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December 05 2011

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November 01 20112011-11-01October 06 20112011-10-06November 01 20112011-11-01A night procession on a flat-bed trailer pulled by a red tractor. A golden palanquin-style vehicle with a fringed golden canopy and a carved golden body is garlanded with red, white and yellow flower strings, with green tassels and bells. Inside the palanquin sits a deity murti decorated with garlands. A man in a white dhoti and shawl, with a bare upper body and a light-coloured cap, stands at the right beside a black speaker, while another figure in an orange-and-white outfit sits at the back of the palanquin. An orange cloth covers the trailer, and an orange-brick building stands in the background.2011-10-30Night photograph of a procession. A colourfully decorated palanquin-style float with striped and patterned fabric panels, yellow fringe, and marigold garlands stands on a wooden platform. A man in orange clothing with a tall silver-white crown stands at the left, holding a white fan-like whisk. Beside him, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a white head wrap stands at a small brass tray with offerings and a lamp. Garlands of yellow flowers hang along the platform. Trees and a parked vehicle are visible in the dark background, and a few figures in white walk at the edges.2011-12-05Night photograph of a festival procession on a dirt path beside an orange wall and trees. A gilded ratha/chariot on wheels is heavily decorated with marigold and multicolour flower garlands, a large ornate deity murti stands on it under a striped red, yellow and green canopy, and a gold-tasselled umbrella crowns the scene. A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti stands on the cart beside the murti. Several women in saris, one in cream with a yellow shawl and one in orange, watch and walk beside the cart, while a bare-chested man in white stands in the background near a red tractor pulling the cart.2011-10-04October 06 20112011-10-06March 02 20132013-03-02Night procession at a temple-style festival. On the right, a decorated wooden cart carries a canopy hung with colourful embroidered panels in red, orange and blue, under which a richly adorned deity murti sits, draped in marigold and red flower garlands with gold ornaments and an oil lamp glowing before it. On the left, a line of about six men stands in the dark with palms pressed together in namaskar. Most wear white dhotis with gold borders or saffron/orange shawls, and some have bare upper bodies with rudraksha malas. A dark tree stands behind them.2013-03-02May 03 20122012-05-03Night photograph of a decorated procession float on a tractor-drawn trailer. Under a tiered canopy of red, orange and multicoloured patterned fabric with bird and flower motifs, a deity murti stands decked in red, yellow and white garlands before a red cloth. A man in orange robes and an ornate silver-coloured crown stands at left, holding a white feather fan over the deity. Offerings and brass lamps sit on the trailer's table, and a black speaker is set beside the deity.2011-11-01October 04 20112011-10-04