly decorated pavilion. Behind them stands a golden deity-like statue wearing a pink turban and pink-and-gold garments, framed by marigolds and flower arrangements. Above, a red banner shows a Shiva lingam with two white bulls. Tall pillars are painted with blue, yellow and red floral and geometric patterns, with banana leaves at the left. The scene is lit warmly against darkness.2010-12-26Night-time photograph of a decorated festival palanquin or ratha on a flat wooden platform, under a canopy with colourful striped and floral-patterned hangings and orange-yellow fringe. Inside the shrine area, two small deity murtis are adorned with white and red flower garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and upper cloth sits cross-legged on an orange cloth beside brass puja vessels and a lamp. To the right, a person in white clothes with an orange shawl reaches toward the shrine. Dark leafy trees and a street light frame the scene.2011-10-06Outdoor festival procession at an ashram temple. In the foreground, a man in an orange-saffron turban, orange robe and a large gold necklace raises his right hand in greeting. Behind him, men in white dhotis and shirts stand near a colourfully decorated wooden ratha/chariot with striped pink, orange and green panels, garlands and a gold deity murti in its shrine niche. A tall pillar wrapped in painted patterned fabric with elephant and floral motifs stands beside it, and a banner with lettering hangs overhead. Several other people are visible, and a figure in white is near the left edge.2005-12-31March 02 20132013-03-02A night photograph of a decorated festival procession cart carrying a gilded deity murti seated on a red cushion, framed by a colourful painted canopy with yellow fringe and a painted panel above showing Shiva lingam flanked by two bulls. Garlands of marigolds and multicoloured flowers drape the murti, and offering plates with kumkum or flower offerings and oil lamps sit on the cart. Men in white dhotis stand at the cart's side, one with a bare chest and rudraksha mala, another holding a saffron flag on a pole. The wooden cart has large wheels.2013-03-02