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October 31 20112011-10-31October 31 20112011-10-31Outdoor evening procession on a dirt ground with a red-brick building and palm trees behind. A decorated ratha-style cart with a gold-carved front and blue cloth carries an ornate canopy hung with red and orange garlands and a green cloth, with a deity murti at its centre and trident-tipped staffs on either side. A man in an orange dhoti, bare-chested, with a tall ornate white crown and beaded necklaces, stands at the cart holding a lit flame and a cloth. A woman in a yellow-green sari stands at the rear of the cart, and a crowd of children and adults in white, orange, blue and pink clothing stands at the left, many with hands joined in namaskar. A person with a camera stands near the cart. Appearance-based candidate for a person is uncertain, so the crowd and cart are described by role; the figure at the cart is a priest or attendant in ceremonial dress.2011-10-31Night photo of a procession at a temple or outdoor event. A man in an orange-red dhoti with a tall white-and-silver patterned crown and a beaded necklace stands on the left facing a golden palanquin. On the palanquin, a man in white with a cream turban and gold necklace sits cross-legged beside a golden peacock-like ornament and a red canopy. Another man in white dhoti with bare chest and folded hands sits to the right of him. A crowd of children and adults press forward with hands raised in namaste or reaching toward the palanquin, including a young girl in a red top and a blonde woman in a saree at right. A cameraman with a video camera is at far left. Background is dark with a green structure at right.2011-10-31December 06 20112011-12-06Outdoor procession on a grassy ground. A decorated wooden ratha cart carries a deity murti under a gold-fringed canopy, adorned with red and yellow flower garlands and a green backdrop. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a tall decorated headdress walks beside the cart, holding its wooden pole. Attendants in yellow and white stand on the right holding gold trident staffs. Lines of children and adults on the left, many in white, pink, purple and blue clothes, clap with palms together. Trees, low buildings and a parked white vehicle form the background.2011-10-31Outdoor photo of a ritual scene before a red-roofed building with a green tiled roof and palm trees behind. A tall brass trident stands at left. A priest in a saffron-orange garment with a decorated tall ceremonial cap holds a lit oil lamp flame in a small brass dish, while devotees around him, including a boy in a green t-shirt and a boy in a yellow-and-black striped shirt, reach toward the flame. Near the right foreground a woman with long dark hair stands beside a brass-railed table holding a silver plate. a person candidate presence is uncertain; the priest's cues are a ceremonial cap and saffron garment, but his face and features are not clearly visible enough to confirm.2011-10-31October 31 20112011-10-31December 12 20112011-12-12Outdoor photo of a roadside procession scene. In the foreground, a person in an orange-red shawl and a white flower garland, seen from behind, places a hand on the forehead of a grey-haired man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala, who bows with hands pressed together. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing stands with palms joined in namaskar. Orange and yellow flags on poles fly overhead, and a gold-decorated panel, a metal pot and trays of flowers sit at right. A distant roadside and fence are visible behind the group.2009-02-16A photo of a saffron-robed figure with long dark hair tied back, wearing a rudraksha mala, bare-chested with an orange wrap, raising a hand in blessing toward a line of devotees at a metal railing. Several devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with folded hands, watch and receive the blessing. On the right a sannyasi in orange with a mala and gold necklace stands beside a golden ceremonial staff on an orange cloth. Behind them an ornate deity murti in a red and gold shrine is visible under a thatched roof.2010-11-14May 05 20152015-05-05