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A photograph of an outdoor ritual beside a red brick wall. A decorated wooden cart with a tan platform stands on the sandy ground, its back draped in a large arch of red, yellow, white and orange flower garlands framing a small white deity murti. Purple cushions sit on the platform beside copper vessels. On the left, several men in saffron and orange robes stand with palms pressed together in reverence, one holding a small bell-like object. In the foreground a man with a shaved head and a reddish-brown shawl over a gold-bordered dhoti stands with his back to the camera, facing the cart. A cameraman in orange robes films the scene to the left, and a red-and-maroon clad woman stands at the far left edge. No visible a person candidate is identifiable by appearance.

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Outdoor photograph of a decorated ratha-style cart on a sandy path beside a red wall and green tree. A tall deity murti stands in a horseshoe-shaped arch of marigold and multicoloured flower garlands, on a blue cloth draped over a pink-covered platform, with brass vessels and a plate of offerings in front. A man in saffron clothing stands near the cart, and a person in a dark golden-bordered shawl and maroon head cloth with rudraksha-style necklace faces the deity from behind, bare-backed. A small framed picture is at the right edge.2013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15June 05 20122012-06-05Photograph inside a temple hall of a deity murti seated in a golden palanquin beneath a red and gold canopy with tasselled fringe, garlanded with white and pink flower garlands. On the left, a man in white clothing waves a large white chamara fan toward the murti. Four men stand in a row on the right in orange and saffron clothing: the foremost has a shaved head and orange shawl with a gold-trimmed dhoti and folded hands; the next wears a beaded red mala with saffron robes; a third in rust-orange robes stands with a bare arm; another older man in rust-coloured cloth stands on the left of the row. Behind them devotees in white stand near a pillar draped in orange garlands. Petals are scattered on the floor.2012-06-05Outdoor photograph of a decorated cart procession. On a wooden cart stands a deity murti dressed in white with a blue cloth draped below, framed by a large arch of garlands in red, yellow, white and multicolour flowers. Copper and brass vessels and a plate sit on a pink-draped cart table. On the left, a man in orange robes with a white forehead marking stands near the cart. On the right foreground, a bare-backed sannyasi in a maroon and gold-bordered shawl and maroon head wrap, wearing a rudraksha mala, faces the cart from behind. Other figures in orange stand further back beneath a tree.2013-11-15June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple procession at a golden palanquin decorated with garlands of pink and red flowers, carrying a silver-clad deity murti and a silver staff. Four prominent men stand in orange and saffron clothing in a stone pillared hall: an elderly man on the left in orange cloth with rudraksha mala and a bare upper body, a central man in orange wrap with ornate gold necklaces and a red-and-gold headband, and two men on the right with folded hands, one bearded with long hair, rudraksha malas and an orange robe, and the other clean-shaven and bald in orange with gold chains. Several more people in white clothes stand behind, with colourful banners and a bell visible above.2012-06-05December 23 20082008-12-23Photograph inside a temple hall during a procession-style ritual. A decorated palanquin-like golden platform carries a silver-clad deity murti garlanded with pink and red flowers beneath an ornate canopy. Several men in saffron and orange robes stand beside it; one in the center wears a red-brown shawl, rudraksha-style beads and a floral garland, another holds folded hands, and a bare-headed man in orange with a garland stands at the right. A white-clad priest and onlookers in white and cream clothing stand behind. Garlands drape the scene and a woman in a teal sari is at the lower right edge.2012-06-05A festival procession on a dirt road beside an ornate decorated cart carrying a deity murti garlanded with white and yellow flowers and a red-and-green garland, with a framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure at the top of the display. A long-haired person in orange robes with a white flower garland walks forward, while a man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a tall orange-and-gold umbrella above the cart. Another man in orange robes carries a gold fan-shaped ceremonial standard, and people in white attire and orange sashes follow behind. Orange flags and a colourful umbrella decorate the scene.2007-12-29Photo inside a temple hall with stone walls where a palanquin-style festival procession stands. A gold-and-red decorated palanquin canopy with tassels covers a silver-and-gold deity murti garlanded with white and pink flowers, sitting on a gold base. In front, a shaven-headed man in orange robes with a gold-bordered shawl raises his hands in reverence. Beside him, a man in a rust-orange shawl wears a garland and a tilak, hands joined. To the right, a bearded man in orange robes holds a white cloth to his face. A man in white dhoti and green-bordered cloth stands at left, and a man in a white dhoti and gold shawl is near the palanquin.2012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05