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Night outdoor photo of a pradosha puja at an open-air shrine. A shaven-headed man in a saffron/orange robe stands at centre with hands folded in prayer, facing a decorated deity murti with a red-and-white face and garland, set in a green-curtained arch edged with red, yellow and green garlands. A red and multicoloured umbrella canopy tops the arch. The murti sits on a green wheeled wooden cart with a pink cloth, brass lamps and a small kalasha-like vessel. About a dozen young men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with orange shawls, stand around in prayer, some with hands joined. Street lamp and trees in the dark background.

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Evening outdoor puja at night in front of a decorated cart-like platform. A bald man in an orange saffron robe stands at the centre holding a lamp and offering flowers before a deity murti adorned with garlands, draped in a magenta cloth and framed by a green and red arched garland. An ornate umbrella with coloured tassels hangs above. Around them, about a dozen devotees in white dhotis and white clothes stand with palms pressed together, while women in green, yellow, pink and maroon saris stand at the left. A colourful rangoli design lies on the sandy ground, and a kalasha sits on the platform.2007-09-24Night photograph of a festival procession at a Hindu temple-style event. A large decorated palanquin or ratha is covered with an arch of green, pink, purple and white flower and tinsel garlands, with a striped canopy above. Inside the decorated structure, a figure in an orange robe sits on a raised seat, partly hidden by red and gold cloth. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange scarves, hold and push the carrier poles at the front. A man in white with a rudraksha-style mala stands at the centre near the palanquin. A woman in white and a girl in red hold woven baskets of offerings at the right edge. Other devotees stand in the background under dark night sky and a few trees.2010-11-22Night procession with a teal wooden cart pulled by devotees in white clothes and orange shawls. On the cart sits a deity murti draped in a magenta cloth and garlanded with white flowers, under a green canopy framed by a red, white and green striped arch with silver tinsel. A brass pot and lamps sit on the cart. Several people in white push and pull the cart on a dirt road, while a man in orange robes with a white forehead band walks at the left. Dark night background.2007-09-24Night photograph of a procession on a dirt ground lit by a single street lamp. A green wooden cart with large green wheels is pulled by several young men and boys in white dhotis and white shirts. On the cart, a seated man in orange-saffron robes sits behind a pink-draped altar decorated with a colourful arched frame, a green cloth backdrop, flower garlands and a small metal vessel, beneath a multicoloured fringed umbrella. A large silver trident stands upright at the left edge of the cart. Several people walk alongside the cart in white and orange clothing.2007-09-24December 23 20072007-12-23Night outdoor procession scene. A man in an orange saffron robe stands elevated at left, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a bell in the other, performing aarti. Crowds of men in white shirts and white dhotis with dark hair stand around, many with hands pressed in namaskar. At right, a decorated ratha/palanquin with a red and green striped garland arch, yellow and orange marigold garlands, and a small ornate canopy holds a framed portrait of a smiling man with long hair, wearing an orange robe and a beaded necklace seated in a meditative pose. A devotee at the front holds a garland-decorated offering near the vehicle.2007-12-23Night procession with devotees in white dhotis and shirts carrying white poles and a silver vessel. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and a rudraksha mala walks at centre with long swept-back hair, beside a multicoloured umbrella with tassels. Behind them a deity murti is decorated with a large arched, rainbow-coloured garland with pink and white accents, carried in a procession. Dark night background.2006-12-23Night outdoor photograph of a deity murti set on a teal-draped wooden platform under a multicoloured umbrella with the printed word Dhyanapeetam. The murti sits within a green silk backdrop and a semicircular arch of red, green, yellow, white and pink fringed bunting, garlanded with white flower strands and a red cloth. In front, a bald man in a saffron-orange robe stands barefoot on a wooden step with palms pressed together in namaskar. Two people in white clothes kneel at the right and left edges with hands folded. A brass lamp with a flame, a small brass bell, a plate of flower petals and a brass kalasha-style vessel sit on the platform.2007-09-24Night-time outdoor scene at a whitewashed temple-style building with red-and-white striped steps and colourful patterned pillars wrapped with green garland. A green wheeled cart holds a decorated palanquin with a green cloth canopy, red and gold trim and a multicoloured umbrella overhead. A standing figure in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala holds a lamp beside the cart. About ten young men in white dhotis and white shirts stand in a line with hands folded before the palanquin, and a few more people in white and colourful clothing stand near the doorway.2007-09-24Night photograph of an outdoor pradosha puja before a deity murti decorated with white and red garlands, seated on a pink cloth-draped platform in front of a green backdrop framed by a striped red, green, white and yellow arch. A shaved-headed priest in a saffron-orange robe sits cross-legged at the lower left, holding a small brass vessel and a ritual lamp toward the image. A brass pot stands in the foreground. A multicoloured tasselled umbrella with a blue-and-orange top hangs above the image. Several young men in white dhotis and shirts sit or stand around the platform, and a white-clad figure appears at the lower right.2007-09-24December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession outdoors carrying a deity murti under a decorated umbrella. The deity sits on a golden palanquin draped with a golden cloth and large garlands of white flowers, purple and orange. A bald man in saffron-orange robes with a gold necklace and bangles, back to camera, grips a wooden carrying pole. Around him men in white dhotis and kurtas, some with rudraksha malas, also carry the palanquin. A shaved-headed man in white with glasses and a lanyard walks beside the pole. The ground is dirt and the background is dark trees.2010-11-05