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A seated group ceremony in a hall with a bare concrete floor and mats. In the foreground a smiling bearded man in white dhoti and shirt, wearing white and red garlands, holds yellow threads and sits beside a woman in an orange-peach silk saree with a white and red garland, holding a yellow thread and a brass plate of flowers. Behind them a fire pit with a small flame, brass vessels and bowls. Many other seated devotees in white and colourful sarees wear similar garlands. Appears to be a homa or puja-style ritual. Many people are visible, from a large congregation.

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December 26 20062006-12-26A crowded seated ritual gathering in white clothing with many devotees wearing white and garlands of white flowers with red blossoms. In the foreground, a young man in a white kurta and a woman in a white sari sit cross-legged holding threads of yellow sacred cord near brass bowls on white stone blocks. Behind them, women in green, pink and lavender saris and men in white shirts hold similar threads and garlands, with a young boy in a light blue shirt and a red cord at the lower right. A man in a brown shirt reaches over the crowd. The setting appears to be a pandal or hall with a dim background.2006-12-26A ritual gathering under a white canopy where a seated man in white dhoti and shirt, wearing a white and red flower garland, a green-and-white sash and a rudraksha-style mala, holds a small wooden implement and sits before a large silver vessel filled with yellow flowers. 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The man on the left wears a white dhoti and white shirt with a gold-bordered cloth over his shoulder, and smiles broadly with his hands folded. The woman beside him wears an orange and gold-bordered sari with a blue-and-maroon lower section, rimless glasses, gold jewellery and bangles, and presses her palms together in namaste. Both wear long garlands of white jasmine and red flowers. Scattered rose petals and small brass plates lie on the ground around them, and many other people in white and cream clothing sit nearby with garlands.2006-12-26A seated man in white dhoti and shirt wearing white and red flower garlands applies a mark to the forehead of a woman in a white sari with a cream border, who also wears a white and red garland and holds a small cloth. Both sit on a woven mat among rows of seated participants in white clothes and garlands. Fresh flowers, a pink plastic bowl, scattered petals, and brass vessels lie on the floor in front of them. Many people are visible in the background, several in white with garlands.2006-12-26Seated devotees in a hall during a group ritual, many wearing white dhotis and shirts with white-and-red flower garlands. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a red tilak on his forehead and a garland of white and red flowers, places a hand on the forehead of a woman in a cream sari with a white and red garland. Behind them a small square brick fire pit with a burning flame sits on the floor, with brass plates and offering dishes arranged around. Other participants sit on the ground in pairs, some holding brass vessels, and a woman in a blue sari appears at the right edge.2006-12-26Outdoor homa ritual with several couples seated on the ground around small brick-lined fire pits with open flames. The foreground man wears white dhoti and shirt with a white and red flower garland and works at the fire, beside a woman in a red blouse and red-and-white checked sari wearing a white and red garland. Other participants in white clothes, garlands and a woman in orange sari sit around the fire pits, with brass vessels, plates of offerings and a small brass lamp in front. A crowd of onlookers stands behind in white, pink and saffron garments.2006-12-26A seated couple in traditional wedding attire sits on mats before a brick-lined fire pit at a ritual ceremony. The groom wears a white dhoti and shawl with white flower garlands, and the bride wears a pink and maroon checked sari with a white and red garland and gold jewellery. A woman in cream and gold clothing sits at left, and behind them priests in white and devotees in saffron stand and sit near a decorated altar with garlands. Brass plates hold marigold petals, a brass vessel and oil lamps, and a pink lidded container sits on the floor.2006-12-26A seated gathering of many devotees dressed in white, most wearing garlands of white jasmine and red flowers, sits on the ground in rows at a large open-air event. In the foreground a man in an all-white garland-draped outfit touches the forehead of an older woman in a gold-bordered cream sari with a red garland and a dark beaded necklace, while she sits with her eyes closed. Plates of food and banana leaves or bowls are placed before the people, and a young girl in white with a beaded necklace sits at the right edge. Several women wear red and maroon saris and garlands. Flowers and offering plates are scattered around the floor, and the setting appears to be a large hall or pandal with tents above.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26