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A seated man in an orange saffron robe with long dark swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala is smiling while wearing a white and red flower garland. He sits on a raised white platform in front of colourful deity shrines decorated with striped green, red, pink and yellow floral arches and garlands. A kneeling man in a white dhoti and shirt with a white garland presses his palms together in namaste, while a person in white and red bows with forehead touching the platform near the seated man's bare feet. Flower petals and fruit offerings surround the platform, and a metal vessel sits at the left. The scene is a devotional ritual under a tin-roofed pavilion.

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December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a white jasmine garland with red flower strands, and a red bindi, sits on a raised seat under a decorated pandal. Two devotees in white clothes prostrate with foreheads touching the stone ground in front of him, with marigold petals and flower garlands scattered nearby. Behind him, a deity murti is adorned with garlands, and colourful striped arches with peacock-like finials frame the scene. Silver offering plates with yellow flowers and brass lamps sit at the front.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26Photograph of a ritual puja at an outdoor shrine decorated with colourful striped floral arches in green, red, yellow, purple and white. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with white flower garlands and a rudraksha mala stands barefoot on a raised mat, receiving offerings. A woman in a pink sari and gold bangles kneels at left holding a plate of flowers, and an older man in white kurta with a garland kneels at right with hands raised in reverence. Two assistants in orange shawls stand behind, and a deity murti sits within the shrine. Yellow flower petals are scattered on the mat.2006-12-26A photograph of a padapuja-style ceremony in a decorated open-sided hall. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe, rudraksha mala and white flower garland, sits on a raised white platform with his bare feet exposed. A woman in a red blouse and white polka-dot sari kneels and touches his feet, while a man in white kurta kneels beside her with his head bowed over his hands. Behind them, arches of red, green and white flower garlands frame a shrine with deity murtis and a figure in an orange robe. Marigold petals scatter the floor and a small kalasha and offerings sit nearby.2006-12-26A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair and a white-and-red flower garland, smiling and gesturing with his right hand from a wooden throne-like seat under a corrugated roof. Two devotees kneel and bow their heads to the platform in front of him: a woman in a peach-and-gold sari with a long dark braid, and a man in a white kurta with a wristwatch. Behind the seat, a decorated arch of red, green, yellow and white garlands frames a deity murti adorned with flower garlands, and flower-filled brass plates and bowls lie on the white platform.2006-12-26A photograph of a ceremony in front of a decorated shrine with a golden deity murti under an arch of pink, red, yellow and green garlands. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe with white and red flower garlands sits on a chair, reaching toward a steel plate of flower petals and offerings. A woman in white seen from behind, with hair in a clip, sits in front of him. To the right, a man in a white shirt and white garland kneels and holds a small brass vessel. Fans, marigold and rose garlands, fruit and a microphone surround the scene.2006-12-26