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October 19 2013

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A photo taken inside a covered storage or preparation hall with corrugated metal roof and orange drapes hung along the right wall. A gilded golden vahana, a carved swan or hamsa-style mount on wheels with a red cushioned seat, stands on the concrete floor in the foreground. Several men gather around it: a man in a white shirt and dhoti with his back to the camera on the left, a barefoot man in a long orange robe with orange shawl in the centre, and a man in orange robes with an orange shawl beside him. Others in white dhotis, a yellow-shawled man, and a man in a light blue shirt stand nearby. Ceremonial banners and poles hang on the left wall. The gilded vahana resembles a hamsa vehicle for procession.

A photograph inside a large open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and paved floor. In the foreground a man with long dark hair wearing a rust-red and saffron-striped dhoti-style garment, a red-orange shawl and a white-and-orange flower garland walks past. Behind him another robed man in similar red clothing stands near a row of display stands. Beyond, a gilded cow sculpture on a gold-painted wheeled platform, a painted decorative chariot or cart with blue and green panels, ornate figurines, and a red-and-gold horse figure are arranged along metal barrier posts. Several people in white clothes stand in the far background.

A photograph inside a storage workshop lined with hanging orange and red fabric and shelves of folded cloth. In the centre a man with long dark hair wears a plain orange sleeveless wrap and stands beside a gilded wooden hamsa (swan) vahana mounted on a cart with a red cushioned seat. Around him several men in white dhotis, grey shirts and orange robes look on; one in orange wears a sash and another in white has a yellow shawl. Colourful costumes hang on the left. Seven people are visible.

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September 04 2013

A woman in a rust-red and saffron-bordered sari stands in a large covered hall with a metal roof, holding a small object in her hand and wearing a beaded necklace. Behind her, a golden bull-shaped vehicle with a gold canopy sits on wheels among other ceremonial objects, including a painted wooden cart, brass lamps and decorated chariot-style structures. Metal stanchions and chains line the aisle, and a few other people are visible in the background.

A photograph inside an open-sided shed with wire-mesh walls, showing a standing figure in a maroon-and-saffron robe with orange-gold edging and a long rudraksha-style bead necklace, speaking animatedly to a seated audience in white and cream clothes with rudraksha malas. Behind him are ceremonial objects: a green and red wooden cart with gilded ornaments, a golden horse-shaped chariot figure, a white painted bull, a large decorated peetha-style seat with a red cushion, and a golden box. A man on the right in saffron with tilak and beads joins his hands in greeting. Several seated devotees in the foreground have hands folded in namaskar.

August 24 2014

A covered storage or preparation hall with orange drapes hanging along the right wall and shelves holding folded cloth and boxes. In the centre, a golden hamsa (swan) vahana mounted on a wooden cart with wheels is being inspected. A bare-chested sannyasi in orange cloth with a swept-back tied topknot reaches toward the golden bird. Around him, saffron-robed monastics and men in white dhotis and shirts look on, and a man in a grey shirt with an ID lanyard stands at left. A framed portrait of a saint hangs on the left wall. Several people are visible, and the scene is a photograph of a procession vehicle preparation.

A man with long hair tied back stands on a brick floor in a large open hall with a corrugated roof, wearing a rust-red dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a white-and-orange garland of flowers around his neck. Behind him, other men in red and orange robes stand near displays of ritual objects. To the right is a gilded bull (Nandi) mount on a golden platform with a golden carriage-like structure, and beside it a painted wooden chariot with blue and yellow panels, a red horse statue, brass lamps and metal stands on the floor. Visitors in white shirts are visible in the background.

A photograph inside a large open-sided hall with brick walls and a corrugated roof. Six men in orange and saffron robes and brown dhotis stand on a paved floor. Two monks wear orange turbans; one holds a long wooden staff and gestures with his hand. A central monk in orange robes and a rudraksha mala with a name badge stands with his hands clasped at his waist. At left, a standing man in a brown dhoti and gold necklace looks down beside a gold-coloured deity murti. Workers and a green wooden cart are visible in the background.

November 21 2014