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A street procession scene at an outdoor ritual on a decorated cart. A man in orange robes with long dark hair and a gold necklace leans over the cart, reaching toward a silver tray of bananas and flower garlands. Before him stands an ornate deity murti festooned with white and red flower garlands and a crown, beside brass pots and kalasha vessels and offerings of fruit and flowers on an orange-draped table. Women in white and yellow saris and young girls in white garments sit or stand around the cart, one holding an open book with a red flower. A white vehicle and a thatched hut are visible behind. Pooja offerings and an utsava murti procession are evident, with a figure in white standing on top of a vehicle in the background.

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December 23 20092009-12-23A photograph of an outdoor procession at a village setting with a thatched-roof building and palm trees. In the foreground, a line of women and men with hands folded in prayer face a vehicle-mounted platform carrying a deity murti (utsava murti) decorated with fresh garlands and flowers, with brass offering trays, lamps and fruit set on an orange cloth. A man in an orange robe and shawl stands at the left of the platform beneath a colourful multi-coloured umbrella with tassels. A man in white clothing stands on top of the vehicle, and a figure in white is seated inside the vehicle's windshield area. Several women wear white and cream saris, one in pink, and a man in a white shirt stands at right with a garland around his neck. Rudraksha-style beaded necklaces are visible on several devotees. The scene suggests a utsava murti procession with aarti and pooja offerings.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor procession scene beside a dirt road in a village setting. A deity murti of a crowned figure garlanded with white flowers and marigolds sits on a cart draped with an orange cloth, with fruit baskets, a kalasha-like brass vessel and offerings placed in front. A man in white with a rudraksha mala holds a silver plate of flowers and fruit toward the cart, while women in white saris with yellow shawls stand nearby with palms pressed together, and a bearded man in white with a lanyard watches. Orange-robed sannyasi figures stand at the left edge and a crowd of onlookers fills the background, with simple tin-roofed buildings behind.2009-12-23A festival procession on an unpaved dirt ground beside a row of low buildings. In the centre, a man in a long orange robe with long dark hair stands on a raised wooden platform and holds a multicoloured umbrella over a decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers. Around the platform, devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing yellow sashes and lanyards, and women in white and yellow saris stand with palms pressed together. A woman in a maroon shawl and a man in a green cloth assist beside the platform. Trays of fruit, flowers and brass vessels sit on the platform, and a white bus is parked behind the crowd.2009-12-23A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a dirt-road ashram setting. A deity murti of a female form is adorned with white and yellow flower garlands and an orange-and-green cloth drape, and sits on a white wooden cart with an orange tablecloth. Offerings on silver trays include fruits, coconut, sweets, a watermelon half and a banana leaf platter. In front, a man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe with a maroon border and stands with hands near the cart, while women in white saris with yellow and red borders stand to the right with folded hands. Several other people in white and orange clothing are behind and to the sides, with a few partially visible at the edges. Small buildings and a water tank are in the background.2009-12-23Outdoors at a dusty site, a figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark hair stands at a white table draped in orange cloth, lifting a hand toward a deity murti decorated with white and yellow flower garlands and a crown. A red and yellow umbrella with tassels shades the murti, and fruit, flower offerings and a banana bunch sit on the table. Around the table, devotees in white clothes with saffron-yellow shawls stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, some wearing lanyards. Brick buildings and a water tank are behind, with a loudspeaker stack at the top of the frame.2009-12-23Outdoor photo of a festival procession on a dirt road. A long-haired person in saffron-orange robes stands at the left with their back to the camera, facing a decorated wooden cart. The cart carries a deity murti draped in green and blue cloth and heavily garlanded with white and yellow flowers, with a kalasha-like vessel, fruit offerings, a large carved fruit and a flower-decorated basket on an orange cloth. Several people in white clothes with yellow or orange cloth and lanyards stand around the cart, some with folded hands, and a woman in white with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala is at the right. Concrete buildings and a loudspeaker stack are visible behind.2009-12-23Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram with a crowd of devotees pressing forward around an offering table draped in orange cloth. A person in saffron/orange robes with long dark hair stands at the center, arranging fruit offerings. Bananas, watermelon halves, a fruit basket, a brass vessel and a sheaf of wheat lie on the table, with books placed at the front. Many devotees wear white with yellow sashes and fold their hands in prayer. Behind them stand decorated palanquin-style poles topped with colourful ornate canopies and a striped umbrella, flower garlands of yellow and white marigolds drape a green and white cloth on the right, and a trident-tipped staff is visible. Single-storey orange-roofed buildings and trees form the background.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram-like site with a bare dirt ground, a red and yellow umbrella overhead, and a white bus behind. A deity murti decorated with white and yellow flower garlands, a gold crown and a green cloth sits on a white table draped in orange, set with fruit, plantain, flower baskets, a brass kalasha-style vessel and other pooja offerings. A long-haired figure in a flowing orange robe with a maroon-edged shawl faces the table with an arm extended toward the offerings, while white-clad devotees stand around with palms pressed together in namaskar. Several men in white kurtas and lanyards and a bearded man in white stand nearby, with a few onlookers in the background. The scene suggests a procession or pooja for the murti. Water tanks and simple brick buildings are visible at right.2009-12-23