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Outdoor ceremony under a canopy with a colourful striped fabric border. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a long beaded mala necklace, sits cross-legged on a patterned cushioned seat, speaking into a microphone on a stand. Around him, attendants in white ritual clothes hold ornate silver staffs and tall umbrellas with red and maroon fringed canopies; one holds a silver ceremonial staff topped with a crown-like finial. Offerings on the grass include bananas and fruit on a leaf plate, coconuts, sweets, a brass vessel, a conch-shaped golden kalasha, and red cloths. Devotees in white sit on a pink mat and on chairs behind.

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Outdoor ceremony under a tent canopy with colourful triangular bunting on a grassy field. A long-haired seated figure in orange-saffron robes, with orange beads and a necklace, sits on a patterned cushioned seat on a pink cloth. Standing attendants in white dhotis and white kurtas flank them, one holding a tall ornate silver staff and another a ceremonial standard. Several umbrellas with red and gold patterns shade the seat. Offerings on the cloth include bananas, fruit, a brass lamp and a small brass kalasha-like vessel. A large crowd of devotees in white sits on the grass behind, with a microphone set up in front.2005-12-25December 25 20052005-12-25December 25 20052005-12-25Outdoor ceremony on a paved area under an overcast sky, with leafy trees behind. A central figure with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a leopard-print cushioned seat, wearing orange robes and a rudraksha mala, speaking into a microphone. Before him is a brass vessel, a small deity murti, and a ceremonial puja arrangement on a wooden box. Attendants in orange shawls surround the seat; a young woman holds a tall silver trident, and a red-and-blue canopy with gold fringe and tassels is held overhead. Standing devotees in orange and white watch, some holding a silver umbrella-like parasol, and a man in white kneels on the right. Several people hold a second, yellow-canopied parasol in the background.2006-06-04December 25 20052005-12-25December 25 20052005-12-25December 29 20082008-12-29December 25 20052005-12-25Outdoor ceremony under a large canopy hung with orange and red pennants and a multicolored decorative parasol. A long-haired man in orange robes and layered beaded necklaces sits on an orange-draped seat or throne, with a microphone stand before him. A man in white kurta and an orange shawl bows low with forehead to the ground in a prostration before the seated figure. Standing attendants in orange robes and white garments with garlands flank the scene, and a crowd of onlookers, many children, watches from the right. Woven mats cover the ground, marigold petals lie before the seat, and a decorated white stone platform with a dark deity murti and garland stands in the background beside palm trees.2008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 25 20052005-12-25Outdoor ritual on grass beneath a canopy with a colourful fringed border. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold-trimmed shawl and a long beaded mala sits on a low seat and performs a gesture with raised hands, a person by appearance cues. Four men in white dhotis and shawls stand around holding ornate silver staffs with trident-like tops and two ornamented umbrellas with red, orange and yellow fringes. A seated man in white beside them plays a drum, and a brass ritual lamp with flowers sits on a platform in front. Hills and palm trees form the background, with a green truck and seated onlookers at the left.2005-12-25An outdoor event on sandy ground under a colourful pink and multicoloured tent. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes and an orange turban sits on a chair with hands folded, long dark hair falling past the shoulders, and a rudraksha-style mala visible at the neck. Two men in white kurtas and dhotis with red-and-gold shawls stand on either side, one holding a black folder; a tall ceremonial umbrella with red, green and yellow fringe stands behind them. A man in white on the right holds a tray of yellow flowers and fruit. Several other people in white clothes stand in the background, with another umbrella and more fringed umbrellas visible.2005-01-01 +1 copies