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Outdoor ritual scene with a man in a saffron-orange robe and rudraksha-style gold necklace leaning forward to take a flower-garlanded tray from a devotee. He has long, wavy dark hair. Around him stand devotees in white and saffron clothing, one man in white holding a tray of flowers and fruit. In the foreground sits a carved watermelon, a gilded brass pot, bananas, pineapple and apples on offerings trays. On the right, a large floral garland decorates a deity murti or procession figure, and colourful umbrellas with tassels shelter the scene under a pale sky. Several onlookers, including women in saffron and red saris, watch in the background.

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December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor procession on bare ground with a multicoloured canopy umbrella (red, yellow, blue and green panels with lotus motifs) and gilded staves carried overhead. Central figure in saffron robes wears a long white and multicoloured flower garland and a gold necklace, walking barefoot. Men in saffron and white robes with gold necklaces surround him; a woman in white with a yellow shawl holds a silver tray of fruit, and a man in white with a gold necklace extends a hand toward it. A camera operator stands at left filming. Behind, a crowd gathers under a grey sky with trees and low buildings in the distance.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesOutdoor procession scene under bright sunlight beside a richly decorated ratha with a canopy of marigold garlands, orange and multicolored tassels, and a gilded hooded front. A seated figure in saffron-coloured clothing sits on the cart, flanked by an attendant in white and an orange-robed bald man in the foreground lifting a large green pumpkin-like gourd. Two other saffron-robed men hold gourds overhead, and a woman in a red sari and a young boy in white stand to the left with a crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis behind. Red and orange flags fly in the background. Devotees press their palms together while the procession unfolds.2012-01-01December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor procession scene with many people in saffron and orange robes and white clothes. In the foreground, a young sannyasi in orange robes with a gold necklace holds a brass tray of fruit, including bananas, apples, grapes, an orange, and a halved coconut, along with sweets. Beside them, a smiling man in orange with a gold chain and rudraksha-style mala presses his palms together. Behind, ceremonial gold staffs and an ornate red and gold canopy umbrella are carried. Devotees in white and orange crowd around under trees, with a white building and palm fronds in the background.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor festival procession in which a man in flowing saffron-orange robes with a maroon border leans over a decorated palanquin to garland a silver-and-gold utsava murti of a deity seated in a green and red sari. A red umbrella with tasselled edging shelters the figure, and flower garlands of marigold and white blossoms drape the murti and the vehicle. Women in red saris and devotees stand nearby, with brass kalasha vessels and fruit and flower offerings in the foreground and tall trees and a pale sky behind. The man's face is not visible and no appearance-based candidate is confirmed, so a person is unsure; the robed figure is an unidentified devotee performing a garlanding or pooja.2009-12-23October 17 20102010-10-17