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Outdoor temple-style ceremony under clear blue sky with trees and thatched huts behind. A man in orange saffron robes with long dark hair stands on a raised platform beside a decorated ratha or palanquin, holding a brass plate with coconut, fruit and leaves. Beneath the canopy, a deity murti in garlands is set on a table draped with cloth. Another man in orange robes, with dark hair and a bead necklace, kneels in front with hands together. Men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with yellow sashes, surround the table, handling offerings and flowers. Marigold garlands and a decorated wheel-like backdrop frame the scene, consistent with a procession or puja during the Brahmotsava flag-hoisting day.

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Outdoor procession on a decorated wooden cart beneath a canopy festooned with pink, green, yellow and white garlands. A large framed portrait of a man with long dark hair in saffron robes and a rudraksha-style garland is mounted on the canopy. Below, a deity murti draped in white cloth and yellow-orange flower garlands sits on the cart, with an oil lamp burning before it. In the foreground, a man in saffron robes with a maroon sash holds an arati lamp toward the deity. On the right, a long-haired man in saffron robes with a flower garland stands with palms joined, while white-clad devotees with yellow shawls and folded hands stand behind the cart. An orange parasol and a low building with a corrugated roof complete the scene, with fresh leaves and flowers scattered on the cart.2008-12-23 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual offering before a deity murti decorated with garlands in yellow, orange, pink and green. A man in an orange robe with a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads stands at left, breaking a coconut-like offering over a tray of fruit held by a young man in white. A woman in an orange saffron robe and gold necklace stands at right, holding out offerings, with several men in white dhotis and shirts around her. Setting is a street or temple courtyard with bright sunlight and a white building behind.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession scene with many people in saffron and orange robes and white clothes. In the foreground, a young sannyasi in orange robes with a gold necklace holds a brass tray of fruit, including bananas, apples, grapes, an orange, and a halved coconut, along with sweets. Beside them, a smiling man in orange with a gold chain and rudraksha-style mala presses his palms together. Behind, ceremonial gold staffs and an ornate red and gold canopy umbrella are carried. Devotees in white and orange crowd around under trees, with a white building and palm fronds in the background.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession on bare ground with a multicoloured canopy umbrella (red, yellow, blue and green panels with lotus motifs) and gilded staves carried overhead. Central figure in saffron robes wears a long white and multicoloured flower garland and a gold necklace, walking barefoot. Men in saffron and white robes with gold necklaces surround him; a woman in white with a yellow shawl holds a silver tray of fruit, and a man in white with a gold necklace extends a hand toward it. A camera operator stands at left filming. Behind, a crowd gathers under a grey sky with trees and low buildings in the distance.2009-12-23Outdoor procession scene on a sunny day at a Brahmotsava celebration. A man in saffron-orange robes with a bare upper body bends forward, hands on a small deity murti decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and white draped cloth, placed on a flat wooden cart with green leaves and flower strings. Behind him, a framed portrait of a man in orange robes and beads is mounted on the cart's canopy, decorated with colourful garlands. Several devotees stand around the cart: a woman in an orange shawl with a long braid in the foreground, a woman in a saffron garment with her back turned, and men in white kurtas and orange shawls. A brass pillar and red-and-white garland arch frame the scene.2008-12-23