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A close photo of a ritual offering on an orange cloth beside a gilded golden structure. A steel tray holds a whole pineapple, bananas, grapes, carrots, coconut halves, green fruit, and yellow and white flowers, with a small oil lamp at the lower left. A man in an orange robe reaches toward the gold frame, with a white flower tucked near his hand, and a woman with a red-and-white forehead mark is visible in the background. Several other people are partly visible at the edges.

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Close view of a ritual offering arranged on an orange cloth before a gold-framed structure. A man in white dhoti with a gold necklace and wrists folds his hands in prayer, a white flower garland hanging nearby. On a silver plate stand a carved carrot peacock with a flower on its head, a whole pineapple, coconuts, bananas, marigold and yellow flowers, green leaves, and a small oil lamp flame. Carrot slices and a green gourd piece surround the offering.2010-12-20Close-up photograph of a ritual offering on an orange cloth in front of a golden ornate frame. A tray holds a carved vegetable peacock made of orange carrot-like material with a green-tipped beak and white flower crest, set on a pineapple, with carrot slices, cucumber, coconut, betel-leaf greens, yellow marigold flowers, and a small oil lamp burning in front. Behind, a pineapple, grapes, bananas, and a white flower garland hang near a woman in a brown top with palms pressed together in namaste, and a tray of fruit sits further back. The scene suggests a devotional offering, with the ornate golden palanquin or throne frame in the background.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor ritual scene with a man in a saffron-orange robe and rudraksha-style gold necklace leaning forward to take a flower-garlanded tray from a devotee. He has long, wavy dark hair. Around him stand devotees in white and saffron clothing, one man in white holding a tray of flowers and fruit. In the foreground sits a carved watermelon, a gilded brass pot, bananas, pineapple and apples on offerings trays. On the right, a large floral garland decorates a deity murti or procession figure, and colourful umbrellas with tassels shelter the scene under a pale sky. Several onlookers, including women in saffron and red saris, watch in the background.2009-12-23December 20 20102010-12-20A photograph of a puja at a temple altar. A long-haired person in an orange-saffron robe and a gold necklace sits cross-legged at the centre, smiling, with a small flame lit before them beside brass pooja vessels. Behind them stand deity murtis draped in garlands of white, red and pink flowers and orange cloth. In the foreground is a tall brass oil lamp, and on the left is a tiered fruit offering of pineapple, apples, pears and oranges with cups of juice. Several figures in orange and red robes are partly visible at the edges. a person: long swept-back hair, saffron robe and gold necklace, seated centre in ritual role.2007-11-09December 24 20112011-12-24Outdoor ritual photograph beside palm trees. A man with long dark curly hair wears a flowing saffron-orange shawl and dhoti and holds a lit flame toward offerings on a table draped in orange cloth. The table holds bananas, mangoes, apples, a brass plate, and yellow flowers. Behind it stands a richly decorated utsava murti of a deity with a crowned headdress, garlands of white and yellow flowers, and colourful draped fabric under a red canopy with tassels. A small white van and onlookers in white shirts and dhotis stand in the background. Several devotees with folded hands gather at the left. Pooja and arathi appear to be underway during the utsava moorthy procession.2009-12-23Outdoor ritual photo beside a palm grove. A man in orange robes with long dark hair stands at left, raising a lit camphor flame toward an altar table covered with an orange cloth. Fruit offerings of bananas, apples, mangoes and a pineapple sit on brass trays, with brass vessels and flower garlands. Behind the table, a deity murti in a decorated palanquin with a crown, white and yellow flower garlands and colourful drapes is worshipped. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand with folded hands in devotion, and a small golden shrine and a white van appear in the background.2009-12-23A photograph of a golden ceremonial palanquin or ratha decorated with white jasmine and orange-red marigold garlands and pink flower strands, with a gold-fringed yellow canopy overhead. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-coloured cloth and gold bangle, sits on a maroon cushion on the palanquin. A devotee's hand in an orange cloth extends a copper plate of offerings, including fruit, toward him. The image is a person by visible cues of long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold adornment, shown seated on the processional vehicle receiving an offering during a procession.2010-12-20