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A photograph inside an indoor room with a wall display cabinet of trophies, plaques and framed certificates behind glass. Centre, a framed portrait of a seated saffron-robed figure with rudraksha beads, set on a shelf beside a window, is garlanded with a red and white flower garland. A woman in a cream saree with a maroon border stands at right holding a bundle of green leaves and white and red flower garlands, smiling. A man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl stands at left, barefoot, with a red tilak. A brass oil lamp (oil lamp) stands on the floor and a plastic bag of offerings sits in front. A man in a white shirt is partly visible at far right. The portrait is the devotional focus of the ritual offering, with garlanding and offerings presented before it.

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September 28-29 2006 - Kodikkan Ratha YatraA group photograph of a family posed indoors in a plain white-walled room with white floor tiles and a framed deity picture hanging high on the wall. A central seated figure in an orange robe with a long pink flower garland and a red bindi sits on a white cushioned seat, raising one hand in blessing. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at far left, an elderly woman in a pink sari stands beside a girl in a red top and white skirt, and a bespectacled man in a white shirt holds a boy in a blue checked shirt. Behind them stand an older man in a yellow dhoti, two women in white, a woman in a green blouse, a young woman in red and purple, and a woman in a blue-purple sari holding a toddler. Several people stand with hands folded in greeting.2010-02-17A seated figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a white and red flower garland and a red bindi sits in the centre of a bright marble-floored room, raising one hand in greeting. Behind him stand six people in traditional dress: a woman in a mustard sari, a woman in a green and blue sari, a man in white dhoti with bare chest and a rudraksha mala touching his chest, a woman in a blue sari, a woman in a red sari, and a man in a maroon shirt and white dhoti. Two small round tables hold a bowl of apples and a tray of bananas. Behind them are framed pictures, a wooden cabinet, a wall of small framed images and a deity image above the doorway.2010-02-18February 22 20072007-02-22February 04 20092009-02-04July 27 20092009-07-27A photograph of a small room with mint-green walls and a tiled floor where a group performs a devotional puja before a home shrine. A man in an orange-saffron shawl over white clothes stands centre-right with palms joined, beside a barefoot man in a white dhoti and white shirt holding flowers. To the left, a grey-haired woman in a blue sari and a woman in a red-bordered sari stand with palms joined, and two boys in white with rudraksha malas also have hands folded. On the shelf are framed photographs, trophies, small brass deity figures, a radio and a wall calendar. The altar table holds bananas, coconuts, fruit, a brass lamp, flowers and a plate of offerings, with white flower garlands along the right side.A photograph of three people posed against a plain white wall on a light floor. At centre, a figure with long dark hair and a white sacred mark on the forehead sits on a white cushioned seat, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a long garland of pink flower buds, with one hand raised in blessing. On the left, a bespectacled man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaste. On the right, a woman in a white sari with gold border and a red bindi stands with her hands folded. The centre figure shows distinctive saffron robe, long swept hair and pink garland cues, so the appearance-based label applies: a person, seated in person.2010-02-17June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesIndoor photo in a whitewashed room with framed family portraits on the walls and a doorway decorated with a garland of yellow marigolds. A young man in an orange saffron robe and orange turban stands at centre, wearing a long pink, white and green flower garland with a red-flower band, and gestures with his right hand. Behind him a man in a white shirt and white trousers with a brown belt smiles. On the right, several women in cotton saris sit on the floor, one in a maroon sari and others in pink and orange. A brass plate of fruit sits on the floor at lower left, next to a bowl. The page does not establish that the central figure is a person, and his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm it, so he is described by role only. Visible people are the central man, the man in white, and about five seated women and a child.December 12 20062006-12-12A photograph of a seated woman in orange robes wearing a garland of pink and white flowers, holding a red apple, on an orange-and-gold embroidered cloth hanging behind her. A saffron-robed person in the foreground leans in to offer or touch her feet. Behind, a bald man in orange robes with gold necklaces holds a gold-coloured item, and a woman in a blue patterned sari with flowers in her hair smiles beside a videographer holding a camera. A man in white shirt kneels nearby, and an orange-clad figure stands at the left edge, with a brown door and shelf in the background.2010-01-10