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Night photograph of a temple procession chariot decorated with white and red flower garlands, a golden canopy, and painted wooden figures with ribbons along its base. Two men in green cloth, one with a green headband and bare upper body, lean in to adjust the flowers on the ratha. Seated devotees in white clothes with red shawls watch from the left, and a bright light illuminates the scene. A golden deity murti stands at the right edge.

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July 04 20162016-07-04 +1 copiesNight procession scene at a temple: a priest in a white dhoti with a green sash and green headcloth raises a silver vessel above a richly decorated ratha-style palanquin. The palanquin carries a gilded deity murti draped in red and white flower garlands, with a pink lotus base, carved elephant and lion figures, and a small bronze figure at the front. Several seated people in white and red ceremonial shawls and a woman in orange robes sit on the ground watching. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable. Golden sculptures stand at the right and background.2016-07-04Night-time outdoor ritual photograph. A shirtless man in a green head cloth and white dhoti with a green border raises a silver bowl toward a tiered, flower-decorated ratha-style palanquin with white and red garlands, a pink lotus base and lion and elephant figures at its foot. A bright light shines beside him and smoke drifts at left. Behind, seated devotees in white and maroon garments watch. At far left a man in an orange shawl and white dhoti stands with hands folded, and a woman in orange robes sits in the centre foreground. The scene suggests a deity procession or puja at night.2016-07-04December 02 20172017-12-02Night photograph of a richly decorated palanquin procession at a festival. The wooden palanquin is covered in layers of white, yellow, orange and red flower garlands, with green leafy foliage and a tiered flower canopy on top. Seated on the palanquin is a figure in a golden-yellow head covering and bare-chested with a white shawl and garlands, with another person beside them and an attendant in white dhoti and shawl standing at the front. A crowd of devotees in white, cream and saffron-toned clothing, several women in sarees, surrounds the chariot under illumination lights and a lit temple structure in the background. Attendants in white dhoti carry long ceremonial staffs at the left edge.2016-12-23June 23 20172017-06-23 +1 copiesAugust 21 20142014-08-21Night-time photograph of a puja at an outdoor altar. Two priests in white dhoti-style clothing stand before a decorated altar; the nearer priest, bare-chested with a multi-strand gold-beaded necklace and a tied-back hairstyle, holds a brass bowl, while the other, wearing glasses and a gold bracelet, raises a hand with a gesture of blessing and has white ash marks on his arms. The altar is decorated with white jasmine and red-and-yellow flower garlands, a kalasha, and painted clay figures of deities including a seated Ganesha-like murti and a bearded deity figure, with lion figures at the base. Strings of lights glow in the background. Two physical people are visible; no a person candidate is identifiable by appearance.2017-05-02June 23 20172017-06-23 +1 copiesAugust 21 20142014-08-21Night procession at a temple: a shirtless man in a white dhoti with a red-and-gold waist cloth stands on a decorated palanquin, arm outstretched, scattering petals into the air. The palanquin is covered by a striped canopy of red, yellow, green and white with blue fringe, and is heavily garlanded with marigold, orange and pink flowers around a deity murti. A dense crowd of men presses behind a wooden barrier, many reaching up with raised hands. Behind them a temple gopuram shows an elephant-headed deity relief, lit by warm lamps, with a Ganesha shrine on the right.2012-04-05Two bare-chested priests in white dhotis stand at night before a decorated platform with painted clay figures and white and red flower garlands. The priest on the left, with hair tied in a bun, wears a gold necklace and a striped cloth draped over his shoulder, holding a brass vessel. The priest beside him, wearing glasses and a gold necklace, raises his hands with a small object. Both have white sacred ash markings on their arms and chest. Behind the platform are painted lion figures and seated devotional statues, and a row of flower garlands and kalasha pots adorns the altar.2017-05-02