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Night outdoor ritual procession beside a red-roofed building with a green cross sign reading DISPENSARY. A man in a checked shirt holds a flaming torch aloft at center, while a shaved-headed young man in white dhoti and shawl stands with palms pressed in prayer in the foreground. A golden tray with flowers, fruit and offerings sits on a decorated wooden cart draped in red and orange cloth on the left, and a woman in orange holds a basket of bananas and fruit. Several devotees in white, yellow and orange clothing stand with hands folded in namaste along the path. A deity murti is partly visible at the far left edge.

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Night outdoor scene at an ashram-like compound. A man holds a lit torch on the left, with a camera operator in plaid shirt filming beside a tray of offerings. A cluster of about a dozen devotees stands with hands folded in anjali, some in white and orange garments, a man in white dhoti holds a brass plate of fruit and flowers, and a woman in orange sari and a woman in white with a shawl stand nearby. A red-painted dispensary building with a green sign reading DISPENSARY stands behind them. a person not clearly identifiable.2011-12-24Night outdoor scene at an ashram near a small orange-walled building with a green sign reading DISPENSARY and a red roof awning. A burning torch of flame is held by a man in white dhoti and shawl at a ritual table with fruit, sweets, brass plates and a lit oil lamp. Several devotees stand with hands in anjali mudra facing the table, including a man in white dhoti and shawl holding a plate of fruit and flatbread, a woman in an orange top, and a seated-to-standing group of Western-looking participants. A man photographs the offering with a phone at lower left. Visible people number about fifteen. A tall yellow-and-red deity or altar decoration stands at left.2011-12-24Night photo outdoors at an ashram-style compound beside an orange building with a green-cross Dispensary sign and a Kannada-script sign. A man on the left holds a lit torch, a flame rising beside him. Several people stand with palms pressed together in namaskar or prayer, including a woman in an orange sari with a tray of offerings and a man in a white dhoti. A man in a white shawl stands at right with his hands together, and onlookers stand along the fence. Lamps and a light pole brighten the scene.2011-12-24December 24 20112011-12-24Night procession on a road beside a small orange-walled dispensary building with a green directional sign. On a golden wooden cart, a seated priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and an ornate gold-and-white headdress holds a lit oil lamp aloft before a decorated deity murti under a garlanded canopy of yellow, red, green and white flowers, with a red cloth backdrop. Offerings of fruit, sweets and small dishes are arranged on the cart. Around it, a man in white and a bald man in white hold palms together in prayer, a woman in a patterned top with light hair does the same, and a man in a striped shirt holds a flaming torch. A man in a striped shirt in the foreground photographs the scene, and a younger man in a white dhoti holds a tray of fruit. Roughly eight people are visible.2011-12-24Night street scene of a procession outside a red-orange building with a lit streetlamp. At left, a priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl stands beside a gold-trimmed palanquin-like cart holding a brass tray with flowers, fruit and a lit oil lamp, while a man in a red-and-white checked shirt raises a lamp. Devotees crowd the street with hands folded in prayer; several women wear orange and red saris and a bald man in orange robes with rudraksha mala stands at right. A woman wears a brown head covering. Greenery and a pink flowering shrub stand by the building.2011-12-24December 24 20112011-12-24Night procession at an ashram path lit by a street lamp, with a red-brick building behind. In the foreground, a table holds brass trays of offerings such as fruit and sweets, and a man in an orange robe with a shaved head holds a bowl with hands pressed together. A man in a yellow shirt holds a flaming torch at left. Devotees walk in a line: a shaved-headed man in white with folded hands, women in white saris with red borders and red shawls, a woman in orange sari, and a woman in pale orange. A video camera operator is at lower left.2011-12-24December 24 20112011-12-24Night photo of a Chandikeshwara procession on a wooden cart with carved gold-painted panels and a large ratha-style canopy of yellow, red and green flower garlands. A seated priest in orange robes and a patterned headdress sits before a small deity murti and receives offerings. A younger attendant in white dhoti with an orange sash offers items from a tray. A man holds a lit torch at right, and two women in shawls stand beside the cart with hands near the offerings. A red-roofed building with a green sign reading DISPENSARY is visible behind.2011-12-24January 03 20152015-01-03December 24 20112011-12-24