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Outdoor stage event under a pink tent canopy with a red carpet. A young man in saffron-orange robes wears a long white and yellow-orange garland and waves his right hand toward the crowd; he is the central figure. Beside him a woman in a teal sari and purple shawl holds a bundle of green leaves and flower garlands, and a man in a white shirt and orange dhoti stands next to her. To the left, men in white shirts and white trousers stand with hands clasped near a decorated palanquin or ratha with peacock-feather and yellow-flower ornaments and a gold arch. A man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl carries a tray on the right. Gold-tinted lamps hang on the dark backdrop.

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December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29A procession on a red-carpeted path in daylight. A smiling man in the centre wears a cream and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, a red and white flower garland, and a gold necklace, and raises one hand in greeting. Around him, several saffron-robed sannyasis with long hair and rudraksha malas walk alongside, one carrying a silver tray with flowers and a red cloth. Behind them stands an ornate golden palanquin or ratha decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, colourful tassels and gold bells under a red canopy. A man in white with a yellow shawl and a mala walks at the left edge, and bald devotees in white appear at the right and back.2010-01-01December 03 20162016-12-03A photograph inside a temple hall with a corrugated roof and a red carpet runner. A man in saffron-orange robes with a long red and white flower garland and a rudraksha mala raises his hand in greeting, smiling. Beside him, a monk in orange robes holds a brass plate or tray. Devotees line the railings: men in white dhotis and a bearded man in yellow with a white forehead band pressing palms together in namaste, and women in blue and teal saris. A deity murti is visible in the background, and a priest in white stands near the centre. Hanging lamps and painted pillars decorate the hall.Photo inside a temple hall with stone walls where a palanquin-style festival procession stands. A gold-and-red decorated palanquin canopy with tassels covers a silver-and-gold deity murti garlanded with white and pink flowers, sitting on a gold base. In front, a shaven-headed man in orange robes with a gold-bordered shawl raises his hands in reverence. Beside him, a man in a rust-orange shawl wears a garland and a tilak, hands joined. To the right, a bearded man in orange robes holds a white cloth to his face. A man in white dhoti and green-bordered cloth stands at left, and a man in a white dhoti and gold shawl is near the palanquin.2012-06-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a procession on a red carpet runner beneath a decorated tent with blue-and-white embroidered side panels and a red-and-white draped entrance. A man in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl walks in front at left, followed by a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl with a rudraksha mala. At centre, a figure in a cream and gold-bordered saree wears a red and white garland and an orange-and-gold necklace. Several men in saffron/orange robes walk behind. At right, a man in orange robes and orange turban-style headwear carries a brass kalasha decorated with yellow marigold garlands and a red cloth. Marigold garlands hang overhead along the tent edge, and footwear is set aside at right.2010-01-01A photograph of a temple-style stage under a pink canopy with a golden throne (peetha) draped in orange and yellow marigold garlands and a red cushion, with a golden umbrella above. On the right, a person with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a white marigold garland and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, raising both hands in greeting, barefoot, beside a brass oil lamp and a standing attendant in orange. Around them, a man in saffron-orange dress holds a tray of offerings near the throne, while men in white dhotis and shirts play a wind instrument and drums at left. a person cues are the long swept hair, saffron robe and ceremonial garlands; he is standing and greeting rather than seated on the throne. Gold-painted panels and small lamp motifs decorate the dark backdrop.2010-12-29July 15 20112011-07-15July 12 20092009-07-12March 03 20112011-03-03March 03 20112011-03-03