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Outdoor festival scene under a yellow and orange canopy with a fringed umbrella at left. Several men in orange or saffron clothing and white kurtas handle thick white ropes and a pale woven tangle near a whitewashed platform. A man in an orange top wears a white flower garland and holds a bundle of dried grass aloft. Onlookers stand in the background and a yellow banner with red lettering hangs behind them. The scene suggests a procession or ritual setup, but no clear deity or a person figure is identifiable.

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January 02 20092009-01-02Outdoor photo of a temple flag-raising or chariot-related ritual under a clear sky. A seated man in saffron-orange robes at right, seen from behind with dark curly hair, looks upward toward ropes. In the centre, another man in orange garments and a shawl handles a coiled white rope on a wooden board. At left, a man in a white shirt holds a rope overhead, with a person in orange beside him wearing a white-and-orange flower garland. A yellow and orange canopy stretches overhead, and an orange flag flies from a tall ribbed white pillar at upper right.2009-01-02An outdoor temple procession scene during a Brahmotsavam festival. In the centre, a young man in an orange robe with a white garland and white tilak on his forehead stands near a decorated chariot base, holding a bundle of straw. Around him, many devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls press close, and a bald man in orange and a bearded man in orange stand nearby. A large white rope is coiled on a golden plate on a white platform, and a colourful canopy with fringed tassels and a small decorated cart are visible behind. A camera operator stands at the upper right.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02A photograph of an outdoor ceremony under a red and orange canopy with multicoloured decorated parasols. In the centre, a young man with long dark hair and a white forehead mark wears an orange robe and a white-and-red flower garland, standing beside a white stone platform where a man in orange clothes handles a bundle of twisted straw and white cloth ropes. Several people in white clothes and orange robes crowd around, and one person in the background holds up a camera. A small white building and a cart with a decorated structure appear behind the crowd.2009-01-02Outdoor temple festival scene during a brahmotsavam procession. In the foreground, a man in orange robes and a white flower garland pulls a white rope attached to an orange flag, his arm raised. Behind him, another person in orange clothing kneels on a white platform, holding the rope. A third figure in orange stands near the platform and handles a coiled white rope. On the left, a golden deity murti with a blue-green cloth and a decorated red-and-gold umbrella are visible, with a row of onlookers in white clothing with hands folded in prayer. Orange and gold canopy cloth covers the background.2009-01-02A photograph of an outdoor festival scene with palm trees overhead. In the foreground, a man in orange robes kneels at a white platform, coiling thick white rope, which is decorated with scattered flower petals in purple, yellow and pink. Beside him, another man in orange clothing bends over the rope. At center, a man in an orange robe with a white floral garland and white markings on his arms raises a white rope upward with one hand. On the right, a man with a long dark beard in orange and white clothing holds up a fringed, colourful parasol and a bundle of straw. Several other people in orange and white stand nearby, and a red, yellow and green canopy with tassels appears at top right.2009-01-02Outdoor temple procession scene under coconut palms. In the centre a man with a white tilak on his forehead and a white-and-green flower garland stands on a white platform, wearing an orange robe and holding a rope above him. Behind him men in orange and saffron robes pull and tie white rope on the platform. A crowd of onlookers in white clothes stands behind. A videographer with a camera films at left, and a carved copper-coloured temple structure with yellow marigold garlands stands at the left edge. Coloured parasols appear at right, and petals scattered on the platform.2009-01-02Outdoor temple ceremony beneath tall coconut palms and a clear blue sky. Several men in orange and saffron clothing pull on thick white ropes, one of them leaning back with a rope in hand while others look upward toward something high above. A devotee in white kneels or stands near the front, and a large crowd of men in orange and white watches from below. Scattered flower petals and a garland lie on the white stone platform. A colourful umbrella with blue and red panels and tasselled fringe, along with other decorated umbrellas, stands at the right edge. A camera operator is visible at the left edge.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Outdoor ritual scene under a red canopy with ornate multicolored umbrellas bearing peacock-style motifs. A man with long dark hair, a white flower garland and orange-saffron robes stands at centre, his face and upper body marked with white ash. Around him, men in orange robes and white dhotis and a shaven-headed man in orange work at a table, handling thick coiled white cloth ropes laid on a brass tray. A crowd of onlookers, many in white, watches from the left and back. Behind them stands a decorated deity murti on a cart beneath the umbrellas.2009-01-02