A photograph of a ceremonial gathering inside a decorated pandal. Around him, devotees in orange and red garments and rudraksha malas kneel and hand fruit and offerings; a young girl in white and a boy in a blue shirt reach forward. Behind, colourful umbrellas, tiered fabric decorations, a gold-toned deity murti and rows of small oil lamps frame the scene. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a ceremonial gathering inside a decorated pandal. Around him, devotees in orange and red garments and rudraksha malas kneel and hand fruit and offerings; a young girl in white and a boy in a blue shirt reach forward. Behind, colourful umbrellas, tiered fabric decorations, a gold-toned deity murti and rows of small oil lamps frame the scene.

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April 24 2016

Inside a decorated temple pavilion, a man with long dark hair and an orange-red turban sits on an ornate golden throne with a red velvet cushion. He wears a rudraksha-style necklace and ceremonial gold garlands, and a devotee bows in the foreground. Around him, women in maroon and orange saris and devotees in saffron stand offering fruit and flowers, while a large deity murti with a trident-like staff and colourful tassels hangs behind. Brass lamps and a kalasha sit on the red floor, and bright paper lanterns hang overhead.

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A seated man in an orange-saffron turban and orange-saffron garment, with a long gold-toned beaded necklace and a bare upper torso marked with yellow paste, holds out a red fruit or offering to a uniformed man in white bending forward with his head lowered. Behind them women in red-orange saris with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces stand near a golden ornate throne-like seat draped in maroon cloth, with white garlands and an ornate golden deity murti visible at left. Decorated pillars, orange and yellow hanging ornaments and a red carpet fill the tent-like hall, and several other people in white and saffron stand in the background.

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A photograph of a crowded ritual pavilion with red carpeting and a gold-carved throne-style seat in the foreground. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a saffron-orange turban, a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and an orange shawl sits on a maroon velvet seat, receiving offerings. Beside him, a young girl in white leans forward to present something, and women and young people in orange saris and orange clothing stand nearby. Garlands, colourful tiered umbrellas, and a display of decorated deity figures appear in the background. The man is a person by appearance cues, shown seated and receiving a devotee's offering.

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