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December 22 2006

Outdoor ritual scene with lush green foliage behind. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in orange saffron cloth with a yellow border leans over a red-brick platform, handling orange cloth bundles tied with an orange cord. A marigold-type flower garland with purple accents lies on the platform. A second man in white dhoti and white garment with beaded necklace and bracelet works beside him. A third shaved-headed man in orange robe stands blurred in the background, and a photographer's camera is visible at the upper right. Orange cords hang across the scene.

Outdoor photo on a wet paved path beside a fence and greenery. A bare-chested man in long swept-back hair, an orange saffron wrap and a dark rudraksha mala walks at left, hands folded; the figure has distinctive long hair and saffron wrap cues, so this is a person candidate. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti, barefoot, carries a wooden palanquin-style frame decorated with red, pink and white garlands and yellow marigolds, with a golden finial on top. Other men in white dhotis and a yellow-shawled man photographing stand nearby, and a man in a red shirt is at left edge.

A photograph of a temple courtyard with orange-walled buildings. In the foreground, two men in white dhotis and shirts carry a wooden palanquin draped in brown cloth and heavily garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers. On the right, a bearded man in an orange robe with white sacred-ash markings on his arms, wearing a white garland, gestures with raised hands toward the procession. A man in an orange shawl stands at left, and a crowd of devotees, many in white saris and dhotis, watches from behind. A seated child in a blue shirt sits near the palanquin.

Outdoor photo of a ritual procession beside an orange vehicle under a yellow umbrella and palm trees. A man in white dhoti and shirt holds a decorated deity murti garlanded with red and white flowers and a blue cloth. A man in orange dhoti and shawl holds a brass bell and a tray with offerings, a small metal vessel and fruit. On the right, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands by the vehicle holding a coconut and flower garland. Other devotees in white and orange stand around, and a man in a red shirt stands behind them.

January 04 2012

A dim indoor hall with a whitewashed wall and a yellow industrial hoist at left. A crowd of roughly thirty devotees gathers around a wooden palanquin-like frame carrying a deity murti wrapped in orange cloth. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls draped over their shoulders, several with red tilak marks on the forehead. Some lift the wooden poles at the front, while others in checked shirts and lungis guide the frame. A woman in white and orange stands at right, and a white canopy tent with bamboo poles is set up behind the group. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; the scene shows devotees performing a night procession with a murti.

A photograph of a temple procession at a doorway. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe with maroon borders walks with his back to the camera, holding a red and gold cloth bundle. Beside him, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders, wearing a rudraksha-style necklace and glasses, holds a garland. Behind them, men in white clothes carry a deity murti or palanquin decorated with red and pink flower garlands and a red-and-gold ornament. A video camera is visible at the right. The walls are orange and white, with a framed picture on the back wall.