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A photo of an outdoor ritual at a red and white festival umbrella. A man in saffron-orange robes with long, dark, swept-back hair stands bent forward, adorning a deity murti (utsava murti) with white jasmine garlands and yellow marigold strands. The murti wears a crown and a blue and yellow silk cloth, and sits on a red and gold palanquin-style platform. In the lower right, a carved watermelon and fruit offerings are arranged. Two people in the background sit watching, one a woman in a sari and the other a woman with light hair. The setting is an orange-painted building under a pale sky.

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Outdoor ritual scene beneath a red and gold umbrella with tasselled fringe. A man with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron robe and a shawl, stands at right, placing a garland of yellow and white flowers on a processional deity murti. The murti is heavily adorned with white jasmine garlands, red and yellow marigold strands, a crown, and is draped in blue and white cloth; it sits on a decorated wooden palanquin-style vehicle. Fruit and flower offerings lie in the foreground, and a small crowd of onlookers stands at the right against an orange wall.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor festival procession in which a man in flowing saffron-orange robes with a maroon border leans over a decorated palanquin to garland a silver-and-gold utsava murti of a deity seated in a green and red sari. A red umbrella with tasselled edging shelters the figure, and flower garlands of marigold and white blossoms drape the murti and the vehicle. Women in red saris and devotees stand nearby, with brass kalasha vessels and fruit and flower offerings in the foreground and tall trees and a pale sky behind. The man's face is not visible and no appearance-based candidate is confirmed, so a person is unsure; the robed figure is an unidentified devotee performing a garlanding or pooja.2009-12-23Outdoor festival procession scene. A figure in orange saffron robes stands at right, one arm raised to hold a decorated utsava murti (processional deity image) with a crown, adorned with heaps of white and yellow flower garlands. A red and gold umbrella with tassels shades the deity. A blue Krishna-like figurine sits beside the offerings, and a white-clad man stands at the left edge. Marigolds and leaves are scattered at the base of the palanquin-like platform.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23A figure in a saffron-orange robe bends forward at the right of the frame to make an offering at a processional deity murti, which is decorated with garlands of white, yellow and multicoloured flowers and a green and red silk cloth. The murti wears a tall ornate crown and sits on a red-and-gold palanquin beneath a red umbrella with tasselled fringe. The bending figure has long, dark, swept-back hair and gold bangles, and cues consistent with the page's description of a person pooja. Two people in the background watch, one smiling and one in a white shirt with lanyard, and a bowl of flowers and fruit sits in the foreground.2009-12-23Outdoor festival scene: a person in a flowing orange robe with long dark hair leans forward under a red parasol with tasseled fringe, reaching to adjust a garlanded deity murti. The murti wears a crown, a red and green cloth, layered marigold and flower garlands, and bangles. Yellow flowers lie in the foreground. On the right, a seated person in a pink top and a lanyard watches, and a tree stands in the background. The orange-robed figure's appearance is not confidently identifiable, so the identity is left uncertain.2009-12-23Outdoor procession scene where a man in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair and a gold necklace leans forward to adjust a white cloth over a gold and yellow palanquin or deity-bearing carriage draped in blue, red and gold textiles and white and yellow garlands. Beside him a multicoloured canopy umbrella with tassels and painted floral and bird motifs shades the scene. Devotees and onlookers crowd the foreground and background, some with bald heads, and a green-roofed ashram building and tree stand behind them. The man appears to be a person, identifiable by long hair and saffron ceremonial clothing, and is shown in a procession role.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession on a decorated float under a clear blue sky. A man in orange robes with a maroon-bordered shawl stands at left, reaching to adjust a deity murti dressed in white and yellow cloth and draped with yellow and white marigold garlands, with a colourful striped arch behind it. Beside it, a seated man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold chain sits with palms pressed together in anjali. A woman in an orange sari stands at right beneath a red umbrella with tasselled fringe, and devotees in white gather at the lower left. Brass and flower offerings sit on the float.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23