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Outdoor riverside ritual at the water's edge during a Dasara immersion. On the left, large clay murtis of goddess Durga, with a lion and a demon figure, sit on blue bases with white ornamental backdrops and marigold garlands, and a smaller figure stands in the water. In the centre, a person in saffron/orange robes with long dark hair stands barefoot holding a bell in his right hand, appearing as a person in a ceremonial role. Beside him, a man in a yellow top holds a silver tray of yellow marigolds. Behind, devotees in white dhotis, saffron and orange garments press their palms together, with a crowd lining the red-walled steps above. A deity murti is being honoured in the water.

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October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor photograph at a riverside or pond ghat during a Dasara-season immersion. Large white-and-red clay Durga murti with ten arms holding weapons and a trident, flanked by smaller painted deity figures on blue pedestals, stands in shallow brown water. A man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a gold necklace holds a ceremonial bell and a lit flame, smiling, at the water's edge. Several men in white dhotis and a man with colour-smeared face and pink-and-white clothing stand nearby. Dozens of spectators in a crowd line a red-brick terrace above. Swamiji (probable) is the man in saffron robes with long hair and gold necklace performing the aarti with bell and flame, as indicated by distinctive ornate and saffron cues.2010-10-17Outdoor Dasara immersion scene at a water channel beside red-brick steps. In the left foreground a large Durga murti with white crown, multiple arms and a trident, seated on a lion beside a buffalo-demon figure, faces the water. Several painted or clay figures stand on blue bases in the shallow water. A man in orange robes and a long rudraksha-style mala stands at centre, hands folded. Behind him a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl holds a silver tray of marigold petals. On the right, a bare-headed man in orange holds a tray with yellow flowers, and a crowd of devotees, several in white and saffron, watches from the steps above.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Photograph of a Devi murti being carried in procession on the red stone steps beside a water tank at a Dasara celebration. The large white-and-silver decorated murti wears a dark cloak and garlands and holds multiple arms with weapons. Several saffron-robed sadhus in orange cloth stand at the water's edge, one bald man in orange guiding the lifting. Men in white dhotis and a yellow-sashed man assist, while a crowd of devotees in white, cream and pastel clothing sits and stands on the steps and railings. Palm trees and an overcast sky frame the scene.2010-10-17