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Night photo of an outdoor procession with a decorated deity murti on a wooden palanquin-style platform. The murti is framed by an arched backdrop of yellow and orange marigold garlands and red flower draping, with a colourful striped canopy overhead. In front, a figure in a saffron-orange garment and a tall white ornate crown with a decorative band stands at the platform, offering fruit and items on a tray. Devotees in white dhotis and saris, one with a shaved head, stand around holding offering plates of fruit and flowers. A man on the right holds a flaming torch in a white shawl. Green gates and shrubs frame the scene; a figure in a light blue top kneels at the offerings.

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December 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.2011-12-24Night procession photograph of a decorated palanquin carrying a deity murti under a multicoloured ceremonial umbrella. The murti is garlanded with yellow, red and green flower strands. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a white crown-like cap sits beside the murti on a brass-framed cart, with a small brass lamp and offerings before them. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a brown head covering holds a flaming torch. A woman in a red shawl walks at left, and two men sit at right near the cart.2011-12-24December 24 20112011-12-24December 24 20112011-12-24January 09 20132013-01-09Night 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.2011-12-24Night photograph of a procession float carrying a decorated deity murti under a multicolored umbrella. The murti is framed by a golden arch and garlanded with yellow, red and white flower strings. A woman in an orange saree stands at left holding a white fan-like whisk above the murti. At right, a person in white with a white head covering and beaded necklace kneels at the platform, beside brass lamps, a thali of flowers and fruit, and a kalasha-like vessel. The float is gold-trimmed. Devotees in white and in saree stand around the platform in the dark, and a bright street light is visible behind.2011-12-12Night photograph of a pada puja at an outdoor shrine. A shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and white turban, with a gold-edged white shawl and beaded necklace, stands at left holding a silver tray and offering to a deity murti. The murti is decorated with yellow, red and white flower garlands and sits in an ornate silver arch backdrop under a red and gold ceremonial umbrella. Its white cloth-draped platform holds bananas, coconuts, fruit, a kalasha, brass lamps, a decorated pot and a plate of flowers. Two onlookers in white and pink shawls stand at right beside evergreen shrubs.2011-12-12December 24 20112011-12-24Night outdoor puja at a shrine decorated with yellow, red and white garland strands and a silver arched backdrop with a small umbrella above. A standing priest in white dhoti with a white head covering pours or applies offerings onto a deity murti seated on a white draped platform. Tiered plates hold fruits, flowers, coconut and bananas. A seated assistant in white tends the offerings at lower left, and two onlookers stand at the right edge near a green gate.2011-12-12March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copies