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Outdoor temple-festival scene with a crowd of devotees in white and saffron. In the foreground, a long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl with gold chain ornaments stands with his back to the camera, and a bare-chested man with long dark hair and gold necklaces faces left with hands raised toward an altar. Nearby, a man in an orange robe holds a brass plate of bananas and offerings. Behind them a decorated deity murti is garlanded with yellow and white flowers, and a table holds plates of offerings and a lamp. A large floral garland hangs on the right, and a green truck and tall structures are in the background. Several dozen people are visible in the crowd.

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Outdoor photo at a festival procession area with a crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white. In the foreground at left, a person with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a gold ceremonial necklace, seen from behind. In the centre, a person in an orange robe with a maroon-edged shawl holds a silver tray of bananas and offerings toward a decorated altar. Nearby, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaste, and a man in a white shirt wears a rudraksha mala. To the right, a white-clad attendant holds a plate of offerings beside a decorated table with garlands in pink, red, white and yellow, and green leaves. Behind them, many white-clad devotees and some people in orange stand under a tent structure, with a green vehicle and buildings in the background.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor ritual at a festival ground during a temple-style ceremony. A young man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a red-and-gold sash and a large gold ceremonial necklace, holding a brass tray of bananas and flowers. Behind him, a crowd of devotees in white clothes and rudraksha malas stand with palms pressed together. On the right, an attendant in orange robes and a white shirt holds a brass oil lamp beside a decorated deity murti draped in marigold garlands and a colourful decorated cloth. A green bus and construction structures appear in the background.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A photograph of an outdoor puja procession beneath palm trees. In the foreground, a man in long-haired orange robes with a saffron shawl stands at an orange-draped table of bananas and offerings, facing away from the camera. Around him, many devotees in white kurtas and dhotis stand holding brass plates of fruit and a decorated basket; some wear rudraksha malas and yellow shoulder bags. Two decorated ceremonial flags on poles, with red and yellow embroidery, rise behind the crowd, and a red building stands at right. Several people are visible in the background.2009-12-23Outdoor temple scene in front of a gopuram-style temple entrance. In the upper left, a golden palanquin decorated with red and white flower garlands carries a deity murti. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and beard holds a brass tray of bananas and green leaves while a man in a red-orange sleeveless top with long dark hair, and a man in an orange shawl, stand beside him. Men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris watch around them. Stone pillars with carvings frame the background.2009-08-06December 30 20062006-12-30Outdoor temple scene at a gopuram-flanked entrance with a golden palanquin decorated with flower garlands and a deity murti behind it. A long-haired person in a sleeveless orange-red garment with a white tilak on the forehead stands center-right, hands extended toward a brass tray of bananas, green leaves and coconut offered by a man in white shirt. Around them, men in white shirts and orange shawls, one bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and a bearded man with red tilak stand in a crowd of onlookers. The scene suggests a temple offering or procession.2009-08-06A crowd of devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, some with yellow and orange shawls, gathers outdoors beside a palm tree and a low white building. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe with long dark hair faces a devotee in white who holds a silver plate of bananas and fruit. Another man in orange with long wavy hair stands with his back to the camera at a table laden with brass vessels, fruit and flower offerings. Orange and yellow ceremonial banners hang at the upper left. Many people, most with rudraksha malas or bangles, watch and reach toward the offerings.2009-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23