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A group photo of devotees posing in a courtyard with a red-painted wall and a stone pillar, with small string lights hanging above. A man on the left wears a white dhoti with a gold border, bare-chested, with a long braid and tripundra markings on his forehead, holding a decorated silver tray with a floral arrangement and red flowers. Beside him an older woman in a maroon sari holds a long red garland of flowers. Several women stand in a row in saris of orange, teal, red and cream, several with white tripundra markings and rudraksha malas. Greenery sits at the lower right edge.

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July 19 20162016-07-19A procession of women in saris and devotees in saffron and white stands in a line on a stone-paved courtyard beside a red-painted temple wall, hands pressed together in namaskar. The woman at centre-left in an orange-red sari holds a decorated silver-and-red floral offering tray with garlands. Beside her a young man in saffron with a rudraksha mala and forehead tilak holds a tray, and to the right a drummer in white dhoti and bare chest plays a red drum. A striped umbrella and palm-leaf decorations stand behind, with more devotees in orange and red further along the row.2016-07-19Four young women stand smiling together outdoors in front of a red wall. From left: a woman in a mustard-yellow saree with gold embroidered border and braided hair, a woman in teal saree with gold zari border and long loose hair wearing a rudraksha mala, a woman in red saree and red blouse with rudraksha mala and long dark hair, and a woman in cream and beige saree with a long rudraksha mala and white vibhuti marks on the forehead. A partly visible woman stands at the far left edge, and a red-garlanded flower string is held at the left edge. Several other people are partly visible at the edges.2016-07-19A photograph of a ceremonial welcome procession in a paved courtyard beside a red-walled building. A man on the left in a white dhoti with gold border and forehead markings holds a garland of red and white flowers. Women in saris of orange, teal, red and yellow line both sides, and a girl in a green dress stands in front. On the right, a man in white dhoti with bare torso and rudraksha beads, and two women in white and beige saris with rudraksha malas, stand near a drummer beating a large red drum. Red and yellow ceremonial umbrellas are held overhead, and a white-clad drummer plays in the centre of the path.2016-07-19 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07July 01 20142014-07-01July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 19 20162016-07-19Outdoor temple-visit scene with devotees in a line near a red-and-gold temple pillar hung with yellow marigold garlands. At the centre-right, a shaved-headed man with white and ash tilak and white body markings stands with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a rudraksha mala, a rust-red shawl and a yellow-and-rust dhoti. Beside him, a young person in an orange garment and rudraksha beads carries a silver plate of yellow flowers. Further left, a woman in an orange sari holds a tray of white and red flowers, and an older woman in white with a red-and-brown shawl stands with hands folded. Others in white and red-orange clothing stand behind, with green trees behind them.2014-08-31October 10 20132013-10-10A photograph of a procession on a paved courtyard beside a red-roofed building and palm trees. In the foreground a man with long swept-back hair, bare-chested and wearing a red-and-gold dhoti, a red and white flower garland and a gold necklace, walks barefoot with his hands joined near his chest. Behind him a bald man in a red-and-gold dhoti carries a tall wooden staff, and a second man in similar red robes raises a pointing finger. Several rows of people in saffron-orange robes walk with hands folded in prayer, and a woman in a yellow shawl and white sari stands among them. A decorated ceremonial umbrella with a red and gold canopy is held aloft, and palm fronds hang overhead. The scene reads as a ritual procession.2014-11-26July 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copies