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Night procession with devotees in saffron and orange robes gathered around a flower-decorated float hung with purple, yellow and magenta garlands. A woman with long dreadlocked hair and a brown-and-gold sari holds a brass kalasha with a leaf and a bowl of offerings aloft toward the float. Nearby, a man with a rudraksha mala and a woman in orange cloth raise brass plates, and a video camera is mounted above. Strings of coloured lights and a golden umbrella appear in the background, and a lamp-lit trident stands at the top of the frame. The scene suggests a ceremonial aarti during a night procession, with a tyre visible at the lower right.

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A nighttime procession at an evening festival with colourful string lights behind the crowd. Many women and some men carry brass oil lamps with lit flames and offerings, holding them up in both hands. Women wear saffron and maroon saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas; one woman in white and yellow holds a lamp and a decorated tray. Tall red-and-white poles and a ceremonial axe-like staff rise above the crowd, and a woven basket with flowers is held aloft on the right. Faces show devotional concentration. No individual in the crowd is clearly identifiable as a person.2016-12-23November 11 20172017-11-11November 23 20172017-11-23Night-time outdoor ritual procession at a temple-like setting. A man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, with a long garland of white and pink flowers, stands on a striped cloth runner raising one hand in blessing. Beside him a woman in a cream sari carries a lit lamp on a tray. Behind them a crowd of devotees in orange and saffron robes stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, and several white-clad men and children are present. A red and gold flag and a yellow ornate umbrella are visible. On the right, a deity murti and a decorated palanquin or throne are heaped with marigold, yellow and purple garlands, with rose petals scattered on the ground.2017-11-11January 03 20152015-01-03Night procession on a red carpet under a canopy of hanging lanterns and greenery, with a crowd of devotees lining both sides. At the centre, a bearded man in a plain brown robe and a pink-and-white flower garland walks with palms pressed together in namaskar, face lifted. Flanking him, shirtless young men wear orange cloths, gold and beaded necklaces, and white forehead markings. The man on the left carries a large yellow flower garland around an ornate black and silver deity murti. A man on the right holds a tall yellow staff. Devotees in saree and salwar, some with hands folded, watch from the sides.2016-12-19Night procession at a festival with strings of coloured lights in the background. Devotees crowd the street. In the centre, a woman in a rust-orange sari holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp toward the front, her face lit by the flame, while another woman beside her also raises a hand near the plate. Several women wear rudraksha malas and white-and-gold sari borders. A man with a shaved head and white forehead markings looks up at the left. A woman in white with a gold border stands in the lower left with hands raised in reverence. Long red and white ceremonial poles rise above the crowd. Visible people number roughly 20 to 25, and no one in the image is identifiable as a person.2016-12-23Night-time outdoor ritual at a temple-like setting with smoke rising. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha-style necklace and bangles, wearing a reddish-brown dhoti, a turban and a floral garland, holds a lit aarti flame on a plate and walks along a striped cloth runner. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a tray of offerings. Behind them a crowd of devotees in saffron and orange robes stands with hands folded in prayer, and red flags and a yellow umbrella are visible. On the right, a deity murti is decked with yellow, white and red garlands and a large mound of orange and purple flowers. a person candidate not clearly identifiable from appearance alone.2017-11-11November 11 20172017-11-11October 30 20162016-10-30December 23 20162016-12-23Night-time outdoor ritual photograph. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha-style necklace, gold armlet and a reddish-brown dhoti stands on a striped cloth runner, holding a lit oil lamp or arati flame in one hand while a fire-lit vessel glows nearby. He wears a large pink-and-white flower garland and a head wrap. Behind him stand a crowd of devotees in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis, many with hands folded in anjali. A yellow umbrella and red flags are visible at left. At right, several deity murtis are decorated with bright yellow, orange and purple flower garlands, with heaps of marigolds at their base. a person is the central figure performing the aarti; the cues are long swept-back hair, a rudraksha necklace and ornate gold armlet.2017-11-11 +1 copies