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Night photograph of a procession pushing a wooden palanquin-style cart or ratha, its frame draped with garlands and flowers in pink, green and yellow. In the foreground, several devotees with hands on the wooden frame push forward. A bare-backed man on the left wears an orange turban and an orange cloth, with rudraksha beads visible at his neck. Beside him a woman in a black top and a white cloth with yellow border pushes, and a dark-skinned woman in an orange garment with a rudraksha-style necklace pushes at the right. Figures in white at the far right edge. The background is almost entirely black.

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September 30 20172017-09-30Night-time outdoor photo beside dense green foliage. A group of about a dozen men gathers around a ceremonial palanquin or deity carrier decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands and white cloth. Several bare-chested men wear reddish-brown dhotis with gold-coloured borders; one wears a shaved head and orange shawl, another with long hair and an orange wrap. Others wear white dhotis and dark shirts, and a man in a blue polo shirt stands at the right edge. Figures are shown in mid-procession, lifting and steadying the decorated carrier, with a yellow-and-white floral deity murti visible within.2016-10-11Night-time outdoor ritual photo. A man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested under a saffron-orange cloth, gold ornamental necklace and rudraksha mala, kneels on a brick step smiling while holding up a leaf bundle with offerings. Behind him a figure in white holds a trident, a red umbrella stands on a pole, and saffron-clad devotees with women in red and pink saris crowd close. A cameraman in white with a video camera on his shoulder and a lit torch-like light stands at right. Oil lamps glow on the steps and plastic water cans sit nearby. The Swamiji (probable) label applies to the seated central figure based on his long hair, saffron cloth and gold necklace.2006-06-04Night ceremony at a water ghat beside a lit, flower-decorated stone steps area. A seated woman in a red-orange sari with gold border and a microphone in her hand smiles at the front, her other hand resting on a metal tray or pot. A man in a white dhoti with bare upper body bends low at the water's edge, touching or washing the base of a small red-brown stone platform. Behind them a man in orange robes and rudraksha beads sits among rows of devotees in white dhotis and shawls, some clapping, some holding cameras. Marigold garlands and a brass kalasha with yellow flowers sit in front, with a row of lamps and orange-yellow decorations on the steps.2011-07-16A night-time photograph of a crowd at a procession. On the left, a figure with long dark swept-back hair and bare upper body wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulders and waist, reaching out with both arms to hold a long red cloth bundle. Behind him, men in white shirts and dark-haired devotees push forward, hands gripping the red fabric carried through the crowd. A man with a grey beard stands at right. The background is dark with a few small lights.2006-12-23Night procession carrying a large painted murti of a goddess on a decorated palanquin-style platform, with pink and gold ornamentation, green sparkling accents and a bright red-and-gold cloth. Several devotees in orange and white dhotis and saffron turbans walk and carry the murti along a dark path with a metal railing at the right. A bare-backed man in an orange cloth stands at the left edge, and a man with long braided hair and a white shawl with gold border is in the foreground. The background is almost entirely black.2017-09-30June 04 20062006-06-04Night procession scene outdoors beside trees. A figure in orange robes and a tall white-and-silver crown stands on a decorated cart, facing a deity murti heaped with yellow, red and white garlands on a magenta cloth. Fruit offerings in brass plates sit on the cart. Devotees with palms pressed together stand below: a woman in white with a flaming torch at left, a shaved-headed man in white with a red backpack, a man in white with a lanyard, and a woman in orange with glasses in the foreground. A bright crowd-free dirt road and a car appear at left edge.2011-12-24September 09 20162016-09-09Night photograph of an outdoor ritual beside a large white lingam-shaped stone with a dark-and-white patterned base and a small brass oil lamp burning on the ground. A bare-chested priest with a shaved head, white tilak, gold necklace and orange-and-red dhoti stands at left. Beside him a man in white dhoti with red border holds his arms folded. Four men in white kurtas and white dhotis stand in a row holding brass pots with yellow and orange flower garlands. At right a person in an orange sari-style wrap with long hair stands with hands clasped, while another person in orange bends forward at the far right edge. Several people sit and stand in the dim background.2004-12-31Night-time outdoor ritual on a stone riverside platform. A tall white and red decorated murti or idol, garlanded with flowers and wreathed in marigold-yellow and pink garlands, is being carried down by several men in white dhotis and bare feet, bowing low and lifting it. A man in a pink-and-white striped shirt and jeans stands at left watching. On the right, a bare-chested man wearing an orange-saffron cloth over his shoulder and a thin necklace stands in the foreground. Behind, a crowd of devotees in white and pale saris stands near a multicoloured canopy umbrella on a pole, with a woman balancing a brass pot on her head. Red walls and palm trees frame the scene.2011-10-06A photograph taken in dim light at a temple-like shrine lit by a strip of warm orange lights. A man in an orange turban, orange shawl and dark rudraksha-style beaded mala leans forward over a brass vessel with green mango leaves and holds a small hand offering of yellow and white flowers. Beside him stands a man in a white shirt, and to the left a bare-chested priest with a sacred thread holds flowers and a lamp-lit setting. A garland of marigolds is visible at the edge of the frame. The scene appears to be a puja or abhishekam offering.2010-09-04