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Outdoor photo at a roadside ritual setting with a decorated deity murti on a vehicle draped in white, blue and saffron cloth and heaped with white and yellow flower garlands. A young man in saffron robes and a rudraksha-style mala, with a long swept-back hairstyle, holds out a silver plate of fruit, coconut and flowers toward two women in white dhotis. Several devotees in white clothes stand behind the table, some clapping and smiling, with brick and corrugated-roof buildings in the background. Offerings including fruit, a brass lamp and a basket of flowers sit on an orange-covered table. a person candidate: the saffron-robed young man with long hair and a mala fits the appearance cues, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone, so role is given as a sannyasi offering prasad.

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Outdoor procession scene beside a dirt road in a village setting. A deity murti of a crowned figure garlanded with white flowers and marigolds sits on a cart draped with an orange cloth, with fruit baskets, a kalasha-like brass vessel and offerings placed in front. A man in white with a rudraksha mala holds a silver plate of flowers and fruit toward the cart, while women in white saris with yellow shawls stand nearby with palms pressed together, and a bearded man in white with a lanyard watches. Orange-robed sannyasi figures stand at the left edge and a crowd of onlookers fills the background, with simple tin-roofed buildings behind.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt site at an ashram-like setting with unfinished concrete buildings behind. A deity murti decorated with white jasmine garlands and yellow marigold strands sits on a red-and-blue festival cart draped in a green-and-red cloth. An orange-draped tray table holds fruit, offerings and a kalasha-style pot. A man in white dhoti with orange shawl stands at the cart holding a plate, while another man in white with an orange sash raises one hand in blessing. Around them crowds of devotees, many in white kurtas and yellow or orange lanyards, watch and walk alongside. Women in white saris with yellow shawls stand at right.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoors at a dusty site, a figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark hair stands at a white table draped in orange cloth, lifting a hand toward a deity murti decorated with white and yellow flower garlands and a crown. A red and yellow umbrella with tassels shades the murti, and fruit, flower offerings and a banana bunch sit on the table. Around the table, devotees in white clothes with saffron-yellow shawls stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, some wearing lanyards. Brick buildings and a water tank are behind, with a loudspeaker stack at the top of the frame.2009-12-23Outdoor photo of a festival procession on a dirt road. A long-haired person in saffron-orange robes stands at the left with their back to the camera, facing a decorated wooden cart. The cart carries a deity murti draped in green and blue cloth and heavily garlanded with white and yellow flowers, with a kalasha-like vessel, fruit offerings, a large carved fruit and a flower-decorated basket on an orange cloth. Several people in white clothes with yellow or orange cloth and lanyards stand around the cart, some with folded hands, and a woman in white with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala is at the right. Concrete buildings and a loudspeaker stack are visible behind.2009-12-23A crowd of devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, some with yellow and orange shawls, gathers outdoors beside a palm tree and a low white building. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe with long dark hair faces a devotee in white who holds a silver plate of bananas and fruit. Another man in orange with long wavy hair stands with his back to the camera at a table laden with brass vessels, fruit and flower offerings. Orange and yellow ceremonial banners hang at the upper left. Many people, most with rudraksha malas or bangles, watch and reach toward the offerings.2009-12-23Outdoor temple-style offering on a cart draped in orange cloth, decorated with a large garland of white and yellow flowers. Two men in white ritual clothes with orange shawls stand at the cart, one passing a silver plate of fruit and sweets toward the other. Brass lamps, fruit, a decorated basket and offering plates sit on the cart. A man on the left wears white tilak and rudraksha beads and smiles. Behind, a crowd of devotees in white and orange, some with lanyards, watches. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair stands at the left edge, partly visible. Construction ground and a building appear behind.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor ritual offering at an ashram courtyard. A man with long dark curly hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a heavy gold necklace, holding a silver tray piled with bananas, apples and other fruit over a table laden with more fruit, sweets and bowls. Around him women in white and yellow-bordered saris and a few men in white crowd close, some with folded hands. Behind them an orange building with a tiled roof and a sign reading Welcome Center stands beside a decorated gate, and a golden staff is visible at right. Swamiji candidate appearance: long hair, saffron robe and gold necklace suggest a probable Swamiji (probable) presenting offerings, presented as in person.2009-12-23Outdoor photo of a festival procession: a utsava murti deity on a decorated wheeled cart draped in heavy white and yellow flower garlands, with a red and yellow fringed parasol overhead. A figure in long orange robes with long dark hair stands with back to camera at the cart, hands raised in devotion, with offerings of fruit, flowers and a leaf-plate of food on an orange cloth. Devotees in white with prayer hands surround the cart, and a man with a beard in white stands nearby. A small flame burns at the left, and a bus and rooftop water tanks appear behind, with trees and a dirt field.2009-12-23