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December 31 2009

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A procession of men in plain white dhotis and shirts walk outdoors under a corrugated metal shelter decorated with orange pennants and flower garlands. Several men balance silver vessels filled with white and yellow flowers on their heads, holding them with raised arms. The central man wears a green shawl over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead. Other men wear rudraksha malas and identification badges on lanyards. Behind them stand a dense pile of stones and a low brick wall, with trees beyond.

Outdoor photo of devotees at a festival. In the left foreground a man in white kurta and white dhoti with a red-and-gold bordered shawl and a rudraksha mala holds a steel vessel with yellow cloth overhead, with white and red tilak on his forehead. Beside him an older man with grey hair and moustache stands with palms pressed together in anjali. On the right a bespectacled man in a patterned maroon-and-cream shawl and white kurta, with a red bindi and a lanyard, also holds a metal pot on his head. Other pot-bearing devotees appear behind under a tent or canopy with trees and an open sky. The scene suggests a procession of devotees carrying milk pots for abhishekam.

A line of men in white dhotis and white shirts walk outdoors carrying metal pots and vessels on their heads and in their hands, many topped with yellow and white flowers. Several have white sacred marks on their foreheads and rudraksha-style beaded malas; one older man at left holds a pot in front of him. A shaded canopy with red and gold decorations stands behind them, and a low concrete wall with ash-marked ground lies in the foreground.

A photograph of devotees in plain white dhotis and shirts carrying metal pots on their heads during a procession. The pots are decorated with yellow flowers and white jasmine garlands, and some devotees hold similar pots in their hands. Several men wear white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas, and a small bundle of cloth hangs from each man's shoulder. An elderly man in front, with white hair and a white shawl, holds a pot at his side. A decorated canopy and festoons appear in the background.

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Several men sit cross-legged on red cushions in a hall, bare-chested and wearing white dhotis with rudraksha malas, palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Ash or sandalwood markings show on their shoulders and arms. A brass puja thali with oil lamps and small brass vessels sits in front, with a clear plastic bottle and a container nearby. Blurred devotees in white and other colours sit behind.

A photograph of a ceremonial gathering under a white tent hung with colourful paper lanterns. In the foreground a man in white kurta with round glasses and a red tilak on his forehead stands with palms pressed together in anjali, a rudraksha mala and a brown lanyard around his neck. Behind him a man in a teal shirt and another in white raise white cloths overhead, and a man in a blue shirt with a white head cloth stands to the right. Several other people in white and blue are visible in the background, with red mats on the floor.

Close photo of a woman in a white embroidered top and yellow lanyard with a black rudraksha-style bead necklace, carrying a steel vessel on her head with both arms raised; the vessel is topped by a second steel pot wrapped in white cloth tied with red and white strips. Beside her, another woman in white with a red bindi holds a steel pot aloft, and a man in light clothing is partly visible at right. A metallic bowl and a bright red bindi and wrist thread are visible. Background shows a grey wall and yellow flower garlands at the top left.