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Night photograph of a procession. A smiling woman in an orange-yellow blouse and matching sari with a pink border, wearing glasses, a vertical tilak and a rudraksha mala, stretches up to offer a brass plate of yellow fruit to people standing on an ornate wooden chariot or ratha. Above her, a figure draped in white cloth and green silk sits on the raised platform beside a golden kalasha-like cup, and hands reach down to receive the offering. Dark background with a few lights and smoke rising from the chariot.

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Night photograph of an outdoor procession or ratha-style float. On the left, seated figures in green and white draped garments sit on an ornate gold-carved platform, with a lit oil lamp and a flame held out toward a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marking, who stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Smoke drifts from the left. A woman in white with a red bead necklace stands at right with hands folded near her chest. The background is dark.2015-11-16A woman in an orange saffron sari with a red border stands in the dark holding a woven tray of offerings: halved white coconuts and a small bunch of ripe bananas. She wears a white vertical tilak on her forehead, a dark rudraksha mala draped around her neck, a red kumkum dot, and glasses, and she smiles upward. Beside her, two women in orange saris with rudraksha malas also stand, one wearing a red bindi and a gold necklace, and the other partly visible in white. The background is black.2015-11-16Night outdoor scene on a decorated wooden ratha or palanquin lit by warm lamplight. A seated man on the left wears an ornate silver-embroidered conical crown, bare chest with beaded necklaces, and rust-orange dhoti, his hands held together near a lit oil lamp. Behind him, a second seated man in white dhoti and grey shawl sits with hands folded, beside green fabric and garlands of red and pink flowers, with tassels in red, green and yellow hanging from the canopy. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a white forehead mark kneels and offers a brass tray of fruit and flowers. A woman in white with a lanyard stands at the right edge. The brass vessel and smoking incense stick add to the ritual setting.2015-11-16Night ritual photograph. In the foreground a woman in an orange-yellow sari with a red border and a rudraksha mala holds a brass tray of offerings: bananas, a halved coconut and a whole coconut. She has a white-painted forehead with a red kumkum dot and gazes upward. Behind her a woman in a red-brown sari with a shawl claps her hands in devotion. At the right edge another woman in orange sari stands. At left, a seated figure in white cloth rests beside an ornately carved wooden seat or peetha. Colourful string lights hang across the dark background.2015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16Night photograph of a devotee in an orange-saffron sari and matching blouse with a red-bordered shawl, bindi and rudraksha mala, reaching up with cupped hands toward a seated group on a carved wooden platform or chariot. Behind her, a seated person in orange wraps holds a brass vessel, and a string of multicolored lights hangs in the dark background. The scene suggests a ritual offering or prasad exchange at an evening procession.2015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16Night photograph of a temple procession with a wooden ratha or palanquin draped in green fabric. A standing devotee in orange saffron robes with rudraksha mala and hands pressed together in namaskar is lit by a small oil lamp flame on the carriage. A second woman in orange saffron sari with a rudraksha mala stands at right, and incense smoke rises at left. Seated figures on the carriage wear white and orange clothing, with a brass bowl and lamp visible. Dark background.2015-11-16December 24 20112011-12-24Night photograph of a ceremony on a wooden cart or ratha. A man in orange-saffron robes and a tall white-and-silver crown sits cross-legged on the cart, his hands extended over a brass plate of fruit, coconut and offerings. A young woman in a grey knitted top with a long braid kneels at the cart's edge, offering fruit from a tray. Behind the cart stands a deity murti draped with red and yellow marigold garlands on a magenta cloth. A man in a white dhoti and brown head wrap holds a flame at right, and a bright fire burns in the background near a terracotta building. Plates of fruit and small oil lamps are arranged on the cloth. The scene suggests a puja on a procession cart.2011-12-24Night outdoor ritual beside a golden ratha-style cart with a deity murti draped in marigold and red flower garlands behind. A young man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, wearing a tall decorated ceremonial crown and a rudraksha mala, offers a plate of fruit including papaya and bananas. Three women stand nearby: one in an orange kurta and red-orange dress, one in a yellow top, and one in white with an orange shawl, presenting the offering. A man in white ritual dress sits on the cart seated before a brass plate and ritual vessels, with smoke rising. Street lamps and dark ground in the background.2011-12-12