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Outdoor ritual photo at a temple-style event under green trees. A figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange shawl, with a long rudraksha-style bead mala and white flower garland, reaches toward a woven basket of white flowers and green leaves. A bare-chested priest with white forehead markings, round dark glasses, a gold chain and a white-and-red sacred thread stands beside him, holding the basket. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis watch, and a decorated red-and-gold canopy with tassels stands in the background, with a shaded water tank and a colourful fabric banner with painted motifs at the upper left.

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June 12 20042004-06-12A photograph of a procession outdoors among palm and green trees. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and orange robe, with long swept-back hair, a long rudraksha mala and a white and pink flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in greeting; he holds a tall wooden staff. Beside him, bare-chested men with white ash markings on their bodies and arms carry a woven basket of white flowers and green leaves. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand nearby, and a red and gold decorated canopy or palanquin top is visible at upper left. The man in the orange turban shows distinctive saffron and ornate cues, so this is an appearance-based candidate for the a person label, though the identification is uncertain.2004-06-12June 12 20042004-06-12Outdoor ceremony under a yellow umbrella with colourful tassels. A smiling man in orange saffron robes, with a saffron turban, long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, stands center and places his hand over a decorated brass tray. An elderly man with a white beard, white-and-red forehead markings and orange cloth receives offerings, and a bare-chested priest with a dark necklace holds a tray of flowers and a coconut in a woven basket. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand nearby, and a cameraman films at right.2006-11-24August 06 20092009-08-06Outdoor ritual photograph under a yellow canopy with multicoloured tassels. A white-bearded elder in orange robes and a sacred thread stands at left, with a red-brown cloth across his shoulder and ornate beads, holding a silver tray. Beside him a younger man in orange robes and an orange turban presses his palms together and smiles. At right, a bare-chested priest with dark rudraksha beads holds a decorated coconut wrapped in white flowers and garlands on a tray. A man in a white shirt stands at left and a cameraman films at upper right, with other people and palm trees in the background.2006-11-242003 - Sacred collection UncategorizedOutdoor procession at a temple-like event with colourful ornamental umbrellas and decorated poles overhead. A smiling man with long dark hair and an orange turban, wearing orange robes and a rudraksha mala, reaches toward a white jasmine garland held by a young man in white and orange. Nearby, men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk among devotees. In the lower right, a large offering basket is heaped with yellow marigolds, white flowers and a red cloth, with banana leaves beside it. A man in orange at right looks toward the camera with a red tilak on his forehead. Palm trees and a small structure appear behind.2006-12-31December 24 20082008-12-24 +1 copiesOutdoor ceremonial welcome under a large white tent canopy with orange and red bunting. In the foreground a bare-chested man with long dark hair and white forehead markings, wearing an orange cloth, holds a woven basket of pineapples and offerings toward a bald man in white and orange on the left. Behind them a young man in peach-coloured robes and an orange shawl holds a red and gold cloth bundle. Several men in white shirts and orange shawls stand around, and two ornate ceremonial standards with red, orange and blue floral embroidery and gold finials rise on either side, with a gilded pole in the right foreground. Further back, a few robed figures in orange stand under the tent.2007-01-09 +1 copiesNovember 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24