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Outdoor festival pandal with two tall orange-wrapped pillars supporting a red canopy patterned with green and yellow circular motifs. In the foreground, a grass-filled circular bed holds marigold garlands, brass plates of offerings, a bowl of fruit and small oil lamps on the ground. Several people in white and saffron-orange clothes stand and walk in the background among tents, with one figure in orange and another in white near the centre-right. The people are distant and mostly unidentifiable; no one is clearly the subject of the scene.

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February 12 20132013-02-12A photograph of an outdoor ritual setup at dusk beside a tree trunk ringed with fresh green grass and a low brick border. On the sandy ground, two decorated red-and-pink patterned mats hold heaps of marigold flowers, brass and clay bowls, small lamps with lit wicks, and scattered petals. Orange marigold garlands drape a central arrangement, and a basket of apples sits at right beside a folded blue cloth. A woven red rug lies at left and a red cushion at right. Behind, an orange wall bears a floral backdrop, potted palms, and several people in saffron and white clothing stand at a rope barrier.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12Outdoor ritual on grass beside a tree trunk wrapped with cord, with a crowd of men in saffron, orange and white clothing standing behind. At the centre, a seated man in orange-brown robes wears a large white and red flower garland and sits before offerings: marigold garlands, a brass plate of fruit, lit oil lamps, small bowls of kumkum and a clay kalasha pot on a red-patterned mat. A bare-chested man with a grey-streaked beard and a rudraksha-style bead necklace sits nearby, and a man in an orange robe holds a brass vessel. Several people hold tall trident-topped staffs upright. A crowd with a red-and-white canopy stands in the background.2013-02-12Outdoor ceremony under a decorated tent with floral-patterned hangings and a wooden pillar in the foreground. A figure in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, with a white headband and a long white garland, stands with palms pressed together before the pillar. Beside him a bearded man in an ochre-saffron robe gestures with open hands. Nearby a man in a red-orange robe and orange turban stands with hands clasped, and a man with a microphone in a maroon vest speaks. Offerings sit on the grass, including a brass bowl of apples, orange marigold flowers and a red cloth mat. Several onlookers in saffron and white clothing watch, and one person holds up a phone to take photos.2013-02-12Photograph inside a covered pavilion with tall wooden pillars wrapped in red cloth and a grass-covered ground beneath a canopy. A central man in a red kurta with a red-and-orange turban and a layered red and orange beaded necklace stands on a red cushion, arms slightly out, with a row of people in orange and saffron robes behind him. Some saffron-robed attendants stand at the left and right edges, and a seated elderly man in white sits on the left near a plate of fruit and marigold flowers. A woman in an orange sari with yellow border and a white flower garland stands on the right with hands folded in greeting. A devotee holds a mobile phone aloft at the right edge. Ceremonial offerings of fruit and marigolds lie on the floor.2013-02-12December 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor ceremonial scene under open sheds decorated with flower garlands, banana plants, coconuts and orange pennants with a red-and-white pattern. Many people in white ritual clothes, some with orange shawls, stand and sit on mats while others move through the crowd. A man in the foreground in white with an orange shawl holds a small object near his face, and a seated man at lower right in white and orange plays what looks like a small instrument. Women in white saris are among the crowd. Late-day sunlight comes through trees at upper right. Specific a person identification is not made.2007-01-01February 15 20132013-02-15December 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor temple celebration under a large red canopy with orange and green scalloped drapery and hanging orange fringes. Central area has a red-and-white raised platform with a seated figure in orange robes, flanked by people in orange and white. A crowd in white ritual clothes, some in orange, stands around the enclosure on sandy ground, with red and white stone markers in front. Behind them stands a white building with a sign and a framed photograph beside it, and a large display board with printed text and a portrait is on the right. Ceremonial staffs and fans are visible.2008-12-24A large outdoor tent gathering with a patterned fabric canopy and a metal support pole in the foreground. Many people are seated on carpets, with a crowd of standing devotees behind them in saffron, orange and white clothing. In the foreground, a bearded man in a brown vest sits cross-legged, a woman in a blue and white sari sits beside him, and a man in a white shirt with a blue lanyard badge sits in the centre. A woman in orange with a dark mala necklace sits at right. Several men in white dhotis and orange shawls sit nearby, and a man in an orange robe stands at right with a shawl. Tents and string lights are visible beyond the canopy, with orange and gold flags on poles in the background.2013-02-12