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Outdoor ritual under a canopy with orange, red and green draped fabric and a metal frame. A yellow and red sacred thread drapes a cushioned seat beside a bright red and orange bordered mat. Priests and devotees in white dhotis stand and sit around a raised platform with brass vessels, fruit, flowers and marigold garlands. A young boy in white plays a drum in the foreground, while a figure in orange robes sits near a decorated pillar and a stone Shiva-like murti with garlands. Palm trees and a stone statue are visible beyond the enclosure. Many people in white, including girls, stand and watch the ritual.

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December 24 20082008-12-24A photograph of an outdoor festival ritual under a corrugated tin canopy, with palm trees and a tall copper flagstaff behind. Several people in orange and saffron robes stand at a ritual table covered with flower garlands, brass vessels and a red cloth, while a figure in saffron with a long garland stands at the center. Nearby, people in white dhotis and yellow-bordered white saris hold brass items and a drum is played by a man in white. A multicolored umbrella shelters a deity murti on a raised platform, and incense smoke drifts through the air. Devotees in white watch from the sides, and a crowd is visible in the foreground.2008-12-23Outdoor temple ceremony under a red and orange canopy with green and yellow trim, palm trees behind. In the foreground a person in a flowing orange robe sits on a striped mat facing a raised platform with brass bowls of yellow and orange flowers, rice and offerings. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill a red carpet on the right, with a white-clad priest standing nearby. A white stone structure and a painted vehicle are visible in the background. The scene looks like a puja or darshan gathering.2008-12-24December 23 20082008-12-23December 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor temple ceremony under a canopy of orange, yellow and green fabric with palm trees behind. A red carpet and a low white-and-red platform hold a figure seated behind offerings; a central figure in orange and gold is adorned with yellow garlands. Around the platform, devotees in white clothes stand and sit, several children among them, and a man in white stands at the front with a shaved head. A woman in a white sari stands at the right edge beside the platform. Brass pots with yellow flower garlands sit on the white table with fruit and plates. A white fan and a small white wooden bench appear at the lower left. In the background a decorated cart or ratha with a painted figure is visible, along with a white statue with a garland at left. The scene appears to be a puja or darshan.2008-12-24December 23 20082008-12-23December 29 20082008-12-29A large outdoor temple-festival scene under a open tent canopy among tall palm trees. A tall copper flag-mast stands at the centre, draped with orange garlands and tended by figures in orange and saffron clothing, one holding a small object near its base. Smoke or incense rises from a fire area in the foreground. A crowd of roughly thirty devotees in white dhotis, white sarees and white shirts stands in an open ritual space, several with hands folded in prayer. Women in cream and pink sarees and men in white sit or stand near offerings. A colourful striped flag and orange pennants hang from poles on the right. In the foreground are flower-garlanded pots, a brass lamp and a blue deity murti decorated with yellow flowers, with a rectangular mat and wooden tray on the ground. The scene reads as a brahmotsava flag-hoisting procession with puja.2008-12-23 +1 copiesOutdoor procession at a temple-like compound with palm and banana trees. Many people in white clothes, some men in white dhotis and women in white saris, carry brass trays of flowers, lamps and offerings. A man in a plaid shirt and dhoti plays a large drum, and another in a cream shirt holds a drum with a pink cover. A central raised shrine shows a deity murti in a yellow-and-red canopy base, with colourful rangoli patterns on the ground. A woman in orange robes walks among the crowd. A man in white at right wears a lanyard.December 24 20082008-12-24 +1 copiesA large outdoor crowd gathers on a dirt ground beside palm trees and simple white buildings for a procession. Many devotees in white dhotis and white shawls with yellow borders stand with palms pressed together in namaste. Some women wear white saris with yellow borders, and one older woman in a maroon shawl stands at right. Several people in orange and saffron robes stand at left near a red-and-yellow parasol and a table with offerings. A man in white holds a drum at center, and orange, red and yellow flags on poles rise above the crowd. A person in the foreground holds a camera.2008-12-23