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Outdoor ceremony on bare red earth beneath coconut palms, with a large crowd gathered around a cleared ground area. Many men in white dhotis and shirts, some women in white and colourful saris, stand and move about. A drummer in a red shirt and white dhoti beats a drum at centre. A young girl in a white sari with gold border walks through the open space. In the lower right foreground, a person with long dark hair in an orange-saffron robe sits cross-legged on a striped mat, seen from behind, facing the ceremony. A tall gold ceremonial staff stands at the left edge.

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Outdoor festival scene under palm trees on bare red earth. In the foreground, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair sits on a cushioned seat, viewed from behind, appearing as a person seated in a place of honour. A large golden trident (trishul) stands at left. Crowds of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, plus women in saris and salwar, gather around. Men in white dhotis play drums, and a priest in white clothing stands in the centre, while temporary white tent structures and palm-thatched sheds line the background.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoor ceremony among palm and shade trees, with a large crowd of devotees dressed in white dhotis, mundus and saris standing at left and centre. In the foreground at right, a person with long dark hair in orange robes sits on a white cushion with an orange-bordered cloth, seen from behind. Men in white and a drummer holding a drum stand along a freshly dug dirt path, and several people in orange and white attend nearby. A small corrugated-roof structure and a red-and-white patterned mat appear in the scene. The seated figure in orange has long hair and swept-back appearance cues, but the view from behind is too limited to confirm identity, so the a person candidate is uncertain.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoor festival scene under coconut palms at a red-earth ground. A large crowd of devotees, mostly dressed in white dhotis and saris, stands in a wide circle around a rectangular area of wet, dark earth where a man in white dhoti and shirt moves with a long pole. Drummers in white and a man beside a large frame drum play at the left. In the foreground, a woman with long dark hair wears an orange top and watches from the edge, while strings of colourful cloth hang from a tree at upper right. Rows of blue-roofed tents and thatched huts appear in the background.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoor photo of a large crowd gathered around a shallow rectangular pit filled with dark pebbles or stones, under tall coconut palms in a rural ashram-style compound. A woman in white sari walks across the stones while others in white dhotis and shirts stand around, some holding drums and tapping them. In the foreground a person with long dark hair wearing an orange sleeveless top sits with their back to the camera, facing the scene. Thatched huts and white buildings are visible behind the trees, with a small banner or decoration at upper left.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoor ritual gathering at a dirt-floored temple ground lined with palm trees and white tents. In the foreground two figures in orange robes sit on a striped blue-and-pink mat and an orange cushioned seat, facing a shallow water-filled trench. A tall golden trishul stands beside them, and a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saris, some with drums, stands behind a rope barrier. Hanging colourful tassels decorate a canopy at upper right.2008-12-31Outdoor temple-grounds ritual under palm trees. A large crowd of devotees, mostly men and women in white dhotis, saris and kurtas, stands around a shallow rectangular pit filled with water. A tall golden trident (trishul) stands upright at right, beside a fringed orange-and-gold canopy. In the foreground, two people in saffron/orange robes sit facing the scene, one with long dark hair. A drummer in white holds a drum at left. Makeshift white-roofed structures and coconut palms surround the area under bright sunlight. A person in orange robes and a man in white stand near the pit. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable from appearance.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31