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A photograph of an outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal canopy with palm trees behind. In the foreground, a young man in a white shirt and an orange-red shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste. To the right, another young man in a checked shirt with a white forehead mark and orange shawl also holds his hands in prayer. In the centre, a bald man in white clothes and an orange shawl holds a blue-draped deity murti decorated with a red floral garland. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and orange-red shawls stand in line, and a man in saffron robes stands at the left. Green banana leaves lie on the wet paving, and a standing fan is at the left edge.

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Outdoor devotional procession at a temple-like setting with green foliage behind. In the centre, a man in a bald head and white clothing with an orange-red shawl carries a seated statue of a figure with a bright blue turban and blue shawl, ornate gold-and-colourful necklaces, red flower garlands and an orange lower garment. Men around wear white dhotis and shirts with orange-red shawls and white sacred ash on their foreheads; several hold their hands in anjali mudra. On the left, a man with white ash marks holds a brass tray of flowers and offerings, and a brass pot is visible at the right edge. This is a devotional procession with a deity statue carried among devotees.2014-07-11July 11 20142014-07-11Night outdoor ritual scene under strings of multicoloured fairy lights. Several men stand with hands folded in anjali, wearing white dhotis and white shirts with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders and white cloth garlands at the neck. In the centre a man in a white shirt holds a silver tray of flowers and fruit. At right a large ornate silver-and-green umbrella canopy shelters a decorated area where a figure in white is garlanded with red and yellow flower garlands. A man in the foreground bends low, prostrating. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly present.2017-07-08July 11 20142014-07-11March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesSeptember 20 20152015-09-20Night ritual under a decorated pandal strung with fairy lights, palm fronds and hanging lanterns. A row of men in white dhotis with gold borders and orange-saffron shawls stand barefoot on green banana-leaf mats, palms pressed together in namaskar, several with rudraksha or sacred cords. On the right a woman in orange sari and gold ornaments, with a red-and-gold garland, stands before a table with a tray of flowers, fruit and marigold garlands, and a lamp. A kalasha stands at the left edge. Faces and eyes are not clearly visible enough to confirm a person candidate, so no appearance-based identification is made; the scene shows a temple ritual or satsang line with devotees in ritual dress.2016-12-12 +1 copiesNight ritual under a white canopy hung with coloured paper lanterns, strings of fairy lights and green leaf garlands. A row of about a dozen men in white dhotis with gold borders and saffron-orange shawls stand barefoot on green leaf mats, palms pressed together in namaste. Several hold white flower garlands. On the right, women in orange saris stand with brass vessels and offerings, and a lit oil lamp stands nearby. A tray of fruit and flowers sits in the foreground.2016-12-12 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copiesNight photo of an outdoor ritual at a temple-style courtyard on a paved floor. In the foreground, a row of men in white dhotis with red-and-white checked shawls and white cloth bundles on their shoulders stand with palms pressed together in prayer. At right, a man in white holds a brass tray of marigold garlands. In the lower foreground, two men in saffron-orange robes kneel with bowed heads on green leaves, while a man with long hair in a red-orange cloth bows nearby. Marigold garlands and flowers are arranged on the ground beyond, and a few spectators stand in the background under blue-white lights.2017-07-08April 10 20162016-04-10Night outdoor ceremony with many devotees in white dhotis and red shawls, hands folded in anjali. Foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala bends low, touching the ground in prostration, while a man in white holds a tray of flowers. A large garland of yellow and red flowers hangs from an unidentified figure in white and gold dhoti, who wears a red turban. Ornate umbrellas with gold fringe and red and orange ceremonial banners stand behind, with clay lamps arranged on the ground in front. A figure with long dreadlocks and red-orange cloth stands at right. Trees form the background.2017-07-08