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A man in a white dhoti and white shirt adjusts a white cloth on his head with his raised right hand, wearing glasses and a vertical tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a golden deity murti in a decorated arch of marigold and multicoloured flower garlands, with a red backdrop. Woven baskets holding red flower petals and green leaf plates sit in the foreground beside a circular stone platform, under leafy trees.

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December 31 20092009-12-31July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22A photograph of a ceremonial blessing at an indoor convention hall. A person in a white turban with a yellow border and long dark hair, wearing a garland of purple and white flowers, places a palm on the forehead of a bald man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis stand with hands pressed together in namaste, and a blue cooler stands at the right edge. A gold bracelet is visible on the foreground arm. The figure giving the blessing has a white turban and flower garland and is not clearly identifiable as the a person from the image alone, so the a person field is unsure.2006-07-30January 06 20122012-01-06A photograph of a ceremonial gathering under a white tent hung with colourful paper lanterns. In the foreground a man in white kurta with round glasses and a red tilak on his forehead stands with palms pressed together in anjali, a rudraksha mala and a brown lanyard around his neck. Behind him a man in a teal shirt and another in white raise white cloths overhead, and a man in a blue shirt with a white head cloth stands to the right. Several other people in white and blue are visible in the background, with red mats on the floor.2016-05-11A woman in white garments and a red shawl stands in front of a shrine outdoors under trees. She wears dark sunglasses, a white head covering, sacred ash on her forehead and a red bindi, and she is smiling while holding a bundle of white cloth on her head. Behind her is a deity murti, dark-faced and gold-bodied, seated on a golden base and wreathed in garlands of yellow, white, red and green flowers, with a trident-like staff. Before the shrine sit baskets of flowers, banana leaves and a heap of small white packets arranged on a red-stone platform.2013-07-22Outdoor temple ritual under a large shady banyan-type tree. On the left stands a golden deity murti draped with garlands of white, yellow, purple and green flowers and an orange sash, set on a red-painted base with offering plates. In the centre a man in a white dhoti-style shirt with a yellow shawl pours or applies a white substance onto the head of a kneeling man in white; to the right a second man in white raises a white cloth bundle over another devotee's head. Several other people in white and in a blue saree sit or stand in the background among trees and tents. Offering plates with fruit and flowers sit on a white-clothed table.2010-02-12Outdoor photo at a temple-like site with a painted gopuram-style shrine behind a crowd. In the centre, a bare-chested man with a white sacred thread-like wrap draped over his shoulder, a white dhoti with a dark band, and a vertical sandalwood or vibhuti mark on his forehead stands while another man's hand rests on his arm. Around him men in white shirts and dhotis, one in dark glasses, one with a saffron-orange headcloth, and a younger man on the right wearing a rudraksha mala and white shirt. Bright daylight, leafy tree at left. The page indicates an event but no printed text is visible in the scene.2006-11-05Outdoor photo under leafy trees of a welcome at a temple-type setting. In the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with a long garland of yellow and orange flowers is being offered a large basket of red flowers held by a man in a white shirt and white trousers on the right. To the left, a bare-chested priest with a white dhoti and red-and-gold border, wearing a sacred thread and a red flower garland, holds an offering tray. Other men in white shirts and dhotis stand nearby, some with folded hands, and a man in an orange shawl is visible at the right edge. Several figures in white with orange shawls stand behind. The saffron-robed central figure's face and head are largely hidden by the basket and crowd, so the identity is uncertain.2006-11-27A photograph of a shaved-headed man in white kurta with thin-framed glasses, eyes closed, palms pressed together in namaskar, bowing his head. Another person in white dhoti and gold necklace, with a red tilak on the forehead, places a hand on the bowed man's head, a blessing gesture. A wooden tray of red apples sits at the lower right, and an orange cloth backdrop is behind them. Other people are partly visible at the edges.2010-09-03April 06 20122012-04-06