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A figure in a saffron-orange robe bends forward at the right of the frame to make an offering at a processional deity murti, which is decorated with garlands of white, yellow and multicoloured flowers and a green and red silk cloth. The murti wears a tall ornate crown and sits on a red-and-gold palanquin beneath a red umbrella with tasselled fringe. The bending figure has long, dark, swept-back hair and gold bangles, and cues consistent with the page's description of a person pooja. Two people in the background watch, one smiling and one in a white shirt with lanyard, and a bowl of flowers and fruit sits in the foreground.

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Outdoor festival scene: a person in a flowing orange robe with long dark hair leans forward under a red parasol with tasseled fringe, reaching to adjust a garlanded deity murti. The murti wears a crown, a red and green cloth, layered marigold and flower garlands, and bangles. Yellow flowers lie in the foreground. On the right, a seated person in a pink top and a lanyard watches, and a tree stands in the background. The orange-robed figure's appearance is not confidently identifiable, so the identity is left uncertain.2009-12-23Outdoor festival procession in which a man in flowing saffron-orange robes with a maroon border leans over a decorated palanquin to garland a silver-and-gold utsava murti of a deity seated in a green and red sari. A red umbrella with tasselled edging shelters the figure, and flower garlands of marigold and white blossoms drape the murti and the vehicle. Women in red saris and devotees stand nearby, with brass kalasha vessels and fruit and flower offerings in the foreground and tall trees and a pale sky behind. The man's face is not visible and no appearance-based candidate is confirmed, so a person is unsure; the robed figure is an unidentified devotee performing a garlanding or pooja.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor procession on a decorated float under a clear blue sky. A man in orange robes with a maroon-bordered shawl stands at left, reaching to adjust a deity murti dressed in white and yellow cloth and draped with yellow and white marigold garlands, with a colourful striped arch behind it. Beside it, a seated man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold chain sits with palms pressed together in anjali. A woman in an orange sari stands at right beneath a red umbrella with tasselled fringe, and devotees in white gather at the lower left. Brass and flower offerings sit on the float.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A photo of an outdoor ritual at a red and white festival umbrella. A man in saffron-orange robes with long, dark, swept-back hair stands bent forward, adorning a deity murti (utsava murti) with white jasmine garlands and yellow marigold strands. The murti wears a crown and a blue and yellow silk cloth, and sits on a red and gold palanquin-style platform. In the lower right, a carved watermelon and fruit offerings are arranged. Two people in the background sit watching, one a woman in a sari and the other a woman with light hair. The setting is an orange-painted building under a pale sky.2009-12-23A man with long, loose dark hair and a beard wears an orange saffron wrap over his bare shoulder and bends forward, reaching with one hand toward a decorated palanquin or ratha. Two deity murtis sit on a red and yellow cloth, garlanded with yellow marigolds and multicoloured flower strands; one wears an orange turban and a gold necklace, the other a crown. A brass plate with flowers rests nearby. A partly visible man in white and a woman in a sari stand at the right, with a sunny outdoor setting and a small white building behind. a person matches this presentation: long swept hair, saffron clothing and devotional offering at a deity procession.2008-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23A photograph of an outdoor puja at a shrine under a red, green and yellow fringed umbrella. A figure with long, swept-back dark hair and saffron-orange robes, one arm raised, holds a brass vessel with a pouring spout above a deity murti decorated with white and yellow garlands and a crown, with a pair of figures visible. Below, the altar table holds brass pots, banana leaves, fruit, a carved watermelon, scattered marigold petals and a framed picture. Onlookers in white stand at the edges, and a thatched hut and palm tree sit in the background. Swamiji (probable) is the saffron-robed figure with long hair performing the abhishekam; the description rests on the long hair and saffron robes.2009-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23