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A procession on a dirt path through dry grass and scrub under an overcast sky. In the centre, two men in orange and rust-coloured cloth walk barefoot, their faces and bodies smeared with pink and orange powder, one carrying an ornate pink, yellow and red decorated structure on his head. Around them, a man in a white t-shirt with a rudraksha-style mala and a man in white shirt and trousers walk alongside, while more people in orange garments stand further back on the hillside.

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Outdoors on a dirt path through scrubland, several people carry a large clay Ganesha murti on a wooden palanquin-style platform. The murti has a golden crown, red and orange decorations, a tusk and a raised hand holding a sweet. On the left, a bald man in orange robes with red-smeared forehead and a rudraksha mala walks beside the platform. On the right, a man with long hair and a red-marked face wears a white dhoti with a gold border, and beside him a man in red-orange robes and a mala stands. Men in white and striped shirts help lift the platform, and more devotees in orange and red clothes stand behind. Rocks and bushes fill the background, with a black loudspeaker on a stand in view. The scene suggests a Ganesha procession, with people wearing red and orange colour marks.2014-09-18September 18 20142014-09-18September 18 20142014-09-18September 18 20142014-09-18Outdoor festival procession on a dirt road lined with trees and small brick houses. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace wears an orange saffron robe and walks beneath a multicoloured ornate parasol. Beside him, a shaven-headed sannyasi in orange robes walks alongside, and behind them a palanquin or deity murti is carried. Many devotees in white and orange clothing and children with faces smeared in red, pink and green powder follow, with a boy in a red shirt and a boy in a striped shirt in the foreground. A bare-chested young man with a white cloth and rudraksha mala stands at the right edge. The scene suggests a colour-powder celebration procession.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Three men stand waist-deep in a muddy river carrying a painted clay Ganesha idol on a wooden board. The idol is pink and colourful with an orange headdress and a raised trunk. The man on the left is shaved-headed and wears an orange dhoti with red striped wrap, a rudraksha mala, and has pink and red colour smeared on his face and chest. The man in the middle wears a reddish-brown wrap and is shaved-headed and also marked with coloured powder. The man on the right wears a dark striped track jacket and dark track pants, with pink powder on his face. Rocky embankment and green vegetation line the water behind them.2014-09-18Outdoor procession on a dirt path beside trees and a wire fence under a pale sky. Six men in white shirts and white dhotis carry a palanquin-style litter on wooden poles, topped with a deity murti or ornate ceremonial figure draped in flower garlands of red, yellow, green and white. A decorated umbrella with dark red and multicoloured panels is held above. At the front, a shirtless man in a saffron-orange cloth around his waist walks bearing the pole's front end. A man in a striped shirt and beige trousers also helps carry the litter.2005-12-22Outdoor procession on a dusty hillside at dusk. A shaven-headed young priest in orange robes and an orange garland, with white tilak and white markings on his arms, carries a gilded ornate casket with a golden deity figure. Behind him, a man in orange robes holds a long pole supporting an orange fringed canopy. Further back, a priest in orange carries a silver vessel with a green plant, and a man in white dhoti with striped border carries a small gilded casket. Another orange-clad figure walks behind.2013-04-03A photograph of a Ganesha immersion at a muddy pond with a grey sky and trees behind. A bald man in a rust-red dhoti holds a brass ritual vessel aloft and sprinkles water. Beside him, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a pink-smeared face holds one end of a wooden board carrying a large colourful clay Ganesha idol with an orange crown and pink and purple decoration. A young man in a grey jacket and dark trousers, also smeared with pink powder, holds the other end while standing in the water. Two ritual figures stand in brown water with stone and dry grass on the bank.2014-09-18October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor procession on dry, reddish-brown earth at dusk with pale sky and distant red-roofed buildings. In the foreground a shaven-headed young man in saffron-orange robes and an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala carries a gilded, green-draped deity murti on a wooden stand, with white and red tilak on his forehead and arms. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold-edged border carries a gilded box with a small figure and a brass kalasha-like vessel with green leaves on his head. Two more men in orange robes walk behind, one holding a long wooden pole over his shoulder. The scene reads as a ritual carrying procession.2013-04-03