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Outdoor photograph on a wet paved ground beneath leafy trees. On the left, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala, standing with his hands clasped. Beside him, a bare-footed man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends to hold a gold-framed palanquin draped in red and purple garlands and yellow marigold. Inside the frame, a silver deity murti is decorated with flowers. Other men in white dhotis and shirts stand behind, and a man at right in white dhoti holds a lamp or plate near the palanquin. The scene suggests a procession or puja with a garlanded deity palanquin.

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July 22 20102010-07-22Outdoor photo on a wet paved path beside a fence and greenery. A bare-chested man in long swept-back hair, an orange saffron wrap and a dark rudraksha mala walks at left, hands folded; the figure has distinctive long hair and saffron wrap cues, so this is a person candidate. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti, barefoot, carries a wooden palanquin-style frame decorated with red, pink and white garlands and yellow marigolds, with a golden finial on top. Other men in white dhotis and a yellow-shawled man photographing stand nearby, and a man in a red shirt is at left edge.2010-07-22A procession outdoors under a large banyan tree. On the left, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a golden-framed palanquin or deity carrier heavily garlanded with red, purple and white flowers. Behind it, a bald man in white with an orange shawl and a man in a white kurta walk barefoot. On the right, a long-haired man in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands in profile, while a man in an orange shawl and white dhoti gestures toward the carrier. Other people in white and red clothing stand in the background.2010-07-22Photo of a ritual procession at a temple courtyard under a corrugated metal roof with orange-painted walls. A large deity murti or image of a goddess is carried on a palanquin-style frame, heavily decorated with white jasmine garlands and red, magenta and orange flower strings, with a gold crown and blue and gold cloth. On the right, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange saffron robe, a white flower garland, and white ash markings on his bare arm. A bare-chested man in a red shawl with a green border stands at left, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands behind the image. Flower petals and turmeric powder scatter the floor, and onlookers stand in the background.2010-07-21July 22 20102010-07-22A photograph of a procession beside a large banyan tree with aerial roots. On the left, a golden-crowned palanquin or deity vehicle is heavily garlanded with red, purple and white flower strands and carries a small metal murti. Men walk alongside it: a central man in a white shirt and white dhoti, a man in a red shirt, a bearded man in saffron-orange robes, a bald man in white with an orange shawl, and a smiling man in orange robes wearing a long rudraksha mala. Other men in white and a yellow-scarved person appear at the edges, with a floral garland hanging on the tree trunk.2010-07-22Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading tree. In the foreground, two men in white dhotis carry a large ornate wooden palanquin or deity seat decorated with red and white flower garlands and gold trim, moving across a polished dark stone floor. A woman in an orange saffron garment with a rudraksha mala stands at left, watching. Several other people in white clothing stand in the background among the trees and a low stone wall.2010-07-22July 22 20102010-07-22July 22 20102010-07-22July 21 20102010-07-21July 22 20102010-07-22A photograph at a temple courtyard shows a deity murti of a goddess heavily decorated with white jasmine garlands and red and magenta flower strands, with a gold crown and gold-bordered blue and red cloth, carried or held by a man in a white dhoti and shirt on the left. Beside it, a bare-chested man with a long swept-back hairstyle wears a flower garland and orange cloth; he stands with hands together near others in orange and saffron robes, one with a grey beard and bare chest. Devotees in yellow shawls and saffron sit or stand behind, a child in blue sits on the ground, and an orange-walled building with a sign in Kannada script forms the background.2010-07-21