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A photograph of an outdoor ceremony with a long-haired priest in an orange dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a gold armband, raising a leafy green sprig overhead toward a large framed portrait. The framed portrait shows a smiling figure seated in meditation in orange robes with a white flower garland, a red bindi, and raised hand, surrounded by a canopy of yellow and red flower garlands and white blossoms. Around the priest, devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand, some holding small brass items and one woman in a sari with folded hands. Orange and red pennants and a striped decorative pole hang on a metal scaffold behind them, with trees and a water tank in the background. A brass vessel sits in the lower left foreground.

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A photograph of a procession near a framed portrait garlanded with yellow and white flowers. In the foreground on the left, a person in an orange garment with long dark hair raises one arm holding a small object. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts walk in line, one carrying a drum with pink and red trim. The framed portrait shows a smiling figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a long beaded necklace, seated cross-legged; it is a printed picture, not a living person. Red flowers and a carved brass or bronze figure sit at its base. Colourful vertical banners with geometric patterns and red pennants stand behind, and white flower garlands hang along the frame.2007-01-01December 23 20082008-12-23August 01 20082008-08-01December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 25 20072007-12-25August 01 20082008-08-01A photo of a temple ritual under an open pavilion decorated with orange and white bunting and hanging lamps. A central figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a long white and red flower garland and a gold necklace, raises a green leaf or sprig above his head while standing beside a decorated altar draped in garlands of red, green, yellow and white flowers. Another man in white with an orange cloth over his shoulder kneels at left holding a brass vessel, and a row of people in white dhotis and saris stands behind them with hands folded in prayer. White stepped brick platforms and a lit area sit in the foreground, with a white canopy and trees beyond.2007-01-01 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23A procession outdoors at an event with strings of pennants and bunting overhead. At left, a man with long dark hair and a saffron-orange robe, wearing a white flower garland with maroon accents and a rudraksha-style necklace, smiles and gestures toward a framed portrait. The portrait, decorated with yellow marigold and white jasmine garlands, shows a smiling figure with long dark hair in orange robes and a pearl-style necklace seated in meditation, set on a carved stone base. Behind, men in white dhotis and white shirts, some carrying a drum, follow the procession.2007-01-01December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesAugust 01 20082008-08-01A photograph of an outdoor procession under a pale blue sky with palm trees behind. A man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange cloth and a heavy garland of red, yellow, white and magenta flowers with green leaves, plus a gold chain of bells. He raises one hand while a white turban-like wrap topped with a dried-leaf cone rises above him, and he appears to be carried or standing elevated. Spectators' heads are partly visible at the left and right edges, including a man with a moustache at lower left.2006-12-23