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Night-time outdoor scene on a dirt ground beside a blue tarpaulin-covered shelter and dark trees. A man in a white dhoti with gold border, bare-chested and wearing a thin sacred thread, carries a silver plate holding a kalasha with green leaves and a garland of orange flowers, walking forward. Behind him, several men stand in the dark, one holding a small torch light, another in a striped shirt with arms folded, and a woman in a blue sari. Ritual procession or puja scene; the person carrying the plate is a priest-like attendant with no distinctive a person cues visible.

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January 15 20132013-01-15Night procession on a dirt path lit by a distant lamp. Five men walk in a line: a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha-style pendant at left; a central man in orange-saffron robes with gold-bordered shawl walking with hands folded; a man in orange robes with gold border behind him holding hands together; a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border; and a shaved-headed man in orange robes carrying a tray with a small silver vessel, green leaves and white flowers. A man in a white shirt at right holds a lit lamp and a flower garland. Appearance-based identity of the central figure is uncertain, so he is described only by role as a devotee walking in the procession.2012-01-02Night procession on a dirt path with a dark background. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border leads at left, carrying a red bag. Central figure wears saffron cloth and a long garland of white and yellow flowers with a red-and-white strand, with rudraksha beads visible, walking barefoot. Behind him a man in saffron dhoti carries a brass kalasha pot with green leaves on top. Several other men in white dhotis and shawls walk in line, one holding a small torch. A red motorcycle and potted plant sit at the left and right edges. The central figure's saffron clothing and garland suggest a sannyasi-style presentation, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2011-09-30Night-time outdoor ritual procession on a reddish-brown ground beneath a temple-style setting. In the foreground a bald man in plain white dhoti and shawl with a red-bordered cloth carries a brass tray holding a kalasha-like pot wrapped in woven material with green leaves. Behind him several men in white dhotis and white shirts follow, one in an orange cloth, and a figure in orange and red robes stands at right. Bamboo poles and palm fronds frame the scene, with a lit hall and a golden statue visible in the background.2011-05-16Night-time photograph of a dirt path beside a low whitewashed wall with red-and-white trim and a stone-faced wall at right. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl carries a brass kalasha-shaped ritual vessel on an orange cloth, a ceremonial procession moving forward. Behind him a man in orange robes walks, and further back a figure in white holds a lit oil lamp flame. A printed portrait photo hangs on a wall at left, and a turquoise container sits in the lower left. Trees overhang the path and the background is dark.2006-12-10November 16 20152015-11-16Night photograph of a torch procession moving along a dark road. Several men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth and bare upper bodies carry flaming torches on long poles. The central man wears a rudraksha mala and walks slightly ahead. Another man on the right holds a bell-like ritual item and wears a white garment with white hair band. A man in a white shirt on the far right looks upward. Crowd members stand behind, lit by distant bright lights and signage.2015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16Night ritual in an open-sided temple pavilion with a corrugated roof. In the centre, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with gold border holds a brass tray of lit oil lamps before a golden deity murti under a gilded arch, with a garland draped over the image. Behind him, a second man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands with a bowl. A low white and red-striped platform, a square sunken fire pit and small brass vessels sit to the left. Three more men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas stand at right, hands folded in prayer. Appears to be an aarti or puja.2014-11-23November 16 20152015-11-16Night photograph outdoors beneath a large dark banyan tree. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands centre holding a small brass bell and a lit oil lamp flame in his hands, facing right. Behind and beside him, several men in white ritual clothes with orange shawls stand in a row, one holding a metal vessel with a flame, others with hands folded. A brass meru-shaped vessel and a folded white cloth rest on a wooden tray with a red-and-orange cloth at the foot of the scene, beside a decorated red cushion on a stone platform. The setting suggests a night ritual consecration.2006-12-11Night photograph on a dirt path beneath dark trees, with leafy branches framing the left and right edges. In the foreground a bare-chested man in an orange cloth wrap walks toward the camera, with dark swept-back hair and a ceremonial marking on his forehead; the page notes a person at this event, but his appearance alone is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm, so he is described by role as a devotee in orange. Behind him several people in white clothes and orange shawls walk in procession, one woman in white carrying a small lit oil lamp, and another person carries a red cloth bag. A red-painted mound or offering area with stones is visible in the background near a dim lamp glow.2006-12-10