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December 31 20062006-12-31December 31 20062006-12-31December 31 20062006-12-31Outdoor puja under a corrugated roof strung with orange pennants and decorated pillars. A bare-chested man in an orange wrap and orange turban raises a lamp with smoke rising from it, while people in white shirts and orange or red garments sit or stand with hands folded in namaskar behind a table laden with bananas, custard apples, mangoes, apples and silver vessels with flower offerings. An older white-bearded man in an orange shawl sits at the right, and a folded-hands devotee in white stands at the left.2006-12-31January 13 20152015-01-13July 07 20092009-07-07A long white-draped table under a thatched shelter holds offerings for a ritual: a silver kalasha-style vessel with marigold garlands, bananas, oranges, mangoes, red flowers, fruit trays and sweets on plates, and a brass lamp at the right edge. Four men stand behind the table in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces, one with a bare shaved head. To their left a priest in white dhoti and a man in a cream shawl stand near a robed attendant with a crossbody bag. Several men in white kurtas and dhotis stand further back, and a man at the far right in white holds a lamp-like tray. Sandy ground surrounds the scene.2011-01-16Stage event photograph in a decorated hall with deep red drapes and an ornate silver-and-gold shrine backdrop with deity murtis and a tiered gold canopy. Rows of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis sit behind silver trays heaped with orange marigold garlands. A man in a red shirt and white dhoti stands center holding a microphone, and a bald man in orange holds a mic at left-center. A figure in a white-and-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and orange turban stands near the middle, and a young woman in red-and-white sari holds a book beside them. Some seated figures wear orange turbans and rudraksha malas. Two other people in red and orange stand at the right. The visible people number roughly fifteen to twenty.2015-09-12Outdoor ceremonial scene under a large white tent canopy with bright haze. A bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti and orange sash faces a group of standing men in saffron and orange robes. A central figure wears a red-orange turban, long hair, a rudraksha mala and a bead garland, with hands joined in greeting. Nearby an elderly bearded man in white holds a brass lamp with a flame, and a man in white with an orange shawl stands at right. Several coconuts wrapped in cloths of red, blue and green sit on brass plates of offerings in the foreground. Banana stalks and green decorations frame the scene, and a video camera on a tripod stands at upper right.2015-01-13October 02 20142014-10-02Outdoor ritual scene near palm trees and a thatched hut. A young man with long wavy hair wears an orange robe, a gold-coloured bead necklace and a dark red sash, and he is handling a small dark object over a brass tray. Beside him an older bald man in white clothes and a purple mala smiles while holding a coconut and a silver plate of bananas, apples and coconut. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and yellow clothing watches, including a woman in glasses and a child. Two ornate yellow and red flags on poles stand in the background.2009-12-23A photograph under a white tent with red and pink draping at a ceremonial event. A man seated on a golden throne with floral garlands of yellow and red blooms, wearing a cream and gold dhoti-style garment and a gold-beaded necklace, smiles while holding a fruit. Before him, several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas kneel or stand; one older bearded man in orange kneels and holds a mango-like fruit to his face. A tray of mangoes sits nearby, and a standing attendant in orange holds a plate of fruit. Onlookers in white and light clothing watch from behind, and a pedestal fan and speakers are visible at the edges.2010-01-01