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October 26 20162016-10-26Photo 11705302A photograph of a ceremonial welcome at an outdoor temple-style setting. In the foreground a young man in an orange dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads and white tilak stripes on his forehead holds a brass-and-gold decorated tray with a kalasha topped by green mango leaves. Beside him a smiling woman in a rust-red sari and rudraksha mala holds a blue bowl of red flower petals and a brass cup. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl faces away at right, and another man in white and gold stands beside a red-and-white barrier. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing watches from a raised area under a yellow-and-orange canopy.2015-05-13October 14 20132013-10-14A photograph of a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe standing barefoot on a woven mat, wearing a long garland of orange marigolds alternating with red and white flowers and a rudraksha mala hanging at the chest. He holds a brass bell and a small oil lamp with flame, eyes lowered in devotion. Behind him stand devotees in white dhotis and mundus with yellow and orange shawls, hands folded in anjali, and an orange-clad attendant to the right. Brass puja vessels and a lamp sit on the mat at left. Green foliage and a dangling orange streamer frame the outdoor ritual scene. Several people stand in the background, with about six to eight visible overall.2008-07-27October 25 20152015-10-25October 26 20162016-10-26September 18 20122012-09-18Outdoor procession scene with a central man in reddish-brown dhoti and shawl wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and a long multicolour marigold and rose garland, smiling and holding his hands together at the waist. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts and saffron-orange robes wear white jasmine and yellow marigold garlands. A bald man in orange and a bespectacled man in white with a gold chain stand nearby, and a golden ceremonial umbrella with hanging ornaments appears at upper right under palm trees and a clear sky.2013-11-11A smiling man with long dark hair walks down a red carpet under a white tent with blue-bordered drapery. He wears a cream and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, a red and white flower garland, and several long gold necklaces, and holds his hands together at his chest. He is flanked by devotees in saffron and orange robes wearing yellow and rudraksha-style beads, a woman in pink and orange, and a man in white holding a paper. A large yellow-bead garland hangs around his shoulders. Patterned rugs line the carpet and a white-clad attendant stands at the left edge.2009-01-01April 10 20162016-04-10Photo 11697671 +1 copies