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Night outdoor ritual at an ashram courtyard. On the left, a golden deity murti or utsava image is adorned with garlands of yellow and red flowers and sheltered beneath a multicoloured canopy with fringed edges. In front, a low table covered with white and peach cloth holds brass plates, a small bell and a dish. A young man in white dhoti, bare-chested, holds a flaming torch and presses his palms together. Beside him, a man in white stands with a lit lamp. Several people in white clothes and saffron-toned garments stand behind, some with hands folded. Speakers and a parked red auto-rickshaw are at the right, and a brick wall lies behind the group.

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January 09 20132013-01-09Night-time outdoor ritual at a temple-like setting beside a red-brown wall. On the right, a deity murti is dressed in yellow and red marigold garlands and sits in an ornate golden arched frame beneath a fringed multicoloured canopy. Before it, a gold-trimmed low table holds offerings and a brass plate. A man in white dhoti and bare chest holds a flaming torch and a lamp near the murti, while a woman in a white sari with a red border stands at left holding a lamp. A woman in a white top with gold border sits in the foreground, facing the murti, and a man in white stands at right. Dark trees and speakers are visible in the background.2013-01-09March 02 20162016-03-02 +1 copiesDecember 12 20112011-12-12March 02 20162016-03-02December 12 20112011-12-12Night outdoor puja at a decorated golden ratha-style cart. A deity murti stands under a gold arch with yellow and red flower garlands, with a small metal lamp and offering plates in front. A white-clad priest with bare upper body and a white shawl pours or offers something at the murti. Beside him, a tall priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and a cap with blue patterned trim stands in front of the cart, and a woman in orange sari and maroon blouse assists with offerings. Two women in white and a figure in a grey top stand to the left holding plates of flowers and leaves, and several hands reach in from the right. A golden ganesha relief decorates the cart's side, and a decorated red and gold canopy hangs above.2011-12-12December 24 20112011-12-24A festival procession at dusk where a decorated deity murti is carried on a ratha-style platform beneath a tall fringed canopy with red, green and yellow panels. The deity is garlanded with marigolds and wears a red and gold cloth, with a bright oil lamp or flame burning near its base. A man in an orange cloth and an ornate cap stands on the platform reaching toward the figure, while a bald man in white with a red shoulder cloth stands nearby with palms pressed together in namaste. Crowd members in white dhotis and red shoulder cloths, and a man in a grey striped shirt, surround the cart. A tall utility pole and trees appear behind the scene under an overcast sky.2010-11-11Night photograph of a pada puja performed on a decorated gold-and-brass wheeled float. A priest in white dhoti and white head cloth stands before a silver-framed deity murti draped in yellow, red and green garlands, with a red-and-gold umbrella overhead. A man in an orange robe and ornate white-and-silver cap stands at left with folded hands beside brass plates of flowers, a kalasha and oil lamps. A woman in a white top at right watches. Speakers and a lamp sit behind the float.2011-12-12November 20 20102010-11-20January 02 20162016-01-02