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Outdoor ceremony on bare ground at an open rural site with palm trees and a flat sky. Two prominent men stand on a raised platform in saffron-orange robes: the man on the left in a saffron head covering and orange wrap holds a microphone and speaks, while the central man has long swept-back dark hair, a dark rudraksha mala and an orange robe with a yellow border, standing still with hands at his sides. Behind them a third man in orange stands, and a figure in white is seated at the lower right. Several people in white dhotis and shirts stand and watch along the left, including one in khaki uniform. In front, a ritual arrangement of red and white flower petals, bananas, apples, grapes, coconuts, a green cloth bundle, a brass kalasha and oil lamps sits on brick-lined offering tables. A dark banner on the right shows a red lotus-style emblem and Tamil script.

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July 29 20082008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29January 12 20092009-01-12July 29 20082008-07-29January 12 20092009-01-12Outdoor ritual under a woven palm-thatch canopy at a Tamil Nadu temple-style event. Foreground: a young man in orange robes and a gold-beaded necklace sits cross-legged, tending a red tray holding a bowl of liquid, a wooden ladle and offering items. Seated behind him, a man in an orange turban and rudraksha malas sits on a chair on a mat. On the raised stage at right, a man in long-haired orange robes and a gold chain stands at a microphone stand, while a bald elderly man in orange sits with arms folded. Rows of brass oil lamps (diyas) are arranged along the right foreground, a silver bowl holds pink flower petals, and a large crowd of devotees in white, saffron and pink saris watches from behind. A banner with Tamil script and a blue and red decorated pandal frame the scene.2009-01-16July 29 20082008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29