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Outdoor evening scene on a dry, grassy ground at an ashram-style campus with multistorey concrete buildings behind. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border stands at right, bending over a small burning brass-coloured offering with flames. Behind him a crowd of devotees, many women in white saris with gold borders and children, stands watching. In the centre, a seated figure in orange and red garments sits on a draped table or dais with a patterned cloth, with a seated woman in red nearby. A decorated palanquin or deity float with a canopy and a deity murti stands at left, and a loudspeaker is at right. Numerous people in white attire gather in the background.

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August 28 20112011-08-28August 28 20112011-08-28 +1 copiesOutdoor evening scene on a dusty grass ground in front of a multi-storey concrete building. In the foreground, a line of women in white saris with gold borders stands facing right, with a few men and children mixed among a crowd. A small fire burns on the grass in the lower right, feeding on an offering. Behind it, a seated figure in an orange robe and a woman in a red-and-gold sari sit on an orange-draped platform near a large speaker on a tripod. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand at the right. A decorated ratha or palanquin with a framed deity image and colourful fringed canopy is visible at the back left.2011-08-28 +1 copiesAugust 28 20112011-08-28 +1 copiesAugust 28 20112011-08-28August 28 20112011-08-28 +1 copiesOutdoor evening procession at a dusty ground with patchy grass. On the left, a small decorated cart carries a golden deity murti under a multicoloured canopy, with garlands and a red-and-gold backdrop. A man in a white dhoti and shawl stands beside it, holding a camera. In the centre, a crowd of devotees in white, orange and pink saris and kurtas stands in a loose gathering. On the right, a seated figure in an orange-red robe sits on a striped cushioned chair atop an orange draped platform, with a multicoloured parasol above and a yellow table beside. A man in a light blue kurta stands at the far right. A half-built concrete building and trees stand in the background under a pale sky.2011-08-28 +1 copiesOutdoor evening procession scene on a grassy field. A decorated golden ratha or palanquin-shrine with a deity murti garlanded in marigold and red flowers stands on an orange cloth. A seated man in white dhoti and white shirt with a light turban and gold-bead necklace performs a ritual near the base of the shrine, with a brass plate and lamp before him. Around him devotees in white clothes, a woman in a white sari with gold border, a girl in a red checked top, and men in white shirts gather. A purple sash with white lettering is held by a man at left. Buildings and trees are in the background.2011-08-28 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual gathering on a dirt ground under a red canopy, with a white-framed structure at the centre and a green mat beneath it. A man in a white dhoti and shawl stands at the centre, with an attendant in orange nearby and another in a white dhoti beside a raised structure. Dense crowds in white and cream clothes sit and stand around the ritual area, many with palms raised in namaskar or clapping, and women in saris and salwar kameez stand at the right. Long bamboo poles frame the scene, and a tiled building and parked cars are visible behind. In the foreground a decorated offering tray with a patterned floral arrangement sits on a table. The setting suggests a ritual or puja performed for a large assembly.2010-12-22August 28 20112011-08-28 +1 copiesNovember 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor photograph of a religious procession on bare grass. A tall ornate ratha-style chariot with a canopy and a painted deity murti stands at left, with a large wooden figure in orange and black on the right. Several people in white dhotis and kurtas carry poles with trishul-topped staffs, and a crowd of onlookers including children watches from the left. At right, a seated figure in orange robes sits on a raised orange-draped platform beside a low table, with a second orange-clad person nearby and a blue banner behind. Buildings and trees appear in the background.2011-10-31