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December 17 20102010-12-17Night photograph of a festival procession passing between tall garland-hung pillars of yellow, green and pink flowers strung with leaves. A smiling young woman with long hair wears a deep red shawl over a white dhoti-style garment and walks forward, her right hand raised. Behind her, a woman in a cream shawl and white sari walks beside a woman in a light peach sari, and figures in saffron and orange robes stand in the background near a lit canopy or ornamental structure. Strings of orange triangular bunting hang above. Dim lamplight and blurred motion give a candid, unposed feel.2010-12-17December 28 20062006-12-28July 31 20152015-07-31December 26 20092009-12-26February 16 20072007-02-16Night photograph of a covered outdoor pavilion with corrugated roof and orange pennant flags. A seated figure in orange robes and a red shawl sits on a gold-and-red palanquin decorated with white, yellow and red flower garlands. Behind and around him, seated and standing devotees in white and orange clothing watch; a man in a white kurta and white dhoti stands at right with hands folded in greeting. Several people in white and orange clothing fill the foreground and background. The scene appears to be a procession or darshan event. Appearance-based candidate seated on the palanquin in orange robes with a red shawl and long dark hair; probable identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2006-12-30A temple shrine scene under a thatched canopy with palm trees behind. A bare-chested priest in red-maroon dhoti bows low before a dark stone shrine draped with multicoloured flower garlands in purple, white, yellow and red. Beside him stand three men in saffron-orange and red robes with orange turbans and rudraksha malas; one holds a gold-trimmed cloth. A man in white shirt and a young girl in a pink top and grey leggings watch. On the right, a seated man in orange robes with long swept-back hair and a white forehead mark holds a silver tray of yellow and orange flowers, with a rudraksha mala and bead necklace; a shaved-head man in orange stands behind him. A brass lamp stand and red cloth rest on the shrine.2015-01-13December 17 20102010-12-17Night-time photograph of devotees gathered at an illuminated entrance decorated with tall painted pillars in blue, red and yellow with floral motifs and orange bases. Several people in white traditional clothing stand together, a man on the left in a white shirt holds a brass pot, and a younger boy in white dhoti stands centre. Women and girls at right wear saris in green, orange, pink and purple, and one woman in a dark floral sari stands near offerings with flowers and fruit. Potted plants and strings of lights frame the scene. a person is not visually distinguishable here.2007-10-14December 17 20102010-12-17Night-time outdoor ritual photo. A man in a white dhoti and gold-striped shawl holds a camera at left, with a small flame glowing near his hand. Centre, a bare-chested man with a red-and-gold turban, a thick gold necklace and a pink-and-white flower garland walks barefoot along a striped cloth runner. Behind him, several people in saffron-orange robes and white dhotis stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. A yellow-and-white umbrella and red flags are at upper left. At right, a row of deity murtis is decked with yellow, orange and purple marigold garlands. Floodlights and smoke haze the background.2017-11-11