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Night photograph of a temple procession with a wooden ratha or palanquin draped in green fabric. A standing devotee in orange saffron robes with rudraksha mala and hands pressed together in namaskar is lit by a small oil lamp flame on the carriage. A second woman in orange saffron sari with a rudraksha mala stands at right, and incense smoke rises at left. Seated figures on the carriage wear white and orange clothing, with a brass bowl and lamp visible. Dark background.

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Night photograph of an outdoor procession or ratha-style float. On the left, seated figures in green and white draped garments sit on an ornate gold-carved platform, with a lit oil lamp and a flame held out toward a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marking, who stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Smoke drifts from the left. A woman in white with a red bead necklace stands at right with hands folded near her chest. The background is dark.2015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16Night-time photograph of a padapuja-style ritual on a wooden chariot or palanquin. A seated figure on the platform wears a green silk garment and rudraksha beads, and extends a bare foot that a woman in a white lace top and white skirt is reverently holding with both hands while bowing. Beside her stands a young woman in an orange sari with a white forehead mark, rudraksha mala and glasses. A flame burns in a lamp on the chariot, and a brass vessel sits on the carved wooden platform. Dark background.2015-11-16A nighttime outdoor photograph of a ritual aarti at a small altar. A woman in a red-orange sari and a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp with a tall flame, and several women in orange, yellow and red saris with rudraksha malas stand beside her, watching. In the foreground a figure in a dark reddish-brown garment faces the altar, which is draped in green and yellow and holds bananas, fruit and a small lamp.2015-11-19November 18 20152015-11-18Night outdoor scene lit by a string of round multicolored lights (red, blue, green, white) strung across the dark background. In the centre, a woman in a rust-orange sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala around her neck holds her cupped hands out toward a figure at left, with a red bindi on her forehead. At left edge, a person in orange and white robes with a cloth draped over the arm is partly cut off. At right, a second woman in a saffron-orange garment with rudraksha beads and a white forehead mark watches.2015-11-16Night photograph of a devotee in an orange-saffron sari and matching blouse with a red-bordered shawl, bindi and rudraksha mala, reaching up with cupped hands toward a seated group on a carved wooden platform or chariot. Behind her, a seated person in orange wraps holds a brass vessel, and a string of multicolored lights hangs in the dark background. The scene suggests a ritual offering or prasad exchange at an evening procession.2015-11-16November 21 20152015-11-21November 16 20152015-11-16Night photograph of an aarti at a richly decorated ceremonial palanquin or ratha lit by a flame. A man in an orange-red cloth and an ornate embroidered conical headdress leans on the platform, extending a lit oil lamp toward a kneeling devotee with a white forehead mark and bare torso. Behind them a seated young priest in white dhoti and white sash watches, wearing rudraksha beads. Garlands of pink and orange flowers and tasselled multicoloured fringes hang from the structure, with a green silk drape and gilded pillar in the background against black darkness.2015-11-16Photograph of an evening ritual at night beneath dark foliage. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with white forehead marking and rudraksha beads stands at left holding a silver tray with a lit camphor flame in a silver lamp, offering aarti. A second attendant in maroon robe with gold border stands behind the flame. At right, a seated man in maroon and orange robes with gold border, wearing white and red flower garlands, rests his palms together in namaskar with eyes lowered. Oil lamps and a white mat-style chair appear at left.2014-08-29November 16 20152015-11-16