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Outdoor crowd scene at a temple entrance during a ritual. A man in a gold-embroidered orange robe with a beard stands at left, holding flower petals. A bald man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala stands centre, holding a flower. Several orange-robed devotees wear orange and saffron turbans and rudraksha malas. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands right beside a large golden kalasha decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands. A shirtless man in the foreground pours or offers something from a small metal vessel at the base of the kalasha. Onlookers fill the background, some on a temple platform.

January 29 2010

Outdoor temple-procession scene with a dense crowd in an open courtyard beside a tree and a temple doorway. In the centre, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti holds a small bell and a smoking incense or camphor holder, while a bare-chested man at left holds a brass basket of flower petals and offerings. Several saffron-robed sannyasis wearing orange shawls, rudraksha malas and orange turbans stand among devotees; one older man in orange wears a bald head and white tilak. At right, a golden kalasha-topped ratha or palanquin pole is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Police in khaki uniforms line the background and onlookers in white and colourful saris watch. The scene is darshan and puja at a Mandya kumbh-mela event.

A crowded outdoor scene at a temple entrance during a darshan procession. Saffron-robed sannyasis in orange cloth crowd around a golden kalasha-topped palanquin draped with yellow marigold garlands and pink fabric. A bare-chested man in the foreground raises a garland toward the palanquin. A man in a golden-orange silk robe with a beard stands at the centre, and a saffron-clad man with a dark rudraksha mala and orange shawl stands at right, both appearing to be devotees or sannyasis rather than clearly identifiable. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand at the edges, and onlookers in white and pale clothing fill the background near a red-and-white painted temple gateway with scaffolding.

January 29 2010

January 29 2010

Outdoor photo of a samadhi shrine decorated with orange and marigold flower garlands and a cloth canopy of palm fronds. A priest in a red and gold dhoti with tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp or aarti flame near a bed of rose petals and flowers. Around him stand several men in saffron/orange robes with hands folded in prayer, including a bearded man on the left and a bald man in saffron in the centre. Behind them devotees in white and off-white clothes watch. A framed portrait with a flower garland is on the right, and the pictured figure's face is not identifiable from appearance alone, so no identity is assigned.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine hung with marigold garlands. In the foreground a figure in an orange turban and orange robes, with a red flower garland, gestures toward a silver oil lamp with lit wicks on a stand. Behind him a man in a white shirt and a crowd of devotees press close, some with raised hands. On the right a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands beside the orange-garlanded shrine wall. A silver vessel sits at the lower centre. Several onlookers, including a grey-haired woman in the lower right, are partly visible.

Night procession at a river ghat with a crowd of devotees. A central figure in an orange-red saffron robe, orange turban and long rudraksha and gold necklaces holds a brass lamp with a bright flame, lit as an aarti offering. Beside him a man in a bright yellow kurta with folded hands watches, and a bare-chested young man in orange cloth holds a metal plate. Behind them stand ornate golden and red umbrellas, a golden palanquin-style canopy, red and orange flags, and a trident-like staff. Devotees with yellow and orange garments line the scene.

Indoor temple-style scene with a crowd of devotees in saffron and orange clothing. In the foreground on the left, an elderly bearded man with long grey hair wears an orange robe and a yellow-orange marigold garland. Beside him, a person in an orange turban and orange-brown robe, wearing a yellow-orange marigold garland, holds a silver plate of rose petals. Two young men in orange robes and beaded garlands stand at the right, one holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) over the plate. Behind them stand more devotees, a man in a white shirt, and pink and green decorative umbrellas hang above. Ornate deity murti and decorations line the right side, with illuminated shrine details. This appears to be an aarti or puja ritual in progress.

A photograph of a ceremonial lamp ritual under a white tent with a purple backdrop and marigold garlands. Several saffron-robed monks and priests stand around a large brass aarti lamp with a bird-shaped finial, decorated with pink and yellow flowers. Men in orange shawls and dhotis hold hands near the flame. On the left, a bare-chested priest with rudraksha malas and a white dhoti stands beside a man in an orange turban. The scene appears to be a formal lamp-lighting or puja. Two monks at right have their hands folded in prayer. The tent's inner roof is visible overhead.