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Night photograph of an outdoor procession at a large ashram venue. On the right, an ornately decorated deity ratha/palanquin with yellow and gold floral garlands, illuminated with lights, stands on a raised platform. Devotees in front wear mostly white and light clothing and are gathered near a red draped table with lamps. Tiered stone seating on the left is filled with a dense crowd of seated spectators under bright floodlights and strings of colored lights along the railings.

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December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06Night photograph of an outdoor evening procession ceremony at an ashram. A richly decorated ratha-style palanquin, covered in yellow and orange marigold garlands and multicoloured fabric, stands at the right beside a rounded deity murti on a stepped base. A figure in an orange-red robe sits on a raised platform covered in red cloth, with a red-cushioned seat and several people in white, green and purple clothes seated on the floor before brass puja plates and oil lamps. Floodlights and string lights illuminate a large crowd of seated devotees on tiered stone steps in the background.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06Night photograph of an outdoor ceremony at a temple-style tank or amphitheatre. A large crowd fills tiered stone steps on the left, lit by floodlights and strings of colourful bunting. On the right, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands on an ornate altar. In the foreground a red draped platform holds seated participants in white, green, and orange clothing, some in chairs, with flower petals scattered on the cloth. Brass vessels sit at the right edge, and the dark water reflects the lights.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06Night photograph of an outdoor temple-style ceremony beside a water-side stage. A large audience fills tiered steps under strings of lights and flags. On a red-draped platform in the foreground, several people in white, saffron and orange sit on the floor and on chairs, with small oil lamps set along the edge. To the right, a tall deity murti is adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands and decorated festoons. Near the murti, a seated figure in a red garment sits on a golden throne-like seat, and gold ritual vessels rest nearby.2016-12-06