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November 25 2009

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Outdoor temple ritual under a decorated canopy with banana leaves and yellow garlands. A priest in a yellow dhoti and red-and-gold shawl holds a brass vessel and stands at a shrine table with brass kalasha pots wrapped in red cloth, a plate of offerings, coconut and sweets. Behind him a man in white dhoti and red shawl holds a tray. On the right a devotee in saffron-orange robes and a red flower garland has his palms joined in prayer, and an assistant in white and red shawl plays long brass horns. A cameraman in white records the scene at left, and colourful temple gopurams stand in the background.2009-11-25November 25 20092009-11-25Outdoor temple ritual under a decorated pavilion with blue and green canopy, garlands of yellow marigolds and mango leaves, and banana plants. A bare-chested man in yellow dhoti with a red shawl holds a plate with a lit flame on the left. Beside him an older priest in orange cloth and rudraksha beads holds a flame. Central figure in saffron-orange robes with a red and orange flower garland and long hair stands at a small wooden altar holding a bell-like item, with bananas, fruit and a metal bowl on it. A man in a white dhoti and red shawl plays a long wind instrument. On the right a man in a grey striped shirt stands watching with a red shawl. Ornate temple structures and lawns in background.2009-11-25Outdoor temple ritual under trees in an ashram setting. A central figure in saffron robes wears a white and orange flower garland and a golden crown with trident, holding a silver bell in one hand and a brass lamp with flame in the other, smiling. Beside him, a man in saffron robes and a rudraksha-style necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Other devotees in saffron and white dhotis stand behind, one woman in orange sari holds a camera, and a red ceremonial mound with brass offering trays and marigold garlands lies to the left near a decorated shrine arch.2008-12-24December 05 20142014-12-05November 25 20092009-11-25Outdoor procession in a palm-lined garden. A man in white dhoti with a white cloth on his head and rudraksha malas holds a woven basket with a lit oil lamp, flanked by a gold-trimmed red-and-white sun umbrella on a pole. Nearby, a white-clad priest in gold-bordered dhoti holds a tall kalasha-shaped vessel on a metal stand, garlanded with white and purple flowers. Saffron-robed men in orange dhotis with gold borders play brass horns and a drum, and one man wears a silver-patterned conical headdress and multiple rudraksha malas. Four physical people are prominent, with others partly visible behind.2014-12-05December 22 20102010-12-22November 25 20092009-11-25November 25 20092009-11-25November 25 20092009-11-25November 25 20092009-11-25