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Outdoor festival scene under a red and orange canopy hung with saffron pennants and a multicoloured umbrella. In the foreground, a large group of people in saffron robes sits facing a red carpet where a child in a white karate-style outfit with a black belt performs a martial-arts gesture. A seated figure in saffron clothing and a white garland sits centrally on a raised orange-draped seat. Behind, rows of people in white clothing sit on the ground, and a person in white with a black belt stands near a golden staff. Thatched huts and palm trees frame the background.

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Outdoor festival scene under an open canopy with orange and green fabric and orange triangular pennants bearing a circular emblem. A seated figure in orange robes with a flower garland sits on a raised orange-draped seat, with a tall gold staff with a trident-like top beside them. In the foreground, several people in orange robes with beaded necklaces sit facing a red-carpeted open ground where a young boy in a white martial-arts uniform with a black belt performs a stance. Crowds of people in white and orange clothing sit and stand along the sides, and palm trees, thatched sheds and a red-and-yellow ceremonial umbrella frame the view.2008-12-29Outdoor festival scene under a large red canopy decorated with fringed red, pink, green and yellow tassels and orange pennants. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a white flower garland, sits facing a red carpet where two people in white martial-arts style uniforms with black belts stand in a demonstration. Rows of seated people in white clothing fill the right side, and more people in white stand behind the crowd near thatched huts and palm trees.2008-12-29A large outdoor gathering under a red canopy strung with orange, green and red flags and fringed streamers. Two martial artists in white uniforms with black belts face each other on a red mat in the centre, one mid-kick. Seated in the foreground, a figure in an orange robe with a white flower garland and a gold headband sits with their back to the camera, facing the demonstration. Rows of people in white clothing sit on both sides of the mat, and more white-clad attendees stand in the background among palm trees and thatched sheds.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor photograph of a martial arts demonstration in a palm-lined compound with thatched huts and orange and red bunting overhead. Two young performers in white karate-style uniforms with dark belts kick and strike in the sandy open ground, while a third white-clad figure stands nearby. A man in an orange robe stands at left beside a table with brass vessels and a red cloth. Rows of spectators in white and orange clothing watch along the right and in the foreground, and a red carpet lies at the front of the area.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor festival scene under an orange and yellow canopy hung with orange triangular pennants and a long trident-topped golden staff. A figure seated on an orange-draped throne with a white flower garland on the head faces away, surrounded by devotees in orange and saffron robes and white clothing seated on a red carpet. Drummers in white clothes play drums in the background, with palm trees and thatched sheds beyond, and a large screen displaying a portrait. Many white-clad participants sit in rows at right.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor ceremony under a canopy decorated with orange and yellow flags and fringed bunting, with palm trees behind. Many devotees in white sit on a red carpet facing a central dais where a figure in an orange robe with a garland sits on a raised seat. In the foreground, several people in saffron robes, orange shawls and rudraksha-style beads kneel with their hands together, and a large red umbrella with gold finial stands beside a gold staff with a trident-topped finial. Men in dark suits and kneeling devotees in the lower left are visible. A banner with a deity image hangs at the far left.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29