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Evening procession on a flower-decorated red wooden ratha in a temple courtyard. A figure in saffron-orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala, with a tall decorated headdress and bare upper body marked with sandal, offers an aarti with a brass lamp to a deity murti seated in the cart's shrine. Behind the cart, a devotee in a long red-orange robe holds a brass vessel. Yellow and magenta marigold garlands drape the cart, and a red-brown canopy with colourful painted pillars frames the shrine. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a garland stands at left, and an oil torch flames near the cart.

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May 02 20122012-05-02Photograph of a night procession at a decorated ratha or palanquin. A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a tall ornate crown and gold armlets, holds a brass vessel with a lamp or offering toward a gold-and-flower-garlanded deity murti. The canopy is draped in red and green cloth with yellow borders and floral motifs, with yellow marigold garlands hanging from the pillars. A kneeling man in white dhoti, bare-backed, sits at the base of the ratha, with flower petals and a brass pot on the ground.2011-12-05December 05 20112011-12-05A night procession at a temple-style hall with a red-and-white steel structure overhead. A man in an orange-red silk robe with bare shoulders stands at center, holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame and bowing with palms pressed together, facing a decorated palanquin or ratha. The palanquin is draped in red cloth, yellow and white marigold garlands, and panels with floral and bird motifs, with banana plant leaves on either side. On a table in front sit brass plates, a small rock, and garland-covered offerings. To the left, a man in orange robes holds a tall orange-and-gold ceremonial standard with a bird emblem, and a man in a grey-patterned shirt and white dhoti stands nearby. Other orange-robed devotees and onlookers in white are behind, with torches flaring in the background.2011-12-05Night procession at a temple-like compound with a decorated ratha, a cart draped in garlands of yellow marigolds and purple flowers, carrying a deity murti under a canopy of colourful woven banners with floral and bird motifs. A woman in a red-orange sari stands at the cart's side holding a lit oil lamp aloft on a brass plate, with a flaming torch nearby. A man in an orange cloth and a decorated headpiece with palms pressed together stands beside a tall umbrella-like standard, and other onlookers in white are behind them. Petals scatter on the ground and a red wooden cart shaft lies in the foreground.2011-12-05December 05 20112011-12-05November 23 20102010-11-23Night photograph of a rathotsavam procession. A seated figure in orange silk with a gold crown, heavy gold necklaces and a sword held upright rides an ornate golden chariot decorated with colourful patterned panels, red and yellow garlands, and a blue-clad figure on a platform above. In the foreground a priest in orange robes and beads holds a lit aarti lamp with flame, while a second priest in orange stands beside him. Devotees in white and orange stand with hands pressed together along the road, and smoke drifts through the dark background.2011-12-17December 05 20112011-12-05 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor festival scene on a decorated ratha or chariot. A seated monk in orange robes and a patterned conical cap, with a beaded mala around his neck, receives offerings: a young girl in white with a yellow ribbon holds a brass plate of bananas and other fruit toward him, and a silver puja tray with a lit oil lamp, a small bowl and a kalasha sits on the orange cloth before him. Behind him, colourful cloth banners with bird and floral motifs and a blue satin canopy draped with marigold garlands frame the scene. On the left, several devotees stand in white dhotis and orange-red shawls, and women in saris, including yellow and purple, watch in the dark background.2010-11-19Night 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.2011-12-24November 01 20112011-11-01