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Night photograph of an outdoor ceremony under string lights and a bright floodlight, with palm fronds overhead. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind with dark hair in an updo decorated with white flowers, wearing a red-brown garment and a layered coral and multicolour beaded necklace, sits on a gold-trimmed seat. Facing them, a row of men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with red-orange shawls and one with an orange turban and flower garland, stand with palms pressed together on green leaf mats. Several children stand among them. A large crowd of onlookers in white fills the background.

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March 06 20162016-03-06March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20162016-01-02Night-time outdoor ritual on a paved courtyard lit by strings of coloured lights. On the left, a figure with a tall dark turban-style headdress, a pink and purple flower garland, a red-and-gold shawl and gold armbands sits on a raised seat holding a folded white paper. Beside him, a devotee in orange-red robes and a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded. Across the courtyard a man in a red-brown dhoti and shawl with a bead mala stands with hands clasped, with others in white dhotis and orange robes nearby. A lit palanquin or decorated shrine with a deity image glows in the background, and seated devotees fill the rear of the courtyard.2016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20162016-01-02March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesNight outdoor ceremony under a tin-roofed open pavilion with bright overhead light and strings of coloured lights. A woman with a pinned-back hairstyle and a red-orange garment, decorated with a flower garland, sits with hands folded on a gold-trimmed throne at left. In the foreground, a robed figure in saffron-orange cloth holds a small lamp, and smoke rises near the centre. Rows of people in white dhotis and white shirts with red-and-gold shawls stand with palms joined beside a flat stone path decorated with green leaves and rangoli. A framed painting of a deity is set on a stand in the background, and a crowd watches from behind.2016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20162016-01-02