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A photograph of a festive walkway lined with metal railings, decorated with red flower garlands and hanging leaf-and-flower festoons under a tented roof. Down the centre runs a dark red carpet. A smiling person with long dark hair, in a white dhoti-style garment with gold border and a long red-and-white garland, walks forward with palms pressed together in greeting. Two men in saffron-orange robes walk closely behind, one with a beard and one with a wooden rudraksha-style mala. Devotees on both sides wear white and gold-bordered clothes and stand with folded hands. Behind them, a colourful decorated backdrop of garlands and yellow and red drapery frames a deity murti.

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January 02 20102010-01-02January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA long-haired man in a white dhoti and white shawl with gold border walks down a red-carpeted aisle between metal railings decorated with orange flowers and hanging leaf-and-bead garlands. He wears a gold bead necklace and a red and white flower garland, and raises both palms in greeting. Two men in orange saffron robes flank him, one with a rudraksha mala, and white-clad devotees line the railings on both sides, some with hands folded. Behind them a colourful decorated hall with yellow and pink drapes and a brass finial is visible.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA barefoot procession walks along a red carpet down a covered hall decorated with hanging yellow-green leaf garlands. At the centre, a smiling man in a saffron-orange robe wears a white flower garland with red blossoms and a white head wrap, and holds his hands together in greeting; he is a person candidate by his saffron clothing and the flower garland, though his face and features are not used for identification. Behind him, another saffron-robed figure with a long beard and a rudraksha mala walks alongside him. Men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white saris carry ceremonial items, and a man in white plays a drum on the right. An ornate canopy and a gold-topped staff stand in the background, with a yellow banner held aloft.2008-12-30A smiling man with long dark hair walks down a red carpet under a white tent with blue-bordered drapery. He wears a cream and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, a red and white flower garland, and several long gold necklaces, and holds his hands together at his chest. He is flanked by devotees in saffron and orange robes wearing yellow and rudraksha-style beads, a woman in pink and orange, and a man in white holding a paper. A large yellow-bead garland hangs around his shoulders. Patterned rugs line the carpet and a white-clad attendant stands at the left edge.2009-01-01A decorated indoor hall with a corrugated roof, hanging paper star lanterns and tall cylindrical pillars painted with floral and bird motifs. A procession walks down a red carpet between metal railings. A woman in a cream and gold sari with a red garland leads, while men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas walk alongside. A man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl on the right holds a camera. Several other devotees in white and yellow follow along the mats. A bright altar area glows at the far end.2010-01-02 +1 copiesAugust 02 20092009-08-02A photograph of a procession moving down a long red carpet through a decorated hall hung with paper stars and orange garlands. At the centre, a figure in a white and gold-bordered sari with a red and white garland and gold necklaces walks forward, raising a hand in greeting, with a red-and-gold umbrella above. Around them, several people in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas walk alongside, and others in white and pale clothing stand to the right beside a table with cloth. Metal railings line the carpet, and a wall clock and colourful pillar banners appear in the background.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20072007-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 1st 2013A photograph of a figure in a saffron-orange robe walking down a red carpet between two rows of seated women with palms pressed together in anjali. The central figure wears a large pink and white garland and a long beaded necklace, with hands held in namaste. The women wear white and cream sarees with gold borders, and some wear green or pale blue. Behind them are red-curtained walls, a tent with green and red garlands, and a person filming with a video camera near a window. The setting looks like a hall with blue and red plastic chairs.2009-09-15