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Night-time outdoor ritual on a raised cloth-covered platform. A large white deity murti with blue face, garlanded with yellow marigold strands, stands at left, raising one hand. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a rudraksha-style mala stands behind a seated man in a leopard-print cloth and orange garment, who sits with hands folded and wears a white-and-orange flower garland. A woman in orange holds a pot near the deity's base. A multicoloured fringed parasol and an orange umbrella shade the group, and devotees in orange and red sit to the right.

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October 30 20162016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30Night procession on a dark road with a large ornate chariot carrying a tall decorated deity murti of Devi with multiple raised arms, a lion mount, and a green-skinned figure at its base. A seated man in dark red-brown robes with flower garlands sits on the golden cart, with a person cue: long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold-trimmed clothing and a garland, seated as the honoured figure. Around the cart, shaved-headed men in red and orange dhotis and white dhotis pull ropes and walk with palms joined; women in red and white saris and umbrellas in red, orange and blue follow. Ratha procession with puja and devotees.2016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11Night outdoor ritual before a large white deity murti of a multi-armed goddess with blue face, adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands, one raised hand holding an object. On a striped pink and blue cloth, a man in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and a bare torso tends a ritual offering, with a coconut or fruit-like offering on the cloth. To the right, a bearded man in orange robes with a white flower garland sits on a leopard-print seat under a multicolored fringed parasol; a man in a grey shawl sits beside him. A woman in orange sari and gold jewellery holds a tray on the right. Several other people are partially visible at the edges.2016-10-30October 11 20162016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11October 30 20162016-10-30October 11 20162016-10-11Night procession on a dirt road. A seated man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing a rust-red shawl and white garland, sits on a golden-framed wooden cart draped in orange cloth, with blue and red items and flower garlands beside him. Behind him a large image of a goddess with multiple arms is lit on a decorated float. Attendants in orange and white dhotis and rudraksha malas hold red, purple and orange umbrellas over the cart; a woman in a purple sari with wet hair stands at right, and a bearded man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at far right. Another orange-clad attendant stands in the background near a lit archway.2016-10-11Night procession at a Durga festival. A large deity murti of Mahishasura Mardhini with ten arms, carrying weapons, stands high on a float above the scene. A bearded man with long hair, wearing a red-brown robe, a rudraksha mala and a flower garland, sits on a gold-trimmed palanquin cart draped in orange cloth, with a red umbrella held over him. Beside him, a bearded man in white with a rudraksha mala gestures with his hand. A man in orange robes holds an orange umbrella on the left, and a woman in a purple and gold sari with flowers stands at the right edge. Several attendants in white and orange surround the cart at night, with more umbrellas and a bright lamp visible. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure in the red-brown robe, presented with cues of long hair, rudraksha mala, garland and the place of honour in the procession.2016-10-11November 05 20162016-11-05