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A photograph of an outdoor temple-side food and offering stall under a striped red-and-white canopy with blue and cream fabric panels. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha-style mala stands at left holding a dark object, beside a young boy in white. A man in white shirt stands behind a yellow table piled with bunches of ripe bananas, a coconut, orange marigold flowers and plates of kumkum or offerings, while another man in white and a woman in white stand at the table. A woman with a long braid sits in the foreground at a counter with a small wooden box. Palm trees and a yellow-and-red marigold garland hang in the background. Five visible people in white clothing.

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July 15 20112011-07-15A photograph under a festive canopy with red, gold and orange draped fabric and a rainbow-coloured scalloped ceiling, with palm trees visible outside. In the foreground a bald man in a white kurta with a dark rudraksha-style mala and pendant stands facing the camera. Behind him, men in white shirts and dhotis, plus a woman in a green and yellow sari, are gathered around a serving counter. A young man in a white shirt serves food from a steel container into a leaf or plate, while a man in a striped shirt holds a plate of food. Steel buckets and pots sit on the wooden table.2007-01-01A photograph inside a temple-style hall where devotees line up at a metal railing to receive offerings. A man in a long orange robe with a long dark braid and a sash stands at center, holding a small white paper or item and reaching toward a tray of bananas and fruit held by a woman in a white sari with a gold border. Several boxed trays of fruit and sweets sit on a counter. Behind them, a second monastic in orange stands near a framed portrait, and a shrine with colourful deity murti is decorated in the background, with a brass lamp and incense holder on the right. Several spectators in casual clothing stand at the railing.2009-12-08December 30 20072007-12-30Night photo of an outdoor line of devotees at an event. In the foreground, a man with short dark hair in an orange sleeveless top sits behind a round brass tray holding bananas, red sweets, and folded banknotes. Standing before him is a man in a plain white shirt and white dhoti with a beaded mala, holding a small yellow card. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shawls with red scarves stand near a bald man in white, and a line of women in saris and children waits along the right side. The setting is dark with a sandy ground and a few lights.2011-01-16December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor photo at a festival setting under a blue tarpaulin and thatched roof. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl wears a long necklace of golden bells and stands behind a white-draped table laden with offerings: large flower garlands in yellow, red and white, bananas, coconuts, oranges, apples, dry fruit, a brass lamp stand and folded cloths. A bald priest in white ritual clothes with a white dhoti stands at left. Several other men in white shirts and dhotis and orange-robed attendants stand in the background, some with arms folded. A green chair and a small potted plant sit to the right of the table. The scene reads as a ritual offering preparation.2011-01-16Outdoor scene on a dirt ground beside a green gate and yellow-flowering trees, with a large white billboard behind. In the foreground a steel tray and bowls hold offerings: bananas, mangoes, oranges, apples, coconut halves, nuts and flower garlands in red, yellow and white. A man in a white dhoti stands at the offering table. On the right, a figure in an orange robe with a marigold garland and a folded paper in hand faces a group of men in orange and white robes, some bald, one wearing a red-and-white shawl. A man in a teal shirt holds a phone and watches on the left.2011-01-16A photograph of a ritual gathering under a canopy decorated with fresh banana bunches, banana leaves and a striped cloth-wrapped pillar. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap sits in the foreground, facing a group of seated devotees dressed in white with purple sashes and beaded necklaces. Clay pots filled with flowers and rose petals sit along the front, and brass plates and bowls rest on the ground. Behind them, many people in white and some in light shirts stand and sit among hanging orange and yellow pennants, while a red-curtained doorway frames the left side.2007-12-30A photograph inside a temple hall of devotees receiving offerings from a monk in orange robes. A young man in an orange saffron garment and orange shawl stands at a wooden tray of fruit, bananas and sweets, holding out offerings to a line of people behind a metal railing. Several men in dark shirts and a woman in a white sari with a dark bun stand in line. Behind them another monk in orange stands near a deity shrine with colourful painted murtis and a framed portrait on a red chair. On the right a man in white dhoti and shirt holds papers. Oil lamps and a brass lamp stand on the floor. Visible people: about 12.2009-12-08July 07 20092009-07-07November 27 20122012-11-27