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A large green banner with white and yellow lettering hangs on a pole in an outdoor crowd setting. Several people stand near it, some in green and white garments, with a green flag-like cloth in the foreground. The banner features a crest-style emblem and multiple lines of printed text in a non-Latin script.2024-01-20January 20 20242024-01-20A photograph of an open-air event under a large cloth canopy with multicoloured patterned panels and gold-and-red draped sides supported by bamboo poles and rope. Several people in white traditional clothing, including dhotis and white saris, stand and walk among tables and booths. A man in a white shirt and dhoti sits cross-legged on the ground at right, while a woman in an orange-bordered sari stands at left beside a person in a striped shirt. Printed notices and banners hang on the tent sides, and trees and a clear sky are visible beyond.2007-07-29A street procession moves along a paved road under overcast skies. In the centre, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt walks beside a decorated ratha or palanquin topped with a dark ornamental canopy. Several drummers and musicians in white and orange clothing play drums and horns beside him. To the right, a green banner with printed lettering is carried by a white-clad participant. Trees and roadside vegetation line the route.2007-09-17A large open-air satsang under a white canopy strung with red, pink and multicoloured bunting, with a broad crowd seated on the ground and in red plastic chairs. In the foreground, several priests in white dhotis and ritual shawls wave white fly-whisk fans and lift brass oil lamps, while others sit before a long low table set with brass lamps, kalashas and banana-leaf decorations. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands near the centre, and a cameraman with a tripod films the proceedings. Ceremonial puja is taking place in front of a stage draped in green and orange cloth.2012-07-03December 31 20082008-12-31July 03 20122012-07-03Outdoor ceremony on dry grass beside bamboo and a red-roofed building. On the left, a seated man in a golden lion-carved throne with a gilded canopy wears an orange-red turban, saffron-orange cloth and a gold necklace, sitting on a red-draped platform. Beside him stands a long-haired man in white with rudraksha beads holding a trident. To the right, a line of devotees in white dhotis and orange garments hold tall gold-and-red ceremonial standards and fans. A girl in orange robes stands in the foreground with a small orange-and-gold item. Green foliage fills the background.2015-11-16Outdoor ceremonial gathering under a large white canopy strung with orange poles and bunting. In the foreground, a drummer in white shirt plays a cylindrical drum with yellow trim. Along a low stage with a green and orange cloth, several ritual attendants in white dhotis and bare upper bodies tend brass oil lamps and ceremonial vessels arranged on a long table. A bald man in white dhoti with a white shawl and garland sits near the centre, flanked by a man in orange robes with a bare upper body and a bare-chested attendant holding a white cloth. A cameraman with a tripod and a boom arm films the scene. Hundreds of seated devotees in white fill the ground, many wearing white kurtas and dhotis, with some in saffron. Green foliage and a building with a green roof are visible behind the tent.2012-07-03Outdoor ceremony on a red carpet in a open ground. A man in white kurta and sandals stands at a microphone on a stand at left, speaking. Behind him, several men in white dhoti and white shirts hold large decorative ceremonial umbrellas with red, yellow, green and blue fabric, fringed with tassels. At centre, a white-draped platform holds a woman in a white sari with yellow border and a garland, with a bearded man in white beside her. Red and white drapes form a backdrop, with trees beyond.2005-12-09A large crowd gathers outdoors among coconut palms and flowering shrubs during a festival procession. Two multicoloured umbrellas with red, yellow and blue canopies and fringed edges stand above the scene. Many devotees wear white dhotis and kurtas or white saris with yellow borders, some men with orange shawls and orange-red headcloths. Women in saris of blue, purple and white stand at the front, some holding their hair in braids. Simple white-roofed temporary structures and orange-and-white bunting line the grounds. Orange marigolds and green foliage fill the lower foreground. No single person in the image is clearly identifiable as a specific individual.2008-12-31January 30 20242024-01-30