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Outdoor festival scene at an ashram courtyard with a crowd of devotees watching. A golden-roofed canopy with carved pillars shelters a seated figure with a crown-like headdress and beaded garland, flanked by people in saffron and orange robes. In the foreground, a man in a purple-pink dyed dhoti stands with his head and arms splashed with pink colour, holding a long wooden stick. Two younger people in orange and lavender cloth stand by a blue barrel, one pouring pink water. Several standing electric fans are placed among the crowd, and a red carpet lies before the seat. The gathered people wear saffron, orange, white and red clothing.

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Outdoor courtyard scene in front of a wooden canopy pavilion with ornate gold-painted pillars. A seated man in orange and red robes with a garland and beaded necklaces sits on a cushioned seat at the centre, surrounded by devotees. Several people in orange, red and purple garments stand close, some holding a blue drum and a metal vessel; a figure in purple and pink robes is throwing pink powder into the air while a young boy in lavender clothing reaches toward the drum. Behind them, a crowd in saffron and orange clothing and white fans fills the background among green trees.2014-08-17August 17 20142014-08-17Outdoor ritual abhishekam at an ashram courtyard. A bald man with a bare upper body, wearing orange-brown dhoti and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, is being doused with purple liquid poured by a young assistant in an orange-brown dhoti who holds an orange cup beside a blue drum. A seated man in an orange-brown robe with a flower garland and a crown-like orange headwear sits under a wooden canopy-throne, with orange-robed devotees standing behind. Electric fans and a crowd of white- and orange-clad onlookers surround the scene.2014-08-17 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a pada puja or abhishekam-style ritual at an open-air temple courtyard. Seated on a raised wooden canopied seat with gold trim is a central figure with a long garland and orange-red cloth, flanked by devotees in saffron and orange robes. In the foreground, a man in soaked orange-red cloth holds a long wooden stick aloft while another man in orange pours from a bucket beside a blue drum. Onlookers in saffron, red and white saris and dhotis stand behind, and a woman in a green-blue outfit holds a child. Red pillars, a stone temple tower and palm trees frame the scene.2014-08-17August 17 20142014-08-17August 17 20142014-08-17August 17 20142014-08-17August 17 20142014-08-17Outdoor photo of a bald, bare-chested man in a wet purple dhoti and orange-red shawl, raising a stick overhead while standing in a shallow puddle of pinkish-red liquid. A child in a lavender dhoti stands at left beside a blue plastic drum. Behind them a crowd of devotees in saffron and white clothes sit and stand under a red-pillared covered area, with drummers in orange robes playing drums at right and a child in red and gold attire. Red and orange temple walls and trees frame the scene.2014-08-17August 17 20142014-08-17Outdoor photograph of a pada puja gathering at an ashram courtyard. A central seated figure wears a red-orange robe, a floral garland and a crown-like head covering, sitting on a gold-trimmed throne under a gilded canopy. Around him, saffron-robed monks and devotees in orange and white stand and sit, many wearing rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a man in a green shirt and dark trousers is splashed with water, while two shaven-headed monks in orange cloth stand beside a blue barrel and hose. Electric fans and red pillars frame the scene under trees.2014-08-17August 17 20142014-08-17