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Night photo of a procession on a blue wooden cart decorated with a green and white striped arch, red flowers, and yellow cloth hangings. A man in an orange shawl and white dhoti sits cross-legged on the cart with brass vessels and a steel container before him, while another man in white attends to the offerings. A printed picture of a deity is mounted at the back of the cart. Onlookers in shirts stand in a dim street, and a Kingfisher advertisement hangs on a building behind.

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Night procession on a turquoise-painted wooden cart decorated with red, white and green striped arches, gold tinsel, red flower garlands and yellow hanging cloths. A man with long swept-back dark hair wearing a saffron shawl over white clothes sits cross-legged on a blue cloth, holding a small brass vessel while a young assistant in white and another in white hold brass pots, bowls and a lamp. Behind them a green cloth and a deity murti are visible. A man in white on the right raises a red flower. Speakers are mounted on the cart; a street with a Kingfisher advertisement is in the background.2007-08-29August 29 20072007-08-29August 29 20072007-08-29Night street scene of a procession on a teal-painted cart decorated with a striped red, white and green arch and a green canopy. A man in white with orange shawl sits cross-legged on the cart, playing small brass cymbals beside a framed picture of a deity; brass vessels, a steel pot and fruit sit on a blue cloth. Standing around the cart, a woman in a blue-green saree and several men in white shirts and dhotis watch and fold hands in prayer. A yellow auto-rickshaw and a Kingfisher billboard appear in the background. a person identity is uncertain from appearance.2007-08-29Outdoor ritual on a street during a procession. A green-and-teal covered cart or float is decorated with a striped arch of red, white, green and yellow garlands, with a deity murti and flowers on a white-draped altar. A young man in white dhoti and orange-trimmed shawl sits cross-legged on the float, while another man in white with a sacred thread and white shawl serves from a steel vessel. A woman in a purple and blue floral sari with bangles offers something from a brass plate of fruit and flowers. Several boys and an elderly man watch from the roadside.2007-08-29Night outdoor ritual before a decorated palanquin or cart draped in orange and yellow fabric with gold and red floral garlands around a deity murti in the background. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark sits on the cart, performing a ritual with brass vessels and a plate of offerings. Around him, several people in white ritual clothes with white forehead marks stand and sit, including a woman in a white sari with a bright red bindi and a woman in a white sari seated in front with hands folded. Other devotees are in white and one in purple. Painted banner panels in yellow, blue and red frame the scene. The man in orange has no clear distinctive presentation cues beyond saffron clothing and beads, so his identity is uncertain.2010-11-19Night photograph of a ceremony on a wooden cart decorated with carved panels and a Ganesha relief. A seated young man in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits before a deity murti draped in yellow and red flower garlands, with a silver-and-gold crown behind him. In front of him is a brass plate of fruit and coconuts. A bald priest in white dhoti and shawl holds out offerings, while a cameraman films and a woman in red shawl and glasses stands at right. Oil lamps burn at the edge of the scene.2011-12-24Night procession on a flat wooden cart lit by flaming torches held by men at both sides. A large deity murti. A seated figure in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a beaded necklace and an ornate headpiece, sits cross-legged before the murti on a cloth. Women in white and orange saris stand near the cart; one holds a tray of fruit and flowers, and brass puja plates with offerings are set on the cart. A speaker sits behind the murti. Trees and streetlights frame the night scene.2011-12-24November 05 20162016-11-05Night procession on a decorated wheeled ratha or chariot with a brass-trimmed base and a canopy of marigold and multicolour flower garlands above a deity murti. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and a patterned white-and-silver crown, bends forward over a tray of fruit and offerings. A young woman in a white top and orange-red shawl holds up an offering plate to him. Standing nearby are men in checked shirts, a man in white dhoti holding a torch flame, and a person in a headcloth holding a book. Figures on the left and centre are seen partly in the dark, with a lit torch at right and an orange-red building behind.2011-12-24October 30 20162016-10-30August 29 20072007-08-29