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Outdoor street scene during a procession. A young man in white clothes with an orange shawl sits on a teal-covered cart or platform decorated with red, pink, yellow and green garlands, pressing his fingers to the forehead of a middle-aged man in a grey-and-white shirt and blue towel. Brass bowls with bananas and fruit sit on a teal cloth beside a brass lamp, and a steel pot stands behind. A woman in a green sari with a red bindi and a boy in a checked shirt watch nearby, with more people at the edge of the frame. Sunlight glows through the scene. The setting appears to be a village road with a small house behind.

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August 29 20072007-08-29Outdoor ritual on a street during a procession. A green-and-teal covered cart or float is decorated with a striped arch of red, white, green and yellow garlands, with a deity murti and flowers on a white-draped altar. A young man in white dhoti and orange-trimmed shawl sits cross-legged on the float, while another man in white with a sacred thread and white shawl serves from a steel vessel. A woman in a purple and blue floral sari with bangles offers something from a brass plate of fruit and flowers. Several boys and an elderly man watch from the roadside.2007-08-29August 29 20072007-08-29August 29 20072007-08-29A photograph of a festival procession at an outdoor Brahmotsava celebration. A man in a long-sleeved orange robe with long dark hair and an ornate gold necklace, standing at right, places his hand on the head of a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala, who holds a silver tray of fruit and a coconut in both hands. Behind them a decorated ratha or palanquin is festooned with yellow marigold garlands and red-green-white bunting, with a framed portrait on top. Several young men and women in white clothing stand at left, one with hands pressed in namaskar, and a brass lamp and flowers sit on the cart.2008-12-23Outdoor photo of a roadside procession scene. In the foreground, a person in an orange-red shawl and a white flower garland, seen from behind, places a hand on the forehead of a grey-haired man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala, who bows with hands pressed together. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing stands with palms joined in namaskar. Orange and yellow flags on poles fly overhead, and a gold-decorated panel, a metal pot and trays of flowers sit at right. A distant roadside and fence are visible behind the group.2009-02-16Outdoor ritual scene under palm trees beside a thatched structure. A person in an orange saffron wrap with long dark hair, rudraksha-style beaded mala and gold ceremonial necklace, applies a mark to the forehead of a woman with curly blonde hair wearing a white kurta and yellow shawl, who holds a silver tray of fruit including bananas, a papaya and coconuts. Behind them a decorated altar with marigold garlands, a framed portrait and orange cloth. Several people in white clothing stand around, one with hands folded in prayer. The mood is a blessing or prasad offering at the event.2008-12-23August 29 20072007-08-29A photograph of a devotional blessing in a small indoor room. A bare-chested figure in a red-and-orange dhoti-style wrap with a rudraksha mala draped across the chest and neck is raising a hand toward the forehead of a young man in white who kneels, holding a red fruit in cupped hands. The figure has a long dark hair bun. Nearby, an elderly woman in a cream sari with a red and white flower garland and a rudraksha mala looks on, and a man in white with an orange cloth stands behind. On a table draped in orange cloth sit bananas, a plate of fruit, a small bowl and a white electric fan. Orange curtains and a framed picture appear at the right edge, and other devotees stand in the background.2014-07-04 +2 copiesAugust 29 20072007-08-29A photograph taken under a red-and-gold patterned canopy at an outdoor relief camp with dirt ground. A man in a saffron-orange robe sits on an orange plastic chair, wearing a garland of white jasmine and red flowers and a red bindi. He places his palm on the forehead of a young man in a white shirt who bows toward him. Behind them, people in white shirts and white dhotis move among tables and parked vehicles, and a man in a green cap stands at right.2012-01-06A photograph of a blessing moment at an outdoor pavilion with colourful striped pillars and white draped ceiling. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, rudraksha malas and red-and-gold wrist threads, places his hand on the head of a seated devotee in a white shirt. He holds a folded paper in his other hand. To the right, a monk in orange robes holds a silver tray with flowers and offerings. Behind them, devotees in white and white-and-orange clothing stand and watch. A man in orange with an orange head wrap stands at the left edge. The scene suggests a blessing or prasad distribution during a satsang.2011-02-14