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An outdoor temple-style ritual area under an orange and yellow pennant canopy strung with banana plants and palms. Several people in white and cream clothing and orange-trimmed saris work around a tiered white altar with brass plates of offerings. Along the front, many metal plates hold grain, sweets and white cloth bundles arranged in rows beside a red-and-white striped border. On the left, a garlanded deity murti draped in orange cloth stands near a standing attendant in white. A seated woman in white with an orange-bordered shawl leans over the plates on the right. Red carpet covers the ground behind the altar.

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December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31A large outdoor offering display at a festival, with rows of steel plates piled with fruit, sweets and packets covered in cellophane. The offerings are laid across a red-and-white striped platform in front of a white stepped altar holding a deity murti decorated with garlands. Banana plants and a small kalasha-style decor frame the scene. Several people in white clothes and an orange-shirted girl stand or walk on the steps behind the altar, and a loudspeaker stands at the left.2008-12-31A large outdoor festival stage with white and red striped steps and a red-and-white striped platform in front, decorated with banana trunks, orange and multicoloured bunting and a small colourful canopy. At the centre top, a deity murti adorned with red and white garlands sits on a red cloth-covered dais. Rows of steel plates hold offerings of fruit, sweets, pink and white powders and packaged food across the front, with pineapples, bananas and tall piles of plates in the foreground. Several people in white and cream clothing and saris stand or walk on the steps and near the stage, with a child in yellow and a few onlookers nearby. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.2008-12-31Outdoor festival scene with a large display of offerings arranged on red-and-white striped platforms in front of a decorated central shrine. Hundreds of steel plates hold sweets, fruits, packets and sweets in boxes, with pineapples, bananas and apples at the front. Behind, a central figure in a red-and-gold seated setup, draped in garlands, sits on a raised red platform beneath a deity murti. Several people in white and cream clothing move between the offerings, a woman in a pink sari stands at right, and banana plants and colourful hanging decorations frame the scene.2008-12-31A large outdoor offering display in front of a white temple stepped platform decorated with a red and white striped base. Rows of steel plates hold packaged grains, sweets, sugar and food items in wrappers, arranged in long lines across the foreground. Above, on the central white platform, bowls of fruit, pineapples, lemons, apples and sweets surround a deity murti draped in red and garlanded with flowers at the top of a red-carpeted staircase. Banana plants and colourful cloth decorations frame the scene. A few people in white clothing stand on the steps and at the sides, including a child in orange and a woman in white.2008-12-31An outdoor ritual space under a canopy hung with orange and yellow pennants and banana-leaf decorations, with a red carpet on the ground. In the foreground, a large deity murti dressed in green and red garments with a white floral garland stands on a raised platform, surrounded by rows of metal plates heaped with food offerings and small bowls. Behind the platform, a few dozen people in white dhotis and white saris sit on the carpet or stand, some with their hands folded. A red and white striped cloth covers the platform's base. On the far right edge, a woman in a white sari with a purple border stands near the table.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph of an outdoor ritual area under a white canopy. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a gold border kneels and arranges rows of small silver plates on a white cloth; many plates hold food offerings wrapped in clear plastic. Behind them, a stacked brick-like altar of white blocks rises from the ground. Several women in white saris with orange-brown shawls and men in white dhotis and shirts stand and sit nearby, some holding metal trays. To the left, decorated deity murti with garlands of yellow flowers and a red-draped table with brass lamps and a kalasha are visible, plus a printed poster with a portrait. Colourful cloth banners hang overhead.2007-01-01December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph of an outdoor ritual pavilion decorated with striped pillars, orange pennants and banana-leaf or cane supports. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with gold border bends over a long cloth laid with rows of silver plates holding offerings. Behind her, a young man in white shirt and a younger man in white garments and a rudraksha-style necklace hold trays. Another woman in a white sari carries a tray near a stepped arrangement of white blocks. Several men in white and one man in an orange shawl stand in the middle distance, and a crowd of seated devotees fills the background. A gilded canopy and a decorated seat stand at the left beside brass vessels and a red-draped table.2007-01-01