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Outdoor ratha yatra darshan scene beside a red-and-gold chariot with a kalasha and tiered steps. A man in an orange shawl over white dhoti stands at the right, holding a brass vessel with a hand gesture toward devotees. Several men in white dhoti and shirts stand in the middle, one holding a brass bowl, another with a rudraksha-style mala. At the left, women in saree with folded hands and a young boy in a blue striped shirt pray. Behind them a framed portrait of a saint in white headwear hangs on a stake among palms and green foliage. Fruit offerings sit on a tray at right.

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Outdoor photograph of a devotee line at a roadside procession or darshan. On the left, several women in white sarees with gold borders stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside them, men in white dhotis and white shirts stand barefoot, some holding their hands together. At the right, a man in white dhoti and an orange shawl stands facing the group, holding a lit aarti lamp on a tray. Behind him is a table with a framed portrait of a man with long white hair wearing a white head covering, a red cloth and a flower garland, plus a decorated orange and red umbrella overhead. The setting is a paved road with a temple-style gateway at right.Outdoor darshan at a roadside shrine-chariot during a procession. A golden-framed ratha-style platform holds a deity murti draped in red and green cloth and heavily garlanded with marigolds and white flowers. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts stand beside it, one reaching to adjust the garlands. Red-carpeted steps lead up to the platform, with flower offerings and a brass plate in front. On either side are large framed portraits of a smiling bearded man in white headwear, one on a stand at left and one on a stand at right. Devotees stand with palms pressed together: an older man in white, an elderly woman, a woman in a yellow and red sari with a white flower in her hair, and a man in a pink shirt. Speakers sit on the left and a thatched shelter stands at right.Outdoor photograph of a devotional scene beside a red ratha-style structure with ornate gold pillars. A young man in white dhoti and an orange shawl stands at right, holding a lit flame or offering vessel toward an elderly woman seated in a white plastic chair with palms raised over the flame. Around her stand a man in a white shirt and dhoti, a woman in a white sari with a dark mala, an older man in white with hands folded, and a woman in a yellow floral sari at left. A tall portrait is visible in the background. Plants and a concrete building surround the scene.October 01 20062006-10-01September 28-29 2006 - Kodikkan Ratha YatraSeptember 28-29 2006 - Kodikkan Ratha YatraSeptember 28-29 2006 - Kodikkan Ratha YatraA roadside procession of devotees walks along a paved road lined with blue-and-white flags. Men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white saris with coloured borders and a green sari stand together, several holding small sprigs and brass plates. A young boy in a yellow shirt stands in the middle, and a man in front wears an orange-and-saffron shawl with an ID badge. Two women on the right hold a brass tray of flowers and fruit, and a passing vehicle appears on the road behind them.2006-10-19Outdoor puja at a white-plinthed shrine on a sandy clearing beneath tall coconut palms and a cloudy sky. A black Shiva lingam stands on the shrine, draped with a red-and-white garland and set in a black yoni-pitha base with yellow flowers. A tall reddish pillar rises behind it. Around the shrine, about a dozen devotees stand with palms pressed together: women in green, red-and-white and floral saris, and men and youths in white dhotis and shirts. A monk-like figure in an orange robe stands near the left, and a bald man in white stands at the right beside brass vessels on a table and an empty white plastic chair in the foreground.2007-09-24November 13 20062006-11-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple consecration event outdoors. In the foreground a man in a saffron-orange shirt with a yellow shawl holds a silver tray of offerings, possibly with flower garlands, extending it toward a man in a white shirt on the right who holds his hands together in respect. Behind them, a short man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands with palms joined, and several women in saffron and red saris and a few other onlookers stand near a decorated temple entrance with garlands and a floral arch. Pale yellow and orange tones dominate, and a banner is visible in the upper background.2006-10-01September 28-29 2006 - Kodikkan Ratha Yatra