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Night-time outdoor ritual at a decorated deity murti on a wooden cart. The murti is draped with yellow, orange and red flower garlands and a purple garland, set against gold-framed decoration and white cloth. A man in a white dhoti and shawl with a white turban and gold chains stands at the right, reaching toward a brass tray. In the centre a bare-chested man in an orange cloth wears a tall ornate blue-and-white decorated cap and gold bangles, holding a tray. A woman in a yellow sari at left holds a small device. Brass lamps, a lit oil lamp, incense sticks, a plate of flowers and a tray of money sit on the cart. Ganesha is carved on the cart side.

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December 12 20112011-12-12Night outdoor photo of a padapuja-style ritual beside a wooden cart bearing a deity murti. The murti is decorated with yellow, orange and magenta flower garlands and a silver arch behind it. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a beaded necklace and white head cloth tends the offerings on a tray. In the centre, a young man with bare upper body, orange dhoti, beaded mala and a tall decorated headdress holds a plate of fruits and a small bowl. Two young women stand to the left, one in orange shawl and white dress, the other in yellow. Fruits, flowers and brass vessels rest on the cart.2011-12-12December 12 20112011-12-12December 12 20112011-12-12December 12 20112011-12-12Night outdoor puja at a decorated golden ratha-style cart. A deity murti stands under a gold arch with yellow and red flower garlands, with a small metal lamp and offering plates in front. A white-clad priest with bare upper body and a white shawl pours or offers something at the murti. Beside him, a tall priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and a cap with blue patterned trim stands in front of the cart, and a woman in orange sari and maroon blouse assists with offerings. Two women in white and a figure in a grey top stand to the left holding plates of flowers and leaves, and several hands reach in from the right. A golden ganesha relief decorates the cart's side, and a decorated red and gold canopy hangs above.2011-12-12Night photograph of a pada puja performed on a decorated gold-and-brass wheeled float. A priest in white dhoti and white head cloth stands before a silver-framed deity murti draped in yellow, red and green garlands, with a red-and-gold umbrella overhead. A man in an orange robe and ornate white-and-silver cap stands at left with folded hands beside brass plates of flowers, a kalasha and oil lamps. A woman in a white top at right watches. Speakers and a lamp sit behind the float.2011-12-12December 12 20112011-12-12Night-time puja at a garlanded deity murti draped in marigold and rose garlands with a gold silver-trimmed backdrop. A man in white robes and a rudraksha mala sits at right on a white cloth-covered platform, his hands raised over offerings. In the foreground at left, a man with his back to the camera wears an orange dhoti and shawl and an ornate silver-embroidered cap, seated before the platform. The table holds brass plates of fruit, pineapple, bananas, coconut, flowers, a kalasha, incense sticks and a brass lamp with a small oil lamp.2011-12-12December 12 20112011-12-12December 12 20112011-12-12Night-time outdoor ritual at a temple procession. A man in white dhoti with bare upper body bends forward to offer a tray at a decorated golden palanquin or chariot shrine. A woman in a yellow sari and red blouse holds a lit oil lamp beside him. Behind the palanquin, a deity murti is garlanded with yellow and red flowers, with a large flaming lamp at right. A shaven-headed man in white robes stands at left with hands clasped, and other devotees in white and orange garments stand nearby. A gold-trimmed table or platform supports the offerings.2013-01-09