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Outdoor courtyard at a temple-style compound with a striped canopy and tall painted pillars in green, red and blue. A man with long dark hair in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold-toned necklace, stands centre-left near a gold-coloured ceremonial seat. Beside him, another man in orange robes and beads walks barefoot. On the right, a man in white dhoti and pink-stained shawl, with a pink-powdered head and face, holds a small pink tray, while an orange-robed man with powder-smeared head stands at far left. A white fringed umbrella-like canopy and onlookers in white and casual clothes stand behind. Colourful powder is visible across the group.

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October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor courtyard at a temple complex with a tiled hexagonal floor. Several men in saffron and orange robes are smeared with bright pink and orange powder, apparently celebrating with coloured powder. On the left an older bald man with glasses and a rudraksha mala walks in an orange robe covered in powder. In the centre a man with long dark hair and a saffron cloth, wearing a beaded mala, smiles. Beside him a saffron-clad man wears an orange robe and a beaded necklace with a pendant. On the right a bald man in white with a red-orange shawl and pink-stained hands laughs. Behind them a priest in white and a yellow shawl holds a camera, and an ornate white umbrella canopy with a lotus motif and colourful bunting stand in the background. Four to five people are visible.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor procession on a dirt path with a crowd of devotees, many children and young adults with faces and clothes smeared in pink, green and purple powder. At centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap and a long gold-beaded necklace, walking barefoot near a multicoloured umbrella with a yellow and blue canopy. Beside him walks a shaven-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, and another man in orange and a white-robed figure follow. A small boy in a patterned shirt looks down at the front. Green-leafed trees and a red-brick building form the background.2010-10-17Outdoor Dasara celebration at a temple courtyard under a tin roof, with a large white ceremonial umbrella and painted decorative pillars in blue, red and yellow. Several men in white dhotis and yellow shawls stand around a raised red-and-white platform where a deity murti or image is being lifted and adjusted. A man in an orange cloth with long dark hair stands at center, and another man in white has pink and green colour smeared on his clothes and face. A small shrine structure with orange-clad figures stands in the background.2010-10-17Outdoor procession beside a large painted deity murti of Devi on a decorated float, showing a fierce lion beneath her and multiple arms holding weapons. A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a saffron cloth wrap and rudraksha mala stands centre-front, forehead and face smeared with coloured powder, holding a red-cloth bundle on a pole. Men in white dhotis and white shirts stand around him, one in a yellow shawl with dotted face colouring, another in a crimson turban-like headdress with a gold necklace on the left, and a bare-chested figure in white cloth at right. Bunting and hanging colourful tassels decorate a corrugated shelter behind them, with onlookers in the background. The scene reflects a festival procession with powder-covered devotees.2010-10-17Outdoor temple courtyard during a Pongal celebration. Many devotees in orange and saffron garments and white dhotis with gold borders move through the open-air space, some carrying small lamps and incense. A colourful kolam rangoli floor design lies in the foreground beside a group of seated devotees in white. At the right, a priest in a white dhoti and orange shawl attends an altar with brass puja vessels and a deity murti decorated with flower garlands. A tall red stone pillar and a palanquin-style canopy stand behind the crowd, and palm trees surround the courtyard.2016-01-15December 22 20102010-12-22