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May 26 20152015-05-26A festive outdoor procession during a temple celebration. In the foreground, a long-haired man wears an orange sleeveless top and dhoti, a white and red flower garland, a gold necklace and a gold headband with a red tilak, and smiles while raising one arm. Around him a large crowd of devotees in white and orange dress, many with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, sing and clap joyfully. A woman in white with a gold-striped sari and a gold-framed name badge is nearby. Behind them a wall with string lights and a standing ceremonial staff with a bright pennant are visible.2007-12-27August 17 20122012-08-17August 17 20122012-08-17May 06 20162016-05-06Outdoor ceremony in a temple courtyard before a grey stone wall and pink temple wall, with palm trees above. A large seated crowd in white dhotis and orange-saffron robes fills the ground, many with hands pressed in namaskar. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron cloth and gold necklaces and stands while another bald man in orange and gold-bordered white stands nearby. A bald man in orange and a long gold necklace holds a small brass vessel and extends a hand toward a seated devotee, appearing to bless or sprinkle. A silver tray of flowers and garlands lies in the foreground, and a photographer with a camera is visible at left. Cloth and ritual items suggest a blessing or puja.2010-12-29December 26 20062006-12-26December 27 20072007-12-27May 06 20162016-05-06A dense crowd of devotees gathered outdoors, many with palms pressed together in namaskar and hands raised. In the foreground a woman with dark hair pulled back, wearing an orange sari, gold necklace and earrings, holds a small silver kalasha-style pot and faces the crowd. Around her, men in white shirts and white dhotis and women in orange and saffron saris stand close together, several smiling. A bald man with tilak marks and an orange shawl appears at lower left. The scene suggests a satsang or temple visit with people greeting one another.2012-08-17A dense outdoor procession at a Hindu festival, with many devotees in white clothes and orange or saffron scarves. A man in front of the crowd raises one arm, wearing a white kurta with an orange shawl over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala. Women in white saris with orange borders carry brass plates and kalasha-style pots topped with coconuts and mango leaves. Orange flags and banana-leaf decorations line the route, and a videographer with a camera on his shoulder films from the left. Several people in the foreground wear orange garments and ornate gold necklaces, and a few wear white and blue. The scene reads as a ritual procession with offerings, with a crowd of roughly twenty to forty visible people.2008-12-31Outdoor celebration on bare earth where a central figure in a saffron-orange robe, wearing a white and red flower garland and a red tilak on the forehead, stands smiling with hands pressed together while a ring of women in white and red-bordered saris and orange shawls dance and clap around them. A man in orange robes with a gold pendant stands to the left, and a woman in the foreground lifts a small camera. A tall gold ceremonial staff stands at right. Many young women with long braids and dark hair surround the circle, some in white and others in red.2008-01-01