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A group of men sit and stand on a floor covered with loose yellow, white and red marigold and rose petals, stringing garlands in a red-walled hall. Men in white shirts, a checked red shirt and a striped shirt work cross-legged on sheets; one man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands at left, and another in a checked shirt and blue trousers hangs a multicoloured flower garland on a pillar at right. Plastic bags, a metal pot and plastic cups lie nearby. The scene looks like preparation of floral decorations for a ritual or festival, with no visible figure identifiable as a person.

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A group of men sit and stand on a floor covered with newspaper in a red-walled room, stringing and sorting marigold and rose flowers into garlands. Yellow and orange marigolds, white jasmine, and red and purple flowers are heaped around them. A tall garland pillar wrapped in red, white, yellow and purple blossoms stands at right beside a man in a striped shirt and blue trousers. The men wear white shirts, checked shirts and lungis. Sacks and a blue bag sit in the background. No a person is visible in this flower-preparation scene.2015-01-03A photo of a red-walled room where men are assembling flower garlands on the floor. Seven or eight men sit or crouch on newspaper-covered ground, stringing yellow marigolds, white jasmine and red roses into long garlands; piles of yellow and white blossoms and loose petals lie around them, and sacks are stacked along the back wall. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands at the centre-right, and a tall garland with bands of red, white, purple and yellow hangs on the right edge. No a person candidate is visible.2015-01-03A photograph of a group of men seated cross-legged on a striped red, blue and yellow mat, stringing and arranging bright yellow marigold flowers into garlands. Piles of loose yellow and red blossoms and green leaves lie on the mat. Behind them, white and silver tinsel-draped figures and wooden framing stand in a temple-preparation space, with a red curtain and stacks of flower garlands on the right. Men wear white shirts, a teal t-shirt, a red-and-white striped shirt and lungis, while one man stands bare-chested in the back. No identifiable a person is shown.2011-12-12A group of men sit cross-legged on a mat-covered floor under a red and black tent cloth, stringing marigold and red flower garlands for a ceremony. Piles of yellow marigolds and red blossoms lie before them, along with loose green leaves and raffia strands used to bind the garlands. Most wear white or light shirts and dhotis, while one wears a pink shirt and another a green patterned shirt. A pale orange wall and a bundled sack sit in the background. No one visible is identified as a person.2006-12-31A floor-level photograph of men stringing and assembling flower garlands inside a temporary wooden-framed room. Several seated men work on mats: one in a white vest, others in striped and plaid shirts. Piles of marigold-style yellow and red blooms, purple flowers and green leaves are scattered across an orange cloth. Finished garlands in yellow, red, purple and green lie in rolls. Behind them are draped white and pink statues, bolts of cloth and bags, and a red curtain hangs at right.2011-12-12December 31 20112011-12-31December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30December 31 20112011-12-31Inside a workshop with red drapes and wooden beams, men sit and kneel on an orange cloth stringing flowers. In the foreground, a large wicker frame is being wrapped with a long garland of marigolds in yellow, red, purple and green. Loose yellow and purple blossoms are piled on the cloth, and a standing man in a white shirt and dark trousers watches the work. Baskets, blue plastic bags and a gold-coloured figure stand in the background.2011-12-31Indoor temple-style scene with a red curtain backdrop. A standing figure in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala stands at left, gazing upward. Several men in striped and plain shirts gather at a richly garlanded seat or peetha covered in white jasmine garlands with red, yellow and green flower strands. A man in a yellow-orange shirt reaches up to adjust a golden canopy or umbrella above the seat. Floral offerings and a basket of fruit sit on the floor at lower left, and a hanging cloth with painted figures decorates the wall.2006-12-28December 31 20112011-12-31