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Night photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered outdoors under a corrugated roof, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. In the centre, a man in a brown kurta with a gold chain stands with hands folded. At the front right, a bald man in white robes with a rudraksha-style mala stands near a laptop on a low platform. Women in pink and saffron saris and men in orange shawls surround them. Behind them is a illuminated red and gold ratha or small shrine-like float with lit lamps, flanked by a gold trident and ceremonial staffs. Palm trees and a red ring hang in the background.

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Night outdoor scene of a crowd of devotees gathered on a paved area, many raising hands and phones toward an illuminated, ornately decorated shrine-like palanquin or ratha with red, blue and yellow panels and a lit interior. A woman in white robes with a shaved head holds up a phone or camera at center, and a man in orange shawl stands nearby. A shaved-headed man in red crouches in front with a laptop. A man in a navy T-shirt holds a silver ceremonial staff. Women in pink and orange saris and a child are visible; a golden trident stands at right. Lush plants frame the left side. Count of physical people is well above twenty.2012-04-26April 26 20122012-04-26April 26 20122012-04-26April 26 20122012-04-26A night procession under an open-sided shed with a corrugated roof and bright hanging lights. Along the left and center, a crowd of devotees in pink, white, saffron and red saris and dhotis stands with hands raised in prayer, some holding ceremonial fans, a staff and a yellow umbrella. Ritual objects include a bell-like brass lamp at the front and a flag-like banner. A plain raised concrete platform occupies the foreground, and a rear wall displays a printed sign.2012-04-26Night-time outdoor temple scene with a square white-edged fire pit or homa kund in the foreground, its dark opening surrounded by white cloth. Behind it, a group of devotees stand with hands folded in prayer; several men wear white dhotis and sacred threads, some with orange or yellow shawls, and women wear saris in yellow, orange and red. A tall golden flagpole or dhvajasthambha stands in the background, beside a red and white decorative structure, hanging orange pennants strung overhead and lit lanterns. Palm trees and a stone pillar with figures appear at the left.2010-11-21Night-time photo inside a covered open hall of a temple-like space. At centre, a priest in orange robe stands behind a decorated wooden cart with a colourful canopy of red, blue, yellow and white panels and orange tassels, holding a lit lamp above a deity murti in a blue garment with a floral garland. Offerings, a kalasha-like vessel and a white fan sit on the cart. Around it, people with palms pressed together in namaste, including men in white dhoti and women in white or orange saris, watch in prayer. Orange pennant strings hang overhead. A shaved-headed man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands at left, and smoke or haze drifts through the dim space. Ritual worship of a cart-mounted deity.2010-11-19February 06 20142014-02-06November 21 20102010-11-21A night-time outdoor gathering under a corrugated metal pavilion hung with orange and yellow triangular bunting and tall painted cylindrical banners. A large crowd of devotees stands in rows, many women in white dhotis or sarees with yellow shawls and some in red or orange wraps. In the centre, a man in an orange shawl with hands joined in front of him stands near a red and white wooden framework and a tall metal pillar. A man in cream clothes stands at the right edge, and a seated woman in a black head covering sits in the lower right corner. A palm tree and lamps are visible beyond the pavilion.2010-12-17Night photo of a decorated ratha-style palanquin under a open-sided pavilion hung with colourful festoons and tassels. Inside the shrine a deity murti is garlanded with flowers and dressed in a blue cloth. A man in an orange cloth holds up a lamp or aarti flame before the murti. Devotees stand around in white dhotis and white saris, several in orange and pink, hands folded in anjali. A young man in white with a tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala stands in the front left with palms pressed together. Brass vessels sit on the platform beside the offerings.2010-11-19March 07 20162016-03-07