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Photograph inside a thatched-walled shelter on a blue tarpaulin where men sit preparing yellow marigold flowers for garlands. Piles of loose yellow blossoms cover the floor and a basket of flowers sits at right. Seven men are visible: several sit cross-legged in striped or plain shirts, and two in the foreground thread flowers with string while another reaches toward a pile of wooden sticks. A small purple logo appears in the top left corner. No one matching the a person description is present.

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December 26 20092009-12-26December 30 20062006-12-30A photo of a red-walled room where men are assembling flower garlands on the floor. Seven or eight men sit or crouch on newspaper-covered ground, stringing yellow marigolds, white jasmine and red roses into long garlands; piles of yellow and white blossoms and loose petals lie around them, and sacks are stacked along the back wall. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands at the centre-right, and a tall garland with bands of red, white, purple and yellow hangs on the right edge. No a person candidate is visible.2015-01-03December 30 20062006-12-30December 31 20112011-12-31A group of men sit cross-legged on a mat-covered floor under a red and black tent cloth, stringing marigold and red flower garlands for a ceremony. Piles of yellow marigolds and red blossoms lie before them, along with loose green leaves and raffia strands used to bind the garlands. Most wear white or light shirts and dhotis, while one wears a pink shirt and another a green patterned shirt. A pale orange wall and a bundled sack sit in the background. No one visible is identified as a person.2006-12-31December 30 20062006-12-30A group of men sit and stand on a floor covered with newspaper in a red-walled room, stringing and sorting marigold and rose flowers into garlands. Yellow and orange marigolds, white jasmine, and red and purple flowers are heaped around them. A tall garland pillar wrapped in red, white, yellow and purple blossoms stands at right beside a man in a striped shirt and blue trousers. The men wear white shirts, checked shirts and lungis. Sacks and a blue bag sit in the background. No a person is visible in this flower-preparation scene.2015-01-03A photograph of a group of men seated cross-legged on a striped red, blue and yellow mat, stringing and arranging bright yellow marigold flowers into garlands. Piles of loose yellow and red blossoms and green leaves lie on the mat. Behind them, white and silver tinsel-draped figures and wooden framing stand in a temple-preparation space, with a red curtain and stacks of flower garlands on the right. Men wear white shirts, a teal t-shirt, a red-and-white striped shirt and lungis, while one man stands bare-chested in the back. No identifiable a person is shown.2011-12-12A group of men sit and stand on a floor covered with loose yellow, white and red marigold and rose petals, stringing garlands in a red-walled hall. Men in white shirts, a checked red shirt and a striped shirt work cross-legged on sheets; one man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands at left, and another in a checked shirt and blue trousers hangs a multicoloured flower garland on a pillar at right. Plastic bags, a metal pot and plastic cups lie nearby. The scene looks like preparation of floral decorations for a ritual or festival, with no visible figure identifiable as a person.2015-01-03Several young men sit on a tiled courtyard floor making a flower design of yellow marigold petals and pink rose petals laid in a long curving pattern. Most wear white kurta-style clothes; one in a blue t-shirt wears a rudraksha-style mala and holds marigold petals. A man in a grey shirt on the right places petals, and a plastic bag of petals lies in the centre. Behind them, a white metal gate and a standing figure in a light blue shirt appear in the background.July 07 20092009-07-07