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May 17 2011

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May 17 20112011-05-17May 17 20112011-05-17Night outdoor festival scene at a temple-style ground. Centre: a golden ornate arch-shaped shrine framing a silver-faced deity murti seated on a golden bull mount (Nandi), draped in pink cloth, garlanded with yellow and purple flowers and a beaded necklace. A young man in white dhoti and bare upper body stands at left, waving a feathered fan or chamara toward the deity. A striped multicoloured canopy with tassels rises above. Around them, many men in white dhotis and white shirts, some in orange or saffron robes, stand among the crowd; a man in white with a grey turban is at right. A small brass lamp and offering vessel sit on the base. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2016-01-02December 12 20112011-12-12Night outdoor ritual before a large Ganesha murti decorated with garlands, set on a pink and yellow pedestal. In the centre, a priest in saffron-orange cloth raises a lit aarti lamp above an ornate deity murti surrounded by marigold garlands and brass kalasha-style offerings. In front, a fire burns in a pit as several young men in white dhoti-style clothes with gold borders and rudraksha malas sit on a mat performing the rite. On the right, a seated man in orange robes with a white flower garland sits with hands folded in namaste before a teal-draped table. A fan and microphone are visible, and an ornate idol with garlands sits at the left edge.2014-08-29December 29 20102010-12-29Night procession with a large illuminated Ganesha murti in bright orange and red paint, wearing a gold crown and garlands, seated on a decorated vehicle with a painted mouse figure below. Attendants in orange and white garments walk alongside, some holding long decorated fan-shaped banners in red, blue and gold, and a red ceremonial umbrella stands at left. Crowds of devotees in white, orange, pink and purple clothing fill the foreground, with a second illuminated figure glowing at right under dark trees and a red container behind.2016-09-15Night 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.2013-01-09Night procession on a dark road lit by floodlights. A large grey Ganesha murti with gold crown, raised trunk and ornaments towers over a decorated open cart. A figure in orange robes and a saffron head wrap sits on the cart near the murti, with a crimson-clad seated person beside him; two attendants hold blue and silver umbrellas, and a shirtless man in white dhoti stands in front. Orange-robed attendants and onlookers stand along the road. Cart covered with a striped woven cloth and gold-painted base. a person appears as the orange-robed seated figure on the cart, identified by saffron robes, rudraksha mala and head wrap, while the cart's seated figure in crimson is a separate person.2017-09-03Night-time photograph of a Ganesha murti, a large clay image of the elephant-headed deity, dressed in a purple and gold silk cloth, with a gold crown and garlands of white and red flowers. Two priests in orange and saffron-toned dhotis stand at left beside a flower-decorated table; the one on the right, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, holds a leaf and a small offering. Yellow marigolds and a green cloth lie on the table. Dark background with a covered ornamental deity image partly visible at far left.2014-08-21July 20 20102010-07-20Night procession with a large deity murti of Devi on a lion-mount, garlanded with yellow and orange flower garlands and draped in orange cloth, being carried forward. A man in orange dhoti stands on the vehicle near the murti. Beside it, a bearded man sits on a red-cushioned gold-trimmed palanquin wearing a flower garland and an orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala and gold chain visible; he is seated in the procession with attendants in white and orange around him. An orange umbrella is held over the seat. Several bare-chested men in orange and red dhotis and white-clad devotees walk in the foreground, some with wet hair, and a woman in pink sits at right. The scene is lit by flash against a dark night background. a person candidate: the seated bearded man has a garland, orange shawl and rudraksha mala; appearance is not fully distinctive, so identity is uncertain.2016-10-11