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Outdoor ceremony under palm trees with orange and saffron flags. A man seated on a red cushioned throne with a rudraksha mala, wearing saffron robes and a bright smile, joins his palms in greeting. A bald priest in saffron dhoti and angavastram stands before him, reaching toward two women in saffron saris holding framed portraits garlanded with white flowers and beads. Many devotees in saffron and white clothes surround them, some holding orange flags, with a crowd behind and a red-brick wall in the background. Padukapuja setting with footwear offering on a tray at the foot of the throne.

Outdoor ritual photograph on bare earth. A man in a sleeveless rust-red garment with a leopard-print wrap and a dark rudraksha-style beaded necklace with gold beads holds a silver handbell and raises a lit flame on a silver lamp. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in rust-red robes holds a silver bowl, and a man in white kurta and dhoti stands with palms pressed together. A crowd in orange and red robes watches behind a metal railing, some with hands folded, one person filming with a camera.

Outdoor ritual at an open-air pavilion with palm trees and a red throne-like chair at left. A shaved-headed priest stands centre-right in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha mala, a lapel microphone, and a gold bracelet, raising a brass lamp of flame in one hand and holding a bell in the other. Behind him rows of devotees in red and orange sarees and white dhotis stand with palms joined, several holding framed portraits of a woman garlanded with white flowers, and a red-and-gold ceremonial flag hangs at left. This appears to be an aarti during a puja.

An outdoor ritual gathering under a tin-roofed shelter with palm trees behind. Two priests in saffron-orange dhotis stand at the front facing a raised altar table decorated with marigold and rose garlands, flower petals, a brass pot and a small oil lamp. The priest on the left has a shaved head and white ash markings, with a bare upper body; the priest in the center wears an orange turban and an orange shawl, hands folded in namaskar. Around them about forty devotees, mostly women in white saris and men in white dhotis and shirts, stand with folded hands, many wearing red and white garlands. A red-draped seat and a decorative cloth stand at the left edge.

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Outdoor ritual photograph under trees where a central seated figure in a red turban and red-and-gold garments wears a long white flower garland and heavy gold necklace, holding hands joined in namaste. Around them, devotees in white and red-bordered shawls and orange robes sit close together, many holding small brass lamps, bowls and plates of offerings, with an ornate silver chair or throne behind. A standing attendant in white holds a trident at the upper left, and a large crowd fills the background.

December 26 2013

A large outdoor ritual gathering under trees, with a dense crowd of devotees in white and red-orange clothing around a central seated figure. In the center, a woman with a red turban and a white and yellow flower garland sits before a silver-framed object, with a large group of women in white garments with red-orange shawls holding brass plates and small lamps and cups around her. Men in saffron and orange robes stand behind, some with hands joined in prayer, and a man in white holds a trident-like staff at left. A long rope line runs across the scene. The crowd extends back among the trees, with a few people standing on a raised area on the right and some carrying copper and brass vessels.

Outdoor ritual under a large spreading tree with a grey trunk. A central man with long dark hair, a beard, a white forehead marking and a garland of white and yellow flowers wears a rust-brown robe and holds a small silver aarti lamp with flame and a silver bell, performing an aarti offering. Around him, devotees in orange and saffron dhotis and robes stand with palms pressed together, and some hold silver plates of flowers and offerings. Some wear garlands and rudraksha malas, and a woman in a white and yellow sari stands among them. Wisps of smoke rise near the tree. The central figure shows distinctive long swept hair, a beard and ceremonial gold ornaments, consistent with the page's reference to a person, a probable in-person presence.

A procession on a cloth-covered path under large banyan-type trees. A central man with a tall dark turban-style headdress wears a rust-red dhoti and a long red-and-white flower garland, with gold armbands and a gold necklace, and walks forward while a woman in orange robes beside him reaches toward him. Behind him women in orange saris and white-and-gold saris carry brass kalasha pots with flower arrangements. Two men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas, one holding a trident-like staff, walk at the left. Above them a red, yellow and multicolour ceremonial umbrella and yellow-orange flags with emblems are carried in the procession, and a metal railing lines the path.