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Outdoor ritual scene before a hillside, with a tent-like canopy strung with multicoloured prayer-flag bunting in red, yellow, green, blue and white. In the foreground, figures in saffron-orange robes stand with their backs to the camera; one holds a bundle of green leaves, and another on the right holds a small white bowl. Behind them, people in white clothing stand near the canopy. Offerings of fruit and flowers are arranged on a low table in front, including yellow flowers and bananas. The wooded hill rises in the misty background.

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Outdoor photo at a dusty open ground beside a thatched and blue-tarpaulin shelter, with a misty hill behind. A long white-draped table holds offerings: heaped fruit including bananas and oranges, yellow and red flower garlands, a silver kalasha-style pot, brass plates and banana leaves. Several saffron-robed men stand at the table; one in orange wears a rudraksha mala and another in orange with a red-and-orange shawl stands at the far end. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand behind them, and a bald man in orange holds a yellow shawl near the table. Passersby walk across the ground in the background.2011-01-16Outdoor procession on a dirt path with decorated ceremonial parasols in red, yellow and blue with tasselled edges, flanked by banana leaves. Several saffron-robed devotees in orange dhotis and shawls walk in line, some carrying trays of offerings, flower garlands and tall gold-tipped staffs. A central man in an orange robe wears a rudraksha mala and holds a camera. Behind them a long line of people in white clothes walks down the path, and a white kolam floor design is drawn on the ground. Misty hills rise in the background. Several people wear saffron robes while others wear white, indicating a ritual procession.2008-04-19Outdoor temple courtyard with a hill behind and a row of stone deity murtis and red-and-white striped stepped platform. In the foreground, two men in saffron/orange robes walk, one wearing a rudraksha mala and the other a long gold-and-orange garland, while a man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands nearby and another in white walks behind. A metal table holds two brass plates. On the right, a decorated deity murti draped in red and garlanded with yellow marigolds sits on a white cloth-covered platform, with rows of lingams and white-draped seats beyond. Strings of flags and a shed roof are visible.2011-12-08December 23 20072007-12-23Outdoor photo at a festival procession under an open sky, with a decorated yellow-and-red canopy and strings of orange and purple decorations overhead. Center: a man in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland, with long dark hair, standing beside a man in saffron robes with a red sash who faces him. Left foreground: a long-haired figure with long dark hair in orange robes seen from behind. Right: men in white and off-white dhotis and shirts, a man in light pink, and a woman in pale clothing in the crowd. Several attendees wear saffron shawls and white clothing. The people visible number roughly 15 to 20.2008-05-19A procession on a red carpet in front of a white tent, with a bare hillside behind. Ornately decorated umbrellas with striped fringe are carried at left, and saffron-orange banners on tall poles are held at right. Men and young boys in saffron-orange dhotis with bare chests, garlands and sacred ash marks play drums and small percussion, while women in brown and cream saris carry brass trays of flowers and offerings. Onlookers in white shirts and mundus stand along the sides. The scene reads as a ceremonial welcome or temple-festival procession. No one is confidently identified as a person from appearance.2017-03-11 +1 copiesApril 19 20082008-04-19April 05 20122012-04-05Outdoor procession scene with several men in saffron-orange robes and orange shirts walking beside a tall ornate gold-twisted pole that supports a large colourful canopy fringed with pink, blue, yellow and red tassels. A bald man in front holds a metal tray of flowers and petals, while a man behind him wears a rudraksha-style beaded necklace with a gold pendant and carries a white cloth. Other devotees in orange stand nearby, some with hands extended toward offerings, and a hazy hillside rises in the background.2008-04-19December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor photograph on a dirt ground in front of a tarpaulin-covered shelter with a hazy green hill behind. A long white-draped table holds ritual offerings: heaps of fruit, marigold and rose garlands, banana bunches, sweets on steel plates, and a silver kalasha with a flower-decorated lid in the foreground. Several men stand around the table. A man at left wears a saffron robe and orange-beaded garland and looks toward the table. A man in the centre wears a saffron robe and rudraksha-style beaded necklace with hands folded in prayer. Another man in white with an orange cloth over his shoulder stands beside a small lamp. Older men in white shirts and dhotis watch, and a man in a yellow shawl stands with arms crossed. Others walk in the background.2011-01-16November 12 20082008-11-12