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Night procession outdoors beside a red brick wall. A priest in saffron-orange dhoti and a decorated silver-patterned cap stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a brass vessel in the other, facing a small stone deity relief. Beside him a decorated palanquin or ratha beneath a multicoloured fringed canopy carries a deity murti adorned with garlands, with orange and red cloth draped on its poles. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, one in white dress with a red shawl, stand along the procession, and devotees and onlookers, including a child, watch from behind. Green shrubs and a paved path fill the lower frame.

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November 11 20102010-11-11Night-time temple courtyard scene beside a red brick wall. A young priest in saffron-orange dhoti and a patterned conical crown stands at left-centre holding a brass lamp with a lit flame and a small bell, facing a procession. To the left stands a weathered grey stone carved figure, possibly a Ganesha-style sculpture. In the background at right, a deity murti adorned with garlands sits on a golden palanquin under a decorated canopy. Several devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand with folded hands, one older man in white clothes and one elderly man with shaved head in white. Their attention is directed toward the lamp and the deity. The arrangement suggests aarti during a procession.2010-11-11November 20 20102010-11-20Night outdoor ritual photograph. A shaved-headed man in an orange saffron robe and a gold-toned necklace raises a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a large carved grey stone relief of a deity beside a stone base with flowers and a brass plate. Behind him, white-clad men and women stand in a procession, a drummer in white beats a barrel drum at right, and a lit canopy or ratha-like structure with orange and gold decorations glows in the background. Smoke rises from the flame against the dark sky.2010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20Night procession outdoors beside a red compound wall. A barefoot man in orange robes and a decorated silver-and-white cap walks forward holding a lit flame or lamp toward a palanquin-style decorated deity carriage with a striped canopy, garlands and a figure of a deity murti. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts, a young boy in a yellow-striped shirt and children crowd the roadside, some with hands folded in prayer. Umbrellas and ceremonial staffs are visible at right.2010-11-11Night photograph of a procession at a temple-like site. A man in saffron-orange robes with a bare shaved head holds a lit oil lamp aloft on a long brass trident-topped staff, offering arati before a weathered granite Ganesha-form murti set on a pedestal beside a red-walled building. Behind him, several men in white dhotis with red-bordered shawls and beaded necklaces follow, one carrying a brass plate, and a second brass trident staff rises in the background. A woman in an orange top stands at the lower right edge with her back partly to the camera. Red flower petals lie at the murti's base.2010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20November 11 20102010-11-11Night-time photograph of a ritual at a grey stone sculpture of a multi-armed deity in a dynamic dancing pose, set in a circular carved halo of stylised flames. A man with a shaved head, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and orange dhoti, holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward the figure while pouring water from a small vessel onto a stone base. Fruit and flower offerings sit on a brass plate, with pink petals scattered below. Behind him, people in white ritual clothes stand with palms pressed together, and a striped canopy and a trident-like staff are visible in the background. Some attendees wear white and orange garments and watch the offering.2010-11-20Night photograph of a temple procession at a dusty roadside. A decorated wooden ratha-style cart with a multicoloured striped canopy and red-and-orange draping carries a deity murti garlanded with flowers. A seated figure in saffron robes sits on the cart's platform with hands in namaskar. In the foreground stands a white stone Ganesha statue. Men in white dhotis and orange-robed sannyasis stand with folded hands, and a woman in a white sari with a plaited braid stands near the cart. A trident stands at the right edge. A red compound wall lies behind the group.2010-11-19December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copies