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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.

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Outdoor 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.2006-12-23A 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.2006-12-23Outdoor 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.2006-12-23Outdoor 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.2006-12-23Outdoor photo at a festival setting under a pale blue sky with trees behind. A smiling person with long dark wavy hair wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a heavy gold necklace with bead strands, reaching out with open hands toward a devotee. The devotee in a white top, seen from behind, receives a garland of yellow, white and red-magenta flowers. Around them, people in grey shirts, white clothes and a red-bordered garment watch, and a brass plate with flowers and small lamps sits at the lower right. a person: the figure has long swept hair, saffron clothing and a gold necklace with beads, serving in the role of blessing a devotee.2006-12-23Outdoor photo of a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe and a gold ceremonial necklace, smiling as he extends his right hand with a ring toward the crown of a devotee's head. The devotee, seen from behind in a white shirt, wears a thick garland of yellow, pink and red flowers. Around them stand several men in white and grey shirts, one with a red tilak, watching closely. A brass plate with offerings is visible at lower right. Palm trees and a pale sky fill the background.2006-12-23Outdoor 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.2006-12-23Outdoor photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe and a heavy gold necklace, smiling as he places both hands on the head of a man in a white shirt who wears a large garland of yellow, pink, red and white flowers. Around them, devotees with folded hands and joyful expressions watch, including a woman in a beige sari with gold bangles and an elderly man in white with his palms pressed together. Blue sky, palm trees and a tree line form the background, with flower petals on a ledge at right.2006-12-23Outdoor 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.2006-12-23A photograph of an outdoor gathering near a decorated temple structure with copper-coloured carvings and marigold garlands. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, an orange sleeveless robe and a gold ceremonial necklace smiles and extends his hand in blessing toward an older woman in a beige sari who bows with her hands raised to her forehead. Behind her, a man in white dress with folded hands stands among other people in white and light clothing. A tray in the foreground holds fruit, flower petals and a small brass vessel. Palm trees and a pale sky appear in the background.2006-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23January 12 20072007-01-12