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Outdoor photo at dusk beside tall palm trees. A woman in an orange-brown sari with a red flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a small altar on a decorated cart with an orange cloth, brass bells, a brass lamp with a flame, and a copper vessel. Behind the altar, a colourful painted panel with orange fringed hangings is visible. A bald man in a white shirt holds a video camera at right, and another cameraman stands behind the altar with a camera. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from the visible cues.

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May 02 20132013-05-02March 02 20132013-03-02 +1 copiesMarch 02 20132013-03-02February 28 20132013-02-28December 25 20072007-12-25Night-time outdoor ritual on a golden palanquin-style vahana decorated with garlands of white and multicoloured flowers. A deity murti in a gilded shrine dominates the upper left, draped in flower garlands. A bearded man in an orange-saffron shawl and orange turban sits on a saffron cloth at the front, while a woman in a red and gold sari holds a cloth and a figure in white with rudraksha mala offers a flaming lamp or camphor aarti. A shirtless attendant in orange dhoti stands at left, and a long-haired man in white cloth and sacred ash marks sits in the lower foreground. Palm trees and a videographer's camera appear on the right, with a colourful fringed canopy above. Arati and deity procession setting.2016-11-05A photograph of an outdoor fire ritual under a corrugated tin shelter. A seated man in white clothing with an orange shawl and a red-and-white striped dhoti holds a flaming lamp or kalasha aloft with both hands while speaking into a microphone on a stand. In front of him is a tiered earthen fire altar decorated with yellow marigolds and pink flower petals. A standing man in white kurta stands at left and a woman in a white sari stands in the background. Behind the seated figure are gilded wooden palanquin or chariot panels, white cloth and red garlands, and a row of printed display panels. The scene is a homa or puja setting.2008-11-11Night procession at a temple-like compound with a decorated ratha, a cart draped in garlands of yellow marigolds and purple flowers, carrying a deity murti under a canopy of colourful woven banners with floral and bird motifs. A woman in a red-orange sari stands at the cart's side holding a lit oil lamp aloft on a brass plate, with a flaming torch nearby. A man in an orange cloth and a decorated headpiece with palms pressed together stands beside a tall umbrella-like standard, and other onlookers in white are behind them. Petals scatter on the ground and a red wooden cart shaft lies in the foreground.2011-12-05December 05 20112011-12-05A photograph of an evening procession with a gilded palanquin-style float decorated with marigold and purple flower garlands and hanging tassels in red, green, yellow and pink. A seated figure in orange and gold clothing and an ornate crown rides on the float, with a gold ceremonial fan behind. In front, a man in white dhoti and shirt raises a flaming torch while others in white and orange-red clothing stand nearby, and a man in saffron robes holds a camera. Attendees stand under a metal-roofed shed with palm trees behind. The float sits on a wooden flatbed cart draped in an orange cloth.2013-03-02 +1 copiesOutdoor temple procession scene at a Brahmotsava ritual. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair and a white flower garland wears an orange-saffron robe, raising one hand upward while holding a plate of yellow flowers. Behind him, several people in saffron-orange robes carry a tall umbrella with colourful tassels and a banner. On a small cart with a striped multicoloured cloth, brass lamps, bowls and offerings sit beside a red-draped deity murti decorated with yellow and white flower garlands. Smoke rises from incense, and palm trees and a white building stand in the background. A few people in white clothes watch from the crowd.2008-12-23 +1 copiesOutdoor evening ritual at dusk under dark palm trees and a cloudy sky. In the foreground, a woman in orange robes with a garland stands on the left with palms pressed together. Centre-left, several monks in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas stand near a white-covered table holding a brass plate, a kalasha and a small flame, while a bald man in white dhoti sits beside it. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl raises a flaming lamp high while a crowd of devotees in white and orange stands behind. Orange-tiered stepped stone structures are in the lower right corner.2010-11-21