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Night photograph of a temple courtyard with a stone shrine and tall spire-like finial in the background. Several women and men in white ritual clothes stand on a stone platform; a woman at left holds a small metal vessel and a lamp-like object toward a child. Ornate umbrellas with red, orange and gold panels with a bird-like emblem are held overhead, and devotees in white with gold-bordered cloth stand with hands joined in prayer at right. Several people walk in a ceremonial circle around the shrine.

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November 11 20152015-11-11November 11 20102010-11-11September 05 20162016-09-05Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at an open courtyard. A central man in a white shirt and light trousers walks barefoot across the sand toward a small white stone shrine with a tall golden kalasha finial. Around him, people in white dress stand in two rows holding colourful umbrellas with red, blue, orange and yellow panels and tassels, and some hold small cymbals or bells. Young girls in white and pale dresses stand at the left and right edges with hands folded in namaskar. Lamps glow faintly in the dark background and a circular stone step lies in the foreground.2007-10-18Night procession on a dirt ground with devotees carrying ceremonial items. A man in white dhoti and yellow shawl with a rudraksha mala plays a large double-headed drum with sticks. Beside him a man in saffron-orange robe with white forehead markings holds a tall staff topped by a red and gold canopy. A woman in white sari at right holds a lit torch with a flame, and another woman in orange sari wears a red-orange garment. Silver trident standards rise in the background, and a small crowd of devotees stands behind. The swami in saffron clothing is a sannyasi or priest role; no one is identified as a person.2010-11-19A night-time procession in an open courtyard with a decorated floor of coloured kolam designs. Several colourful umbrellas with tassels and a gold trident finial are carried above the group. Devotees in white dhotis and kurtas wear orange shawls, and a woman in a white sari with gold border stands at left. A man in white holds a long wooden pole with a decorative tassel at right, and others carry round red-and-gold emblem fans. Lit surroundings and a tiled building edge the scene.2007-01-01Night procession on a paved courtyard beneath dark trees. Several people in white dhotis and white saris walk in a line, some holding ornate umbrellas with gold and red fringed canopies, lit by string lights. On the right, women in vivid red saris stand with hands raised in reverence. A woman in a teal patterned sari stands in the middle. Red wooden railings and a glowing lamp-lit structure appear in the background.2017-09-28October 18 20072007-10-18November 16 20152015-11-16October 18 20072007-10-18November 20 20102010-11-20December 23 20062006-12-23 +2 copies