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Outdoor stage event under a pink canopy with a red carpet. Several men in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls surround a central figure in a saffron-orange garment with a long multicoloured flower garland and a white garland. A man in a brown shirt and cream trousers stands at right. Hanging from a wooden frame carried by men are several clay lamps burning with flames and decorated with green leaves, a fire-lamp ritual. At far right a woman in white with a yellow flower garland stands beside a tall brass lamp. A red and gold palanquin-style canopy stands behind the figures, and gold-framed ornaments hang on the back wall.

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December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoor temple-procession scene. Centre-left, a man in a white dhoti and yellow shawl, bare-chested with ash marks, holds green leaves and a stick beside a wheel-shaped frame carrying several white coconut-shell cups with burning flames. He wears a garland of white and yellow flowers. To the right, a smiling man with long swept-back hair wears saffron/orange robes, a rudraksha-style bead garland and a ceremonial gold necklace, and raises one hand in greeting. Other men in orange robes and orange shawls stand behind them, and a decorated golden-red chariot-like structure with flower garlands is visible. Lit brass lamps decorate the dark background.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29A tented hall with red floor covering and a green-and-blue runner shows several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with gold borders performing aarti. Each holds a tiered brass lamp with flames aloft, with white ceremonial paint on their arms and foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks; long hair is worn in matted locks. A cameraman in white stands behind on a tripod, and a seated priest in white dhoti sits at the back. Colourful paper decorations hang from the ceiling, with a golden sun-shaped backdrop and brass lamps in the foreground.2016-05-02December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoor festival stage under a maroon tent during a ritual procession. At centre, a man in white dhoti with bare torso and ankle bells dances, swinging a bundle of green leaves while smoke rises near multiple white oil lamps with flames held on poles. Behind him, a decorated red and gold palanquin or throne is garlanded with marigolds. To the right, a smiling young man in saffron robes wears layered orange and white flower garlands and raises a hand in greeting. Nearby, saffron-clad attendants and men in white shirts and orange shawls stand around the stage. Orange and white banners and a red carpet frame the scene. Several people are visible, roughly six to twenty.2010-12-29Outdoor ritual scene with a tiered rack of clay pots (kalasha-style vessels) burning with bright flames, wrapped in green leaves and held up by a man in a white dhoti with yellow garland and bare upper body. Smoke rises from the pots. Nearby, a man in an orange shawl and a red-and-white flower garland stands beside a gold-ornamented palanquin-like canopy with red and yellow fringe, and others in white and orange shawls hold up long poles and trays. Golden lamp stands and a decorated altar line the dark background. Looks like a fire-offering procession at a festival.2010-12-29Outdoor stage event under a pink tent canopy with a red carpet. A young man in saffron-orange robes wears a long white and yellow-orange garland and waves his right hand toward the crowd; he is the central figure. Beside him a woman in a teal sari and purple shawl holds a bundle of green leaves and flower garlands, and a man in a white shirt and orange dhoti stands next to her. To the left, men in white shirts and white trousers stand with hands clasped near a decorated palanquin or ratha with peacock-feather and yellow-flower ornaments and a gold arch. A man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl carries a tray on the right. Gold-tinted lamps hang on the dark backdrop.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29