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Night photograph of a procession on a white wheeled cart with an orange cloth, where a long-haired figure in an orange dhoti and a leopard-print top sits cross-legged and holds an object toward a woman in a black shawl and maroon top with her hands together. Behind the cart, a golden decorated platform is adorned with garlands, and a man in white ritual dress wearing a gold necklace stands near it. Brass vessels and a flower-filled basket sit on the cart. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis and several children watch and reach forward.

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November 20 20102010-11-20Night outdoor procession at a village setting. A figure in a leopard-print top over orange cloth sits on a white-and-red wooden cart bed with an orange cloth spread, facing a line of people with hands folded in greeting. Behind them, a gold-framed palanquin-like structure is decorated with layered red, yellow and orange garlands around a deity murti dressed in white. A man in a white shirt and a woman in a black shawl with a patterned skirt stand at the left edge, with children watching and a man in white shirt and dhoti nearby. A brass kalasha-style lamp and offerings sit on the cart. Approximately 8 physical people are visible.2010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20Night procession on a sandy open ground. A seated figure with long dark hair and a red tilak sits cross-legged on a saffron cloth atop a white wooden cart, wearing an orange dhoti under a leopard-print shawl. Behind and above, a large yellow umbrella with colourful tassels and a golden canopy shelters a decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers. Several people stand around the cart, including a man in a white shirt and a woman in a dark shawl with a bright brass pot near the cart. On the right, men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand with folded hands. Speakers and a small table with a plant appear on the cart.2010-11-20Night outdoor photograph of a long-haired man seated on an orange cloth on a raised platform, smiling with eyes closed. He wears a leopard-print shawl over an orange robe, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him a golden stepped pedestal is decorated with yellow, orange and red marigold garlands and a richly adorned deity murti. To the left a bald man in white with an orange shawl holds a small device; other devotees in white and light clothing stand nearby, and a brass bowl sits on the platform. a person: long swept hair, rudraksha mala and the leopard-print shawl over saffron robes fit the depiction, seated at a pratyaksha paada puja beside the deity procession.2010-11-20Night photo of a processional ceremony on a raised white-and-silver platform. A central figure with long swept-back hair wears a leopard-print shawl over orange robes, holding a small brass bowl and a yellow item, seated before a garlanded deity murti with red, yellow and green flower garlands and a gold peetha. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis sit on the platform: one wears a rudraksha mala and another a shaved head and orange robe. A man in white with an orange shawl leans forward at lower left, and a kalasha-style brass conch and a basket of yellow flowers sit on the platform. Attendees in white stand in the background. Identification of the central figure as Swamiji is probable from appearance cues (long hair, orange robes, ornate shawl, rudraksha mala context) and the page, but unconfirmed.2010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20Night photograph of a procession on a flower-decorated palanquin topped by a golden canopy. A deity murti in gold and jewelled ornaments sits under garlands of orange marigolds and a green-and-pink fabric drape. Seated on the palanquin's golden base is a person with long dark curly hair in a leopard-print top and orange dhoti, holding a small object. Nearby, a bald man in orange robes sits on the right, with a camera raised; a bald man in orange is seen from behind in the lower left, with a brass bowl. Other people in white and orange clothing and white shawls stand in the background. The scene includes a red lantern, small offering boxes, and marigold garlands.2010-11-20Night procession at a person event. A palanquin-style chariot is topped by a large saffron and multicolour parasol with a deity murti garlanded in red and orange flowers, set on a gold-coloured base. A woman in an orange sari and leopard-print shawl sits on the platform holding a brass bowl and a small lamp. Around the platform, men in white kurtas with red and orange shawls walk alongside, a shaved-headed man in an orange shawl and mala stands at right with palms joined, and a girl in a blue patterned top watches at left. Silver trishula staffs are carried in the crowd.2010-11-20Night procession with a seated figure on a flat-bed cart in saffron-orange dhoti and a leopard-print top, holding a brass bowl and a small lamp while another hand is raised with a brass vessel; behind them a golden throne-like seat and a deity murti draped in garlands of red and orange flowers. Around the cart, shaven-headed men in white and orange shawls, a few women in white, and a man in red-and-white stand along the road beside a red wall. A lighting stand sits on the cart.2010-11-20July 30 20122012-07-30