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Night procession with a large decorated deity murti of Durga mounted on a wooden platform, seated on a golden lion, flanked by two smaller female figures and garlanded with pink and orange flowers. A man on the left balances a gold-rimmed brass tray of yellow marigold garlands on his head, wearing a white dhoti with a saffron cloth and a beaded necklace. On the right, a man with green-and-yellow powder smeared on his face and bare shoulders wears a rudraksha-style beaded necklace. A middle figure in a white-and-pink wrap walks behind the platform. Plates of pink and red kumkum/color powder sit on the platform, and green powder hangs in the air.

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October 06 20112011-10-06October 06 20112011-10-06October 06 20112011-10-06Night procession at an ashram where a large, brightly lit deity murti of a goddess with multiple arms, fitted with a white scalloped arch and garlanded with flowers, sits on a wheeled wooden cart. Devotees dusted in colored powder push and lean on the cart, and colored powder hangs in the air around the murti. On the right, a bald man in orange robes and a flower garland stands beside the cart, dusted with green and pink powder. Behind the cart, a man in white holds up a multicolored parasol, and a robed figure stands near the murti. Plates of colored powder sit on the cart, and an orange wall and trees frame the scene.2011-10-06Two young men stand in front of a festival cart decorated with a colourful multi-panelled umbrella and a cart carrying a deity tableau with goddess murti garlanded in marigolds and pink flowers. The man on the left, holding a tall wooden pole topped by the umbrella, wears a white dhoti with a yellow-green border and has his face and head splashed with green and pink colour powder. The man on the right wears a white kurta with a red-orange shawl draped across his chest and has pink and blue powder on his hair, face and hands. Trays of colour powder sit on the cart, and a third figure stands in the background. The setting appears to be a festival procession at night.2011-10-06Night procession at a temple festival. Center-left, a large deity murti of a multi-armed goddess with a golden crown, red-and-gold garments and a blue-green figure below, is carried on a decorated float with garlands and a white and red shrine canopy. A bare-chested priest in an orange shawl stands at the float's back edge. Beside the float, a man with dark hair and a beard wears a flower garland and smiles; his face is not visible enough to match any candidate, so his role is that of a devotee standing near the float. Devotees in saffron, orange and red saris and dhotis, some with hands raised, crowd the roadside. Bright lights and an illuminated paper lantern hang in the dark sky above.2016-10-11October 15 20122012-10-15Night outdoor ritual on a stone terrace beside a red wall. At left, a large decorated deity murti with a white and silver crown-like headdress and flower garlands is set on a blue-and-pink pedestal. A devotee in a green-and-white sari holds a brass plate on her head beneath a multicoloured parasol. In the centre, a man in a saffron dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha-style mala raises his hands in front of a tray of yellow offerings. Nearby, men in saffron and white robes stand with lamps and a bell, some with colour powder on their heads and clothes. Behind them, a crowd of devotees, some in pink and white, stands on a balcony and terrace, and a figure in orange robes stands at the top of the balcony stairs.2011-10-06October 11 20162016-10-11Night procession on a dark road with a large ornate chariot carrying a tall decorated deity murti of Devi with multiple raised arms, a lion mount, and a green-skinned figure at its base. A seated man in dark red-brown robes with flower garlands sits on the golden cart, with a person cue: long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold-trimmed clothing and a garland, seated as the honoured figure. Around the cart, shaved-headed men in red and orange dhotis and white dhotis pull ropes and walk with palms joined; women in red and white saris and umbrellas in red, orange and blue follow. Ratha procession with puja and devotees.2016-10-11Night-time photograph of a large Durga murti with many raised arms in orange and red, draped in a white lace-like veil and garlanded with yellow marigolds, being carried or lifted by a crowd of men. Most wear saffron-orange cloths; several are bare-chested with rudraksha malas and sacred threads, and one man in white clothing with a blue lanyard stands at right. The deity is lit by a flash against dark foliage, with a tall pole and another figure with a yellow decoration visible at the upper right. The scene looks like a procession or immersion-style carrying of the image.2016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11