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December 26 2007

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Outdoor temple-courtyard photo of a festival ritual. Garlanded deity murtis with flower garlands stand at upper left under a red cloth canopy. Devotees in white and saffron-orange ritual clothes, including a girl in a white dress with an orange shawl at left, gather near a stone platform. In the foreground several women in saris, one in a gold-bordered yellow sari holding a folded hand gesture, and others wearing jasmine garlands bend forward in worship, while a man in white dhoti kneels at the bottom. Rose petals and a pot of flowers lie on the ground, and a palm frond shades the scene.2007-12-26December 26 20072007-12-26A temple ritual photograph in a colourful shrine hall with turquoise and yellow painted walls and ornate golden arches. Centre, an older man in a cream kurta holds a small object in his right hand while wearing a white flower garland with red accents. Beside him stands a younger man in white kurta pants and a white garland, wearing a wristwatch. Behind them a golden deity murti draped in green cloth and garlanded with flowers sits on a golden pedestal. On the left, a woman in white attire with a gold border and a white head wrap bends forward near a brass tray and offerings. Devotees in saffron and orange garments with garlands stand on the right, and seated attendants in white sit at the lower right.2013-05-12A large group photograph of a crowd of devotees posed outdoors in front of a decorated temple shrine with a deity murti adorned with garlands and a red and orange backdrop. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts with marigold and rose garlands, while women wear saris in yellow, red, pink, green and purple, also garlanded. Palm fronds frame the scene at left and right, and a drummer in a purple shirt stands at the far right edge. Most people sit or stand close together in rows, some with name badges.2007-12-26A wedding ceremony at an outdoor pavilion decorated with blue, red and yellow patterned pillars and marigold garlands. A figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair kneels at left, holding a thread-like object and reaching toward a kneeling groom in white kurta and dhoti with a white and pink garland. A bride in an orange-yellow sari with white and red flower garlands stands beside an older woman in a maroon sari. A man in white with a white garland gestures on the right, and a young attendant in white holds a tray of flowers. A deity murti is visible behind in the shrine. Several people wear garlands; a cameraman stands at left.2007-02-15A photograph, rotated sideways, of a crowded devotional gathering under a palm-leaf canopy. In the foreground a woman in a red top with long loose black hair faces away from the camera. Behind her, many devotees in white ritual clothes wear garlands of white flowers, and a few hold red and white flower garlands. A woman in a red and gold sari and a bald man in white stand close together near the centre. Hanging banners with blue, orange and white patterns line the right side beside a pillared hall, and a few saffron-clad figures are visible at the upper left.2007-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26A temple ritual scene with a priest in white dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with an orange cloth over the shoulder, standing at the left of a gold-painted shrine base. Several devotees in white and cream saris, white shirts and kurtas, and a man in a purple shirt stand in a line wearing white and red-and-white flower garlands, some with hands folded in prayer. A woman in a red-bordered sari stands at left. A boy in white and a young man in white sit in the foreground, one with his head bowed. The backdrop is a colourful painted temple gateway with yellow and pink ornaments. The people are visible from the shoulders down or partly turned away, and no face is clearly shown.2013-05-12A large group portrait of devotees posed in front of a decorated deity shrine under a canopy with palm fronds and red drapes. Central figures wear white dhotis and shirts with garlands of white flowers and red roses. Women wear saris in orange, yellow, red, pink and blue, some with marigold garlands. Seated in the front row, men and women hold their hands together or rest them on their knees. Behind them, a colourful deity murti with flower garlands stands on a raised platform.2007-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 22 20162016-12-22