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Night 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.

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Night outdoor scene of a ceremonial procession or ritual at a decorated deity murti on a flower-garlanded platform, the image of a deity wrapped in a band of red, yellow, white and green marigold garlands under a fringed canopy. In the foreground a young priest in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace sits cross-legged on a cloth, offering a plate of fruit, flowers and offerings. Beside him a bare-chested assistant in white dhoti with a tilak holds a brass tray of fruit and garlands. Behind them a man in a checked shirt holds a lit torch, and devotees in white with folded hands stand nearby, including an older woman in white wearing glasses at the right. A wooden or metal vehicle-like platform carries the scene, with a red-roofed building and signage behind.2011-12-24December 24 20112011-12-24Night photo of a procession with an ornate deity murti decorated with yellow, white and red garlands, seated on a wooden cart. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a tall decorated crown and beaded necklaces offers bananas and fruit from plates arranged on the cart. Around the cart, shaved-headed devotees in white dhoti and sacred thread kneel and assist, one holding a basket of bananas and coconut, while a man in white shirt and dhoti stands nearby and a torch flame burns at left. Fruit offerings in baskets fill the cart in front of the murti, and a crowd of onlookers watches from the foreground.2011-12-24December 24 20112011-12-24Night 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.2011-12-24December 12 20112011-12-12Night 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.2011-12-24December 24 20112011-12-24Night procession scene: a priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a tall patterned crown and rudraksha mala stands at a wooden cart holding a deity murti decorated with yellow, red and white flower garlands and a maroon cloth. Offerings of bananas, fruits and coconut pieces sit on brass plates on the cart, with a brass lamp and bell nearby, and a smoking fire pit at the front. Around them stand devotees with palms joined in prayer, including a bald man in white, a woman in a red shawl and a woman in an orange top, with oil lamps lit at the edge of the frame. The setting is a dirt road beside dark trees.2011-12-24December 24 20112011-12-24Night scene outdoors at a procession or temple ritual. A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a white ceremonial headpiece and rudraksha-style beaded necklace sits on an ornate gold palanquin-like seat before a deity murti decorated with yellow, red and white flower garlands and a magenta cloth backdrop. A woman in a yellow sari hands him a small box, and fruit offerings sit on the golden tray. On the left a cameraman films with a handheld video camera. On the right a standing man in a red-checked shirt watches, and a man in white dhoti with a beaded necklace holds his hands in namaskar. A lit torch flame stands at right and trees and a red building fill the background.2011-12-24December 12 20112011-12-12