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Outdoor ritual scene with devotees gathered before a golden ceremonial canopy decorated with white and magenta flower garlands. A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a gold beaded necklace raises a silver trident-topped staff and holds a small bell. Nearby, women in white and yellow saris and a man in white clothes stand with palms pressed together in prayer. Orange flags fly behind, and a laptop, a brass plate with bananas, pineapple, coconut and flowers sit on an orange cloth in front. Red-tiled buildings and trees stand in the background.

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December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20May 05 20152015-05-05December 06 20112011-12-06Outdoor puja scene beside a red-and-orange building. A man with long dark wavy hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long gold-beaded necklace, stands at a table holding a brass bell and gesturing over brass plates of fruit, bananas, apples and flower offerings, with a brass kalasha-style vessel and a rudraksha mala on the cloth. Around him women and men in white, yellow and maroon clothes stand with hands pressed in anjali, a woman in a yellow shawl at centre. Partly visible people appear at the right edge. Scaffolding and a golden spire are visible behind. Whether this man is the a person is uncertain from appearance alone.2009-12-23A seated figure on a gold ornate throne in a red-curtained tent wears a saffron-orange robe and holds palms together in namaste, with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala visible. In front, a seated group of devotees in white kurtas and yellow shawls hold brass bowls and offer food. A tray of red apples and fruit sits before the throne, with water bottles, a microphone stand and a speaker nearby. A gold lion figure is at the base of the throne, and a ledger-like white cloth covers a table to the left. Several people sit on the right in yellow and white.2009-12-14June 17 20172017-06-17December 12 20162016-12-12Outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal canopy with red pillars and hanging colourful tassels. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha mala raises a leafy green kalasha-like vessel with a leaf-topped rim, his arm extended upward, while a bowl sits below. Around him, dozens of devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaskar; many women wear orange, red and white saris and beaded malas. Flower petals, marigold garlands and small oil lamps lie on the mats. Tropical trees surround the open-sided pavilion.2016-08-12Outdoor ceremony beside a tall white flagpole at dwajarohanam, the flag-hoisting rite. A central figure in saffron-orange robes, an orange head wrap, a long white and red flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace stands holding a brass vessel and a lamp while smoke rises. Behind him an orange parasol with colourful tassels is held overhead. Around them devotees in white dhotis and orange or yellow-bordered saris stand with palms joined; a woman at left holds a plate of offerings, and a man at right in orange robes and a beard folds his hands. Trees and red-petalled ground surround the scene, with stones bordering the flagpole base.2008-07-27Outdoor ritual at a sandy site under trees. A central figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulders and a white flower garland, holds a lit lamp or aarti plate with both hands at chest height, standing near a tall white pole wrapped in orange thread with a leafy top. To the right, a dark stone deity murti sits on a ledge draped in pink cloth beside a table with a brown cloth, offerings and a decorated pot. Around them stand devotees in white dhotis and orange robes, several with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a small child in a striped shirt. A kalasha-like pot sits on the ground in the foreground. a person by long swept-back hair, saffron cloth and garland, leading the aarti. Flowers and petals lie on the ground.2015-05-05