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Outdoor photo at an evening temple event. A cameraman in a white shirt with black lettering and jeans films at left, holding a camcorder. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand among men in white dhotis and shawls. A man in a saffron robe with a shawl stands at center right, with a palanquin-like red cloth-draped carrier in the foreground. Marigold petals and a plate with offerings sit on a stone platform in front. A bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds a basket of fruit at right. Stone sculpture is visible at the far right edge.

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February 18 20082008-02-18Outdoor temple ceremony with a crowd pressing close around a stone platform decorated with marigold petals and a red cloth. In the centre, a bald elderly man in an orange robe holds a silver tray, while a younger man in an orange robe and a man in a yellow dhoti bend over the platform, presenting offerings including a basket of green limes. Several uniformed police officers in khaki stand nearby, one with a holstered firearm, and several cameras are visible in the foreground. A figure in orange with a wrapped head and an ornate gold-trimmed red and yellow cloth also appear among devotees in white.2008-02-18A crowded outdoor temple ceremony in Karnataka, India, with a police officer in khaki uniform and cap at left directing the scene. Several saffron-robed priests and sannyasis are gathered around a red cloth-covered wooden palanquin or ritual litter decorated with white flower garlands and gold trim. A bald, saffron-robed man at right bends forward holding a silver plate of flowers and offerings beneath it, while others in white dhotis and shawls stand near the litter, one man in a white shawl gripping its pole. Marigold garlands and small offering plates with orange and yellow flowers and kumkum sit on the stone platform in front. Behind them, a large crowd of onlookers, many in white or colourful clothing, watches from behind a barrier.2008-02-18July 29 20082008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29Outdoor foundation-laying ceremony under a striped purple, teal and white canopy. A bare-chested man in an orange wrap and orange turban, with a long flower garland, holds a brass bell and stands by a shallow pit with yellow bricks at the centre of a kolam of white powder and flower petals. Nearby, a man in an orange garment and garland, a priest in white with a yellow shawl, and a bare-chested priest holding a yellow flower bundle stand around offerings on brass plates. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand around the pit, some with hands folded in namaskar.2006-11-24Outdoor procession scene with a crowd pressing close around a decorated vehicle. A bald, grey-bearded man in a flowing saffron-orange robe leans toward the ornate red and gold-trimmed carriage, its sides draped with white and orange marigold garlands. Beside him, two shaven-headed men in orange robes reach out with hands extended, and a man in a white shirt and glasses stands among them. Behind, a crowd of onlookers, a photographer raising a camera, and colourful umbrellas fill the background, with a white horse visible near the carriage.2009-07-23July 29 20082008-07-29December 30 20162016-12-30Night-time ritual outdoors under a bamboo and palm-leaf canopy with white cloth overhead. A shaved-headed man in an orange robe stands centre with palms joined in namaskar, flanked by saffron-robed attendants. On the right a bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti bends over a decorated platform holding offerings of coconuts, flowers, green leaves and fruit in red pots. A young boy in white dhoti with bare torso stands with palms joined on the left, and a man in white cloth holds a camera. In the foreground a garlanded murti with yellow and purple flowers and a red halo sits on a cloth. Crowds of devotees stand behind the canopy.2008-02-17Outdoor photograph of a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe wearing a white and red flower garland, standing with hands together before a carved stone structure and a large round bronze-toned plate on a stone platform. On the platform sit a silver vessel, brass pots and a tray with flowers. To the left, men in white dhotis and shirts stand under a corrugated shelter with orange pennants; one man in white holds a long pole and another holds a video camera. A man on the left carries a red and gold ceremonial fan or umbrella. A man in orange and another in white stand nearby. a person: the long-haired man in saffron robes and garland matches the page's description of an in-person event; the appearance cues are a swept-back hairstyle, saffron clothing and a garland, though this is an appearance-based label only.2006-12-30July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copies