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Outdoor photo at a festival procession. A man in a white dhoti and shirt stands at a table draped in green cloth, holding a small object above a white bag of offerings while figures in golden dress and small gold deity statues sit on the table. To the right, a bare-chested priest with a multicolored beaded mala and white sacred-thread markings speaks into a microphone. Behind them, a man in an orange-saffron garment with a yellow-and-red turban stands among devotees in white clothes, a woman in white with sunglasses, and a man in a blue shirt on the left. Tall decorated canopy poles with red and multicolored tassels and a white canopy rise in the background, along with a white flag bearing a blue emblem. A white sign with orange-red lettering is visible, and a banner reads Chinmaya Mission.

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September 10 20062006-09-10Outdoor photo at a Kumbha Mela-style event: a man in a plain white dhoti and white shirt stands at right pouring liquid from a coconut or vessel over a row of small gold-coloured deity murti on a table. The table has a white banner reading Unmaya Mission South California. Behind, a crowd of devotees in white and blue clothes, some with folded hands and one woman in a dark top, watches; a figure in an orange garment stands among them. Above, a multicoloured fringed canopy with red trim shelters the scene under trees, with orange flags nearby.2006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10Outdoor ritual photo at a Kumbha Mela-style gathering under a red, white and yellow striped canopy. A man in a plain white shirt and white dhoti holds a coconut in both hands over brass and gold-toned deity murti figures arranged on a green-edged cloth table. Smoke rises from an incense or offering stick nearby. Behind him, a man in white with a yellow-bordered shawl stands alongside devotees in white and saffron clothes, and a woman in glasses and dark clothing watches. A man in a blue t-shirt stands at the left edge. The scene reads as a puja with coconut offering.2006-09-10September 10 20062006-09-10Outdoor ritual scene at a festival stall. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a multicoloured beaded necklace speaks into a microphone on a stand, holding a coconut or offering. Beside him a man in a white shirt holds an incense or offering vessel with smoke rising. Behind a green-draped table stand brass deity murtis and bronze figures. Devotees surround the stall: a woman in a teal sari, a man in a grey patterned kurta, and people in white caps. Orange and red flags and bunting decorate the background.2006-09-10Outdoor photo at the first USA Kumbha Mela, with a shaved-headed priest in a bare-chested state speaking into a microphone while holding a small object above a green-covered table with a coconut and smoke rising from it. He wears a multicoloured beaded mala, a white dhoti and a green-and-gold patterned waist sash, and a tilak marks his forehead. Behind him a man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands beside a rolled white cloth, and spectators in casual clothes, sunglasses and caps watch nearby. White and blue flags and orange poles appear in the background under a sunny sky.2006-09-10Outdoor abhishekam ceremony at a tent with red and white fringed canopies and banana leaves. A bare-chested man in white dhoti kneels at a blue-lined basin, holding a small golden murti. Beside him a man in white clothes pours water from a golden kalasha, and another man in white reaches in. Around them stand men in saffron-orange robes, one with a gold necklace and a red-marked forehead, and onlookers, some filming with cameras. A woman in a white sari with rudraksha stands at left. Sugarcane stalks frame the scene.2007-09-09December 30 20062006-12-30December 23 20072007-12-23Outdoor ritual scene in bright sunlight at the first Kumbha Mela in USA. A man in a plain white shirt and white dhoti holds a microphone in one hand and a coconut in the other, while a blue smoke or flame rises from the coconut held by a man in a blue t-shirt at left. A man in glasses and a yellow-and-white shawl stands at right. Behind them a crowd of onlookers in white, yellow and pink clothing watches, with red flags and greenery in the background. Gold-coloured ritual objects are visible at the lower left edge.2006-09-10Outdoor festival scene at a Brahmotsava procession: a crowd of devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing gathers around a decorated shrine draped with pink, green and white flower garlands. Two deity murtis sit on a gold-covered table or dais with brass plates and offerings, and a bright orange canopy and flower arch frame the altar. A man in an orange robe holds a long brass ceremonial staff, and a sadhu-like figure in orange with a trident-like staff stands at left. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas, bend to the altar and assist with the rites while women in white and orange saris watch nearby. Visible people number roughly two dozen.2008-12-23