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Night photograph in a covered outdoor pavilion hung with colourful tassels and bunting. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari-style robe sits in a white chair while a devotee in white traditional dress bows low at her feet, touching the floor. Several women in white saris with coloured borders, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, stand nearby holding small items. A man in a white dhoti and shirt with a purple sacred thread watches. Figures in saffron-orange robes stand at the sides, and a large orange-and-blue umbrella canopy hangs above. A crowd is visible behind. Ritual padapuja-style devotion appears to be taking place.

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December 21 20092009-12-21Night outdoor gathering under a colourful striped tent canopy with red, teal, purple and orange panels. A central figure in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban, a gold necklace and a long multicoloured flower garland sits on a white-draped chair with eyes closed and a smile. A man in white dhoti with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala bends forward, and a figure in white lies prostrate at the feet on a red-and-cream striped mat. Women in white and cream sarees with gold borders and flower-decorated hair stand around, and a small child in an orange dress is visible at right. Several people look on; the seated figure shows distinctive saffron and garland cues, so the identity is uncertain.2007-08-17A photograph taken under a colourful striped tent canopy at night. A figure in an orange saffron robe and orange turban sits on a cane-backed seat, wearing a multicoloured flower garland and a gold necklace. A man in white kneels on a red-and-white striped mat before him, touching the mat with his hand, while women in white saris with gold borders and rosettes stand around, one holding a brown handbag. A man in white on the left wears an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala. The seated figure's features are not clearly distinct enough to establish identity, so the a person field is unsure.2007-08-17December 21 20092009-12-21Night photograph under a colourful striped and medallion-patterned canopy. A central seated man wears an orange turban, saffron robe, a multicoloured jasmine garland and a gold chain, and smiles while sitting on a wicker chair over a red-and-beige striped mat. Around him, several people in white stand: a man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala, young men and women in white with rosette badges, and a woman in a cream sari with gold border. A man in white kneels at lower right with his palms pressed together in greeting. Several people are visible, the central figure's appearance is distinctive with turban, saffron robe and garland, but his identity cannot be confirmed from the image.2007-08-17A photograph under a colourful striped tent canopy at night. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a white-and-multicolour garland and a gold pendant chain, sits smiling on a low seat. A woman in a grey striped sari bends forward with joined palms before him, and a younger woman in white sari with a rosette badge kneels beside. A person in a dark top kneels on a red-and-white striped mat touching the floor. Standing behind are men and women in white clothes, one in white kurta with rudraksha mala and orange scarf, and a girl in white with a rosette. Several people in white and cream garments fill the background.2007-08-17Outdoor evening gathering under a colourful striped canopy with a scalloped teal border. A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange headwrap sits in a chair, wearing a long garland of white flowers with red, pink, purple and green accents and a gold pendant necklace. Two women kneel on a red-and-beige striped mat: one in a white sari with gold border bows forehead-down, the other in a green blouse and purple sari presses palms together. Behind them stand devotees in white and gold-bordered saris, a man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala, and a woman in a red-and-white patterned shawl. The scene reads as a devotee reverence or padapuja in progress.2007-08-17A seated figure in an orange saffron robe with long, swept-back dark hair and a garland of yellow flowers and a multicoloured flower-bead garland reaches forward, placing a hand over a red-and-white offering vessel held by a woman in white sari with gold border and a gold-trimmed blouse who kneels with head bowed. Beside her, a man in a white shirt and eyeglasses kneels with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, rows of seated and standing devotees in white, including women in white saris and a woman in a yellow shawl wearing rudraksha-style beads, watch the ritual in a hall with a purple wall and a red cloth on the floor.2010-02-15A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a multi-strand white, pink and blue flower garland with a gold pendant, sits on a wooden chair under a colourful striped and patterned canopy. A woman in a white and gold-bordered sari kneels at his bare feet with her head bowed, while another woman kneels beside her. Around them stand several people in white traditional dress, some with orange and pink rosettes pinned to their clothing, and a woman in white with a badge looks on with her hands folded. Petals are scattered on the striped red and beige mat.2007-08-17Night outdoor gathering with a crowd of devotees facing a raised ornate golden throne draped with flower garlands in orange, yellow, purple and white. A seated figure wearing an orange robe and a beaded necklace sits on the throne, with a younger attendant in an orange robe standing beside it. Foreground devotees in white and red saris and white kurtas, some with flowers in their hair, lean forward toward the stage. A microphone stand is visible and stage lights glow overhead under white canopy fabric.2009-02-23Night outdoor event under bright white floodlights. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes sits on a white-draped chair on a raised red-carpeted platform, with a small water bottle and a fan nearby. Behind him, a man in orange stands near a white draped seat. In the foreground, several people in white clothes kneel or bend low at the platform's edge, some touching the feet of the seated figure, while a woman in a pink sari and others gather behind a bamboo barricade. A large crowd of devotees, many in white, stands in a long line along the fence in the background.2008-05-19Photograph of a seated figure in an orange robe and orange turban wearing a long white and multicoloured flower garland, under a striped multicoloured tent canopy at night. A woman in a white sari with gold border kneels and bows with her forehead near the floor, while a man in white kneels nearby with palms pressed together. A man in a white kurta with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands behind, and several women in white saris with ribbon rosettes and lanyards watch. The seated figure has long hair and a gold necklace; the scene reads as a devotee's obeisance. The mat is red and white striped.2007-08-17