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A photograph of a temple-style ritual in an open-sided hall with an orange-painted wall and bunting strung across the roof. On the left, a man in an orange robe and tall ornate golden crown holds a golden staff. In the centre, a man in an orange robe and a red cloth over his face or mouth stands before a decorated deity murti wrapped in garlands and red and gold fabric, carried on a platform beneath a striped canopy. To the right, men in white dhotis with red-bordered shawls stand by, one holding a red and yellow decorated fan-like staff, another in a saffron turban and gold neck chain. Stone steps and a shallow pit with offerings lie in the foreground.

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December 17 20102010-12-17A photograph of a temple procession inside a covered hall with orange pennants strung across the roof. In the centre, a deity murti or utsava image is decorated with red and yellow garlands and sits beneath a multicoloured umbrella on a palanquin-like carrier. Men in white dhotis with red borders lift and steady the carrier with red cloths. On the left, a man in saffron robes and a tall ornate golden headdress holds a tall golden staff. Another man in saffron dhoti and shawl stands beside the carrier, and a man in orange headband and white dhoti stands at the right edge. A rectangular water tank sits in the foreground, and a banner behind reads partly as Ananda temple.2010-12-17December 17 20102010-12-17Night outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard with orange-painted walls and striped orange-and-white bunting. A tall golden staff with a lotus-like top is held by a man in a white-and-silver tall headdress and saffron robe on the left. Beside him, a man in a saffron robe with a rudraksha mala holds a pink-wrapped object, while white-clad men in dhotis and sacred threads carry a flower-garlanded palanquin bearing a deity murti under a striped canopy. A woman in white stands with palms joined at right. Red-and-gold stonework and a lit area with scattered petals complete the scene.2010-12-17Night procession with a palanquin carrying a deity murti decorated with a red and white flower garland, under an ornate umbrella and lit by strings of lights. In the foreground a bald man in orange robes, glasses and a beaded mala stands with hands folded, beside a second man in orange with a gold-and-beaded necklace and a gold-bordered orange shawl. Behind them men in white dhotis carry the palanquin on poles. At right a young man in an orange-and-gold garment and a tall patterned headdress, with a rudraksha-style necklace, stands near the procession. A banner with partly visible text is at the top left.2010-11-21December 17 20102010-12-17November 11 20102010-11-11December 17 20102010-12-17November 21 20102010-11-21A procession inside a hall with a white draped ceiling and an orange backdrop. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis with red and orange borders carry a golden palanquin topped by a red and gold canopy. A man in front holds a tall gold staff, and another wears a tall gold crown-like headdress. Petals are scattered on the green floor, and smoke rises at the right near a figure in an orange robe. Performers in the background watch the procession.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17November 15 20172017-11-15