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Outdoor festival pandal with two tall orange-wrapped pillars supporting a red canopy patterned with green and yellow circular motifs. In the foreground, a grass-filled circular bed holds marigold garlands, brass plates of offerings, a bowl of fruit and small oil lamps on the ground. Several people in white and saffron-orange clothes stand and walk in the background among tents, with one figure in orange and another in white near the centre-right. The people are distant and mostly unidentifiable; no one is clearly the subject of the scene.2013-02-22February 15 20132013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesA photograph inside a large orange-and-white tent at an outdoor gathering. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and an orange robe with a large gold-toned necklace stands near a saffron-clad man with a shaved head and rudraksha mala, who receives a bowed devotee in a blue-and-white checked shirt. A yellow marigold garland pile rests on a wooden table at right, with a saffron-coloured powder smear on the wood. Other people in orange and white robes, and a man in a light blue shirt, stand around. A metal pole with a yellow flag is at right. Visible only: people, orange robes, marigolds and a wooden table; no sign or banner text is legible.2016-04-23Outdoor temple celebration under a large red canopy with orange and green scalloped drapery and hanging orange fringes. Central area has a red-and-white raised platform with a seated figure in orange robes, flanked by people in orange and white. A crowd in white ritual clothes, some in orange, stands around the enclosure on sandy ground, with red and white stone markers in front. Behind them stands a white building with a sign and a framed photograph beside it, and a large display board with printed text and a portrait is on the right. Ceremonial staffs and fans are visible.2008-12-24Outdoor ceremonial pavilion with a red carpet and draped white, red and cream fabric. Golden trident-tipped staffs stand along the front, and a garlanded sacred setup with brass lamps and offerings sits at the right. A woman in a white sari with gold necklaces stands centrally facing the stage. Several people in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on the red mat and along the side platform, some holding brass items. Blue and floral helium balloons hang in the upper right corner. A man in white stands near the back backdrop.2009-01-01Outdoor ritual at a field stage with a red carpet. Three or four men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on white mats, holding small brass vessels and ritual implements before a brick fire pit with offerings of fruit, flowers and yellow petals. Rows of white paper plates hold grains and herbs in front of an ornate brass oil lamp. A tall multicoloured decorated pillar stands at left, and men in white dhotis and shirts stand in the background near red and cream draped screens and rows of white chairs.2005-12-09A crowd gathers under a large red and white canopy draped with pleated fabric at an outdoor festival tent. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange robe stands beside a tall ceremonial staff with a golden trident finial, while other saffron-robed attendants with rudraksha malas stand nearby. Several men in white and light-coloured shirts face the group, and a red and pink tent backdrop frames the scene. Bright daylight and a patterned mat in the foreground complete the view. a person: the long-haired figure in the centre wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, a distinctive ascetic presentation, and is standing among attendants at the festival tent.2008-12-30Outdoor temple-festival photograph under a tented pavilion decorated with banana plant trunks, mango leaves, orange triangular pennants and tall striped kalasha-like decorative pillars. A large gold lotus-carved throne draped with marigold and red flower garlands stands empty at the right, with a small decorated canopy above it. At the left, a group of devotees in white dhotis and saris, some with orange shawls, gather around ritual setups of brass lamps, plates and offerings on striped mats. Many more people in white and orange sit and stand in the background, and a red curtain hangs at the far left. The scene is consistent with a satsang or birthday celebration event.2007-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor ceremony under a striped canopy with a red-and-white draped backdrop. In the foreground a square fire pit (homa kunda) with flames rises from its centre, surrounded by a border of marigolds, roses and petals. Metal bowls of offerings and trays of fruit sit beside it. To the left, a man in orange robes with a red-orange head covering and a white flower garland walks with hands folded, while several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand behind and to the side. Rows of empty beige plastic chairs face the platform. At right, a tall display board and a framed portrait with a garland of red flowers stand on a white-draped table. A speaker sits on a stand in the background.2007-02-06January 15 20162016-01-15 +1 copies