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Night-time photograph under a white tent with bright floodlights and a striped canopy overhead. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in rust-red dhoti and shawl, with a sandalwood-marked chest, a long beaded mala and a white garland, carries a purple cloth-wrapped kalasha-like offering with flowers and green leaves. Behind him another man in a red-orange dhoti walks toward the left. At left, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and orange turban sits on a raised platform before a gold and red throne-like seat. A gold bucket stands on the floor, and women in colourful saris watch at right.

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September 11 20172017-09-11September 11 20172017-09-11Photograph of a ritual procession under a large white tent with pink fringe and string lights. Two men in saffron-orange robes walk on striped mats; the nearer one holds a golden-handled ceremonial parasol with a multicoloured canopy, and a second man in red-orange robes carries a purple and gold decorated offering bundle with green leaves. Both wear garlands and rudraksha malas. Behind them, women in green and blue saris and a man in white dhoti move across the mats, and a figure in orange headwear stands at the right edge.2017-09-11Night photograph of a ritual procession under a white tented pavilion with pink fringe, strung with multicoloured fairy lights. In the foreground a bald-headed man in rust-red sannyasi robes, with a gold necklace and rudraksha mala, walks barefoot along a striped rug, while a man beside him in rust robes and white marks on his arms holds a bundle of purple and gold cloth decorated with white ornaments and a green leaf. Behind them, people in white dhotis and women in saris, one in green and blue, walk on the rugs, and a figure in an orange turban stands near a tall gold-topped pole. The rust and orange robes and purple cloth stand out against the floor covered in striped rugs.2017-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 05 20172017-09-05September 17 20152015-09-17 +1 copiesNovember 15 20172017-11-15September 14 20172017-09-14Outdoor night scene on a paved courtyard under a corrugated roof, with a tall golden pole in the centre. Four men in saffron and maroon sacred cloths stand in a line. The man on the far right, wearing a maroon dhoti, gold necklaces, a gold waist belt and armlets, gestures with his open right hand toward the others. The man on the left, bare-chested with white ash markings and a rudraksha-style mala, holds a tray of colourful flower garlands. The second and third men carry offerings: one holds a purple and gold cloth bundle with flowers, the other a tray of flowers and leaves. A bright floodlight glows at upper right.2017-09-05Dusk procession at an outdoor temple courtyard. A central man in a rust-brown robe wears a long multicolour-and-yellow marigold garland and a gold pendant necklace with beaded mala strands, holding his hands together at chest level under a large colourful ceremonial umbrella with tassels. Behind him, several bare-chested men with white forehead markings and orange-red dhotis carry items, including a silver plate and a red flag. At right, a stone offering table holds flower garlands, fruit, bowls and a basket of marigolds. A painted banner with a deity figure hangs overhead, strung with green leaves.2016-10-03May 29 20152015-05-29A night-time procession under a large canopy with red, yellow, blue and teal tassels hanging from its rim. At centre, a man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl wears a gold ornamental necklace, a gold waist belt and a patterned black-and-white turban with a crescent emblem; he holds the canopy's gold-tipped pole. Beside him a bare-chested man with rudraksha malas and white body markings carries a silver kalasha topped with a pink cloth and flowers. Behind them, a row of saffron-robed men and women press palms together in anjali, many with orange turbans and white forehead markings. Silver vessels sit in the lower-left foreground, and a crowd of onlookers in white stands behind.2017-10-08