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Drummer from a village temple band takes
a break at the Kullu Dussehra festival . Kullu, Himachal Pradesh.
[ ref: hp037
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Silver face masks that adorn one of the
hundreds of god statues which attend the annual Dusshera festival
in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. [ ref:
hp038 ] |
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Side view of a rath (palki or palanquin)
of a god statue, decorated with brocade and marigolds at the annual
Dussehra festival in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh.
[ ref: hp039 ] |
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Pratishtha ceremony at Nasogi village,
a religious event during which a long sacred pole - called a dhoj
(pronounced dhoss) - is dragged by hundreds of devotees down steep
slopes to the village temple. Nasogi, Himachal Pradesh.
[ ref: hp040 ] |
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Women dancers in pattus (traditional blanket
dress in the Kulu Valley) practicing for a performance at the Kala
Kendra amphitheatre. Kullu, Himachal Pradesh.
[ ref: hp041 ] |
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"Devi Shadani", a special prayer
ceremony common in the Kulu Valley, in which the local deity is invited
to a private house for the day. The host, Hira Lal, is carrying the
palanquin with the Goddess Hadimba (another incarnation of Kali) to
his home. Dunghri, Himachal Pradesh [ ref:
hp042 ] |
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Two gurs (mediums who speak for the deity)
performing a puja - Hindu religious rites - during a "Devi Shadani",
with curved 'narshinga' horns or trumpets in the foreground. Old Manali,
Himachal Pradesh. [ ref:
hp043 ] |
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A procession of local deities, on raths
(palanquins), accompanying the Kullu Raja (or King) during the Dussehra
festival in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. [ ref:
hp044 ] |
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Performer dressed for the Kullu Nati (a
local dance), with traditional hat decorated with silver and Monal
(Himalayan pheasant) feathers. Kullu, Himachal Pradesh.
[ ref: hp045 ] |
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