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Outdoor photo of a crowd in white dhotis and shirts gathered in a courtyard beside a white concrete wall with ventilation blocks and a leafy tree. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair, a floral garland and a shawl stands centre, palms pressed together in greeting. Beside them, a man in a white shirt wearing a rudraksha-style bead mala carries a decorated white kalasha-style pot with a green coconut and mango leaves. Others in white and a man in a blue-striped shirt press forward, and a white canopy hung with yellow flowers and garlands stands at right.

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September 15 20092009-09-15Outdoor photo of a welcome ceremony on a paved courtyard scattered with pink flower petals. A man in saffron-orange robes stands centre-frame, smiling, wearing a long pink garland with white flower strands, while a woman in a cream sari with gold necklace arranges or offers it. To the right, a woman in an orange sari holds a silver tray with a kalasha-style brass pot, flowers and mango leaves. Men in white shirts and white trousers, some with lanyards, stand around. A corrugated roof, red fabric canopy and trees form the background.2009-09-15A photograph of an outdoor temple-precinct gathering at dusk. A person with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a multi-strand yellow-beaded garland and a white forehead marking, smiles while a man in white shirt and dhoti holds up a gold-bordered yellow silk shawl toward her. Around them, devotees in white and orange shawls crowd closely, and a man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands at right beside a video camera. Behind them stand temple walls with a dark pillared entrance and a pink-and-yellow gate structure. The person in orange, whose role is not printed, is the central figure receiving the shawl.2008-08-02September 15 20092009-09-15July 03 20122012-07-03A photograph of an outdoor courtyard with a corrugated tin roof and a plain beige wall behind. A woman in saffron-orange robes with a long pink flower garland and white jasmine strands stands at centre, smiling and bowing slightly with a rudraksha-style bead necklace visible. Around her, men in white shirts and dhotis and a man in a striped shirt stand watching; one man in white kneels at the lower centre, and a man at right in a white shirt holds a brass tray with a potted plant and a small dish. A figure in orange at left faces away. Several onlookers stand in the background.2009-09-15August 03 20092009-08-03August 17 20092009-08-17January 21 20102010-01-21Outdoor street procession on a dirt road between white two-storey buildings with orange trim, flags and a banana plant. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and a white flower garland, walking barefoot and raising a hand in blessing. Beside him an attendant in orange robes carries a tray with offerings. Around them men in white dhotis and shirts, some with folded hands, press close on both sides, and a few older men with white hair and white clothes stand at the right.2008-07-28August 03 20082008-08-03Outdoor ritual procession at a temple-like site with a white tent and wooden pole behind. A woman in an orange sari with a red border holds a silver kalasha-style pot topped with flowers and green leaves, walking forward. Beside her, a man in white shirt and white dhoti holds a long white and blue flower garland, while nearby a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti with gold-bordered shawl and a gold chain stands with hands folded. Several men in white and a bald priest with a rudraksha mala are in the background, along with spectators in the crowd.2012-07-03