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Crowded outdoor ceremony under a open-sided pavilion with floral decorations. Many seated devotees wear white dhotis and shirts, with white and red garlands draped over shoulders and necks. Women wear sarees in saffron, green, blue and maroon. Some people sit on the ground with brass plates and offerings in front of them, while a man in white dhoti stands at right with hands together. Two people embrace at the center, a man in white with arms around a woman in a maroon saree with gold border. Others in the back stand with hands folded, and a person at lower right photographs with a phone. Ornate floral garlands hang at the top right corner.

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December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26A large outdoor ritual gathering under a tin-roofed pavilion where many people sit on the ground in white clothes, most wearing garlands of white jasmine and red flowers. A woman in a maroon top and white sari is seated centrally while a man in white beside her has his hand raised near her head. Several men in white shirts and dhotis sit cross-legged with flower garlands, one holding a brass plate of flowers. A small fire burns at the right edge and offering plates rest on the ground. Smoke drifts through the hall and a few onlookers stand in the background.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26A dense crowd of devotees seated on the ground during a ritual gathering, with smoke rising through the scene. Many men wear white kurtas and dhotis, and several women wear white or pink saris. Numerous people wear white and red flower garlands around their necks. A man in a white shirt with a moustache sits centre-left with palms pressed together, and a woman in a white sari with a red bindi holds a garland and small lamp near him. A woman in a pink sari in the foreground raises her hand, and brass oil lamps and offering plates rest on the floor in front. The image is a photograph.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26