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Outdoor photo of a crowded ritual gathering on a brick-paved courtyard with banana leaves on the ground. Many devotees stand and kneel with palms joined or hands raised. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts with red-orange shawls and rudraksha or beaded malas. Women wear orange-red and white saris with red shawls and bead necklaces. Two women in the lower left kneel holding framed portraits garlanded with flowers. Orange flags and a red-and-gold ornamental pillar appear in the background.

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December 26 20132013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26A large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas or saris, most wearing red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, stands barefoot on green leaf mats in an open courtyard. Many have palms pressed together in anjali and eyes closed, while one man raises an arm. Some hold steel vessels and a white cloth bundle. Orange flags and a decorated pennant on a pole rise above them, with palm trees and a pink stone pillar behind. This appears to be a devotional ritual gathering, with no clearly visible central figure identified.2013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26Outdoor padapuja at a festival, with a man in saffron and gold-bordered robes and rudraksha malas seated on a red-cushioned throne, raising one hand in blessing. A devotee in a white sari with an orange border kneels and holds a white-and-red offering tray with flowers at his feet, while a woman in a white sari with orange shawl folds her hands nearby. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, a saffron-robed sannyasi, and many women in orange and white saris stand among a crowd, with banners, a LIVE sign and palm trees in the background.2013-12-26Outdoor ceremony under a shaded pavilion with orange and red flags on poles. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing saffron-orange robes and a gold necklace, sits on a red upholstered throne at left, smiling. Before him on a magenta cloth tray sits a brass plate of offerings. Devotees in red and orange saris with rudraksha malas kneel on banana leaves, and some hold framed portraits of a figure garlanded with flowers. A woman at front right presses her palms together in namaste. Crowd of white-clad and orange-clad devotees stands behind, many with hands folded, indicating padapuja and darshan during a festival.2013-12-26A large crowd of devotees stands outdoors with palms pressed together in namaskar. Most wear white dhotis and shirts with orange-red shawls, and many carry small white cloth bundles hung on their chests. Several hold tall orange flags on poles, and some have white ash or tilak marks on their foreheads. The gathering suggests a ritual or devotional assembly, and the scene is densely packed with people.2013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26A procession of devotees moves across a paved courtyard under a multicoloured parasol, with orange flags raised by people in the background. In the foreground a bald man in saffron-orange robes with gold borders carries a small potted plant or offering tray and steps on green banana leaves scattered on the ground. Behind him, women in red and white saris and men in white dhotis and red shawls carry a framed portrait garlanded with flowers, a tray of offerings and drums, while a cameraman films. Palm trees and a red wall frame the scene.2013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26