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A large group photograph of a crowd of devotees posed outdoors in front of a decorated temple shrine with a deity murti adorned with garlands and a red and orange backdrop. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts with marigold and rose garlands, while women wear saris in yellow, red, pink, green and purple, also garlanded. Palm fronds frame the scene at left and right, and a drummer in a purple shirt stands at the far right edge. Most people sit or stand close together in rows, some with name badges.

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A large group portrait of devotees posed in front of a decorated deity shrine under a canopy with palm fronds and red drapes. Central figures wear white dhotis and shirts with garlands of white flowers and red roses. Women wear saris in orange, yellow, red, pink and blue, some with marigold garlands. Seated in the front row, men and women hold their hands together or rest them on their knees. Behind them, a colourful deity murti with flower garlands stands on a raised platform.2007-12-26December 26 20072007-12-26December 26 20072007-12-26A large group photograph of devotees posed outdoors in front of a temple shrine decorated with palm fronds, red and white hangings, and flower garlands. Behind them stands a deity murti draped in garlands, flanked by smaller figures. Many people wear white dhotis and shirts or saris in orange, yellow, red and blue, all with marigold garlands around their necks. Those seated in front hold their hands together or rest them on their knees. Some are seated on the stone platform and others stand behind them. Strong sunlight falls across the scene.2007-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26Outdoor temple-courtyard photo of a festival ritual. Garlanded deity murtis with flower garlands stand at upper left under a red cloth canopy. Devotees in white and saffron-orange ritual clothes, including a girl in a white dress with an orange shawl at left, gather near a stone platform. In the foreground several women in saris, one in a gold-bordered yellow sari holding a folded hand gesture, and others wearing jasmine garlands bend forward in worship, while a man in white dhoti kneels at the bottom. Rose petals and a pot of flowers lie on the ground, and a palm frond shades the scene.2007-12-26A group of about a dozen devotees stands in front of a temple shrine decorated with palm fronds and red and white drapes. Behind them, a pair of deity murtis stands on a raised platform, one with a red turban and one with a crown, both wearing garlands of marigold and red flowers. In front of the murtis, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and flower garlands stands with palms joined. The devotees wear white dhotis and shirts, sarees in pink, red, blue and cream, and garlands of red and orange flowers, some holding small bags. A man in a white kurta with a saffron-and-gold shawl stands at centre, and a white-clad attendant stands at left near the platform.2007-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26A dense crowd of devotees stands outdoors in folded-hands namaskar beneath palm fronds during a Brahmotsav procession at an ashram. Many people wear white dhotis, kurtas and shirts with white and yellow garlands. In the centre a young man in a cream kurta with red and white garlands presses his palms together beside a woman in a grey-brown sari with a red border and red garlands. A man in orange and white holds up a camera at the left edge, and a woman in a green sari with red garlands stands at the right. The scene shows a crowd of several dozen to a hundred people.2007-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26A large open-sided pandal filled with seated devotees in white ritual clothes, many wearing white and red flower garlands, performing a homa or yagna at small fire pits with brass vessels and offerings in front of them. Some women wear saris in pink, maroon and purple. Decorated arches with garlands stand at the left and a deity murti is visible at the far right. Ash and smoke hang in the air under the tin roof.2006-12-26A photograph of a fire ritual. In the foreground a small fire burns in a stone fire pit with brass vessels and a ladle nearby. Seated devotees in white dhotis and kurtas wear white and red floral garlands and hold small plates of offerings. A woman in a cream sari with gold border offers something into a bowl near the fire, while another woman in a maroon sari sits beside a seated man. Standing men in white garlanded clothing and a woman in a green sari look on. Many more people sit in rows behind, with a colourful garland-decorated structure above.2006-12-26