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Outdoor photograph of a procession crowd under a pale blue sky with palm trees behind. On the right, a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange cloth wears a thick garland of red, yellow, white and purple flowers and smiles while reaching toward a man on the left. The man on the left wears a white shirt, a black beaded mala and a red vibhuti mark on his forehead, and holds a brass tray of fruit and flowers. Behind them, white-clad devotees, an elderly man with white hair and a grey-haired man with a white moustache look on, and a flower-decorated ratha is partly visible at the upper right. Visible people are roughly half a dozen to a score, not all fully in frame.

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A photograph of an outdoor crowd at a festival. On the right, a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange sleeveless robe and a heavy gold necklace with a pendant, and extends his hand toward a devotee. Facing him, a man in a white shirt receives a large garland of yellow, white, red and magenta flowers. Nearby, an older man with white hair presses his palms together in greeting, and another man in white stands by a silver tray of fruit and flowers. Several other people in white and orange clothing, including women, stand behind them under a bright sky with palm trees.2006-12-23Outdoor festival scene under a pale sky with palm trees behind. On the right, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe and a gold-bead necklace with a crystal mala smiles broadly and leans toward a tray. In the centre, a man in white garments wearing a multi-coloured flower garland with red, yellow and pink blossoms and a rudraksha mala hands over or receives a silver tray holding fruit and flowers. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis stand with hands joined in namaskar, and a man with a white moustache and shirt has palms pressed together. A decorated ornate wooden cart or palanquin with a deity murti and yellow garlands is visible at top right.2006-12-23Outdoor photograph beside a temple structure with palm trees and a pale sky behind. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron shawl stands at centre, wearing a large multicoloured flower garland in red, white, yellow and pink, with a beaded necklace. He looks toward a plate of mangoes and flowers held out by a man in white on the right. Around him, men in white shirts and dhotis stand watching, one with a grey moustache and white beard, another wearing a rudraksha-style mala, and a man in orange on the left edge. The scene resembles a procession moment near a temple shrine.2006-12-23Outdoor photograph in daylight under a pale sky with palm trees behind. On the right, a smiling man with long dark hair and a flowing orange robe wears a heavy gold necklace with beaded strands; he holds out a fruit over a silver tray of fruits and white and pink flowers. On the left, a man in a white shirt bends forward with his head lowered, wearing a large garland of red, yellow and white flowers. Behind them, several onlookers in white shirts and dhotis watch, including an elderly man with white hair and a bindi-marked forehead, and a man in glasses. Ritual offering or blessing with fruit and flowers.2006-12-23A photograph of an outdoor gathering in bright daylight with palm trees and a stage frame behind. On the right, a long-haired man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl leans forward and extends his hand toward a man in white being garlanded. The man receiving the garland wears a white shirt and a large garland of red, yellow and white flowers around his neck. Around them, a crowd of devotees in white shirts, a woman in a peach sari with orange border, and others watch and fold their hands in greeting. Fruits sit at the bottom of the frame near the garland.2006-12-23A photograph of a felicitation at a temple setting. A figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a large white and yellow flower garland with green leaves, smiles and reaches toward a silver tray held by an older man in a gold-and-red patterned shawl with a red tilak on his forehead. The tray holds bananas, a lime, and offering items. Around them stand men in white shirts and dhotis, including a bespectacled man on the left and a bearded man in orange shawl and rudraksha mala behind. A microphone is visible in the foreground. Several other people stand in the background against a plain white wall.2007-01-12September 23 20062006-09-23Outdoor temple-procession scene under a pale sky with palm trees behind. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a layered gold and beaded necklace smiles broadly and gestures with his right hand toward a man in a white shirt on the left, who wears a large garland of red, yellow and white flowers. Behind them an older man in white hands in folded-palm greeting (anjali), and a young girl in a red top and glasses stands nearby. A tray of fruit and flower offerings sits in the lower right, and an ornately carved temple chariot or ratha with flower garlands is visible at upper right. Several onlookers stand in the background.2006-12-23September 21 20102010-09-21A photograph of a temple-side offering scene in a plain white-walled room. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland and green leaf garland extends a brass tray of fruit and offerings toward a bare-chested priest with a beard, sacred thread and rudraksha-style beads, who holds the tray. Behind them an elderly man in white with a red-and-gold shawl and forehead markings watches. Men in white shirts and dhotis, and orange-clad attendants, stand around, one with a microphone stand in the foreground.2007-01-12October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph at a festival procession. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron garment and a heavy gold necklace of beads stands at right, smiling as he hands yellow flowers to a man in white. In the foreground, a person in a white shirt with a garland of yellow, magenta and white flowers has his back to the camera. Other devotees in white dhotis and clothing stand behind. At right, an ornate copper-coloured ritual vessel decorated with a yellow garland and small figures stands beside a brass tray holding petals and offerings. Palm trees and a pale sky are in the background.2006-12-23