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A festival procession at dusk in front of a red-roofed building. Centre right, a large Ganesha murti decorated with white and orange flowers and garlands sits on a decorated red and gold ratha-style platform. A man in white dhoti with red-bordered cloth stands at left, raising a large white fan or chamara over the deity. Behind him, a crowd of people dressed mostly in white sits or stands on the ground, with several oil lamps lit on the lower left and brass plates of offerings in front. A red and orange canopy hangs above the deity. No figure in the scene clearly matches the a person appearance cues, so no candidate is identified.

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September 11 20102010-09-11September 11 20102010-09-11A photograph of a temple ritual at night beneath a sign reading "SRI ANA... TEMPLE". A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border sits cross-legged on a wooden platform, holding a small silver lamp or plate aloft with his right hand. Gold ornaments hang at his neck. Beside him, a second priest in white with gold necklaces sits behind a brass vessel. Before them stands a blue-grey elephant-shaped vahana (vehicle) decorated with a large floral garland of orange, purple and white flowers, and a canopy above in yellow and orange with a red-and-gold ornamental top. Brass pots and a lotus-shaped vessel rest on a red cloth in front. The priest is performing aarti or puja to the decorated mount. No one visible is identifiable as a person from appearance cues.2010-09-03September 03 20102010-09-03November 05 20102010-11-05September 11 20102010-09-11November 11 20102010-11-11 +1 copiesNight procession photo: a shaved-headed monk in saffron-orange robes holds a lit flame toward an ornate deity murti decorated with garlands in green, pink and red, set on a gold-coloured palanquin-style platform under a large umbrella-like canopy with coloured fringes. A man in white dhoti with a maroon-edged cloth assists by holding the canopy. Devotees in saffron and white stand in the foreground with palms joined in prayer. The scene is aarti during a procession.2010-11-19A night procession with a decorated palanquin or ratha carrying a deity murti under a striped canopy topped with a red-and-gold cloth awning. Several men in white dhotis and orange or saffron garments walk alongside and some carry the palanquin poles, while red and orange flags flank the structure. A dense crowd of devotees in white and light clothing fills the foreground and background, and a trident is visible at the right edge. The scene is lit by night lighting and feels like a temple festival procession.2010-11-11November 23 20102010-11-23September 11 20102010-09-11December 24 20112011-12-24