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Outdoor ritual scene beneath a red and gold umbrella with tasselled fringe. A man with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron robe and a shawl, stands at right, placing a garland of yellow and white flowers on a processional deity murti. The murti is heavily adorned with white jasmine garlands, red and yellow marigold strands, a crown, and is draped in blue and white cloth; it sits on a decorated wooden palanquin-style vehicle. Fruit and flower offerings lie in the foreground, and a small crowd of onlookers stands at the right against an orange wall.

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A photo of an outdoor ritual at a red and white festival umbrella. A man in saffron-orange robes with long, dark, swept-back hair stands bent forward, adorning a deity murti (utsava murti) with white jasmine garlands and yellow marigold strands. The murti wears a crown and a blue and yellow silk cloth, and sits on a red and gold palanquin-style platform. In the lower right, a carved watermelon and fruit offerings are arranged. Two people in the background sit watching, one a woman in a sari and the other a woman with light hair. The setting is an orange-painted building under a pale sky.2009-12-23Outdoor festival procession in which a man in flowing saffron-orange robes with a maroon border leans over a decorated palanquin to garland a silver-and-gold utsava murti of a deity seated in a green and red sari. A red umbrella with tasselled edging shelters the figure, and flower garlands of marigold and white blossoms drape the murti and the vehicle. Women in red saris and devotees stand nearby, with brass kalasha vessels and fruit and flower offerings in the foreground and tall trees and a pale sky behind. The man's face is not visible and no appearance-based candidate is confirmed, so a person is unsure; the robed figure is an unidentified devotee performing a garlanding or pooja.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor festival procession scene. A figure in orange saffron robes stands at right, one arm raised to hold a decorated utsava murti (processional deity image) with a crown, adorned with heaps of white and yellow flower garlands. A red and gold umbrella with tassels shades the deity. A blue Krishna-like figurine sits beside the offerings, and a white-clad man stands at the left edge. Marigolds and leaves are scattered at the base of the palanquin-like platform.2009-12-23A figure in a saffron-orange robe bends forward at the right of the frame to make an offering at a processional deity murti, which is decorated with garlands of white, yellow and multicoloured flowers and a green and red silk cloth. The murti wears a tall ornate crown and sits on a red-and-gold palanquin beneath a red umbrella with tasselled fringe. The bending figure has long, dark, swept-back hair and gold bangles, and cues consistent with the page's description of a person pooja. Two people in the background watch, one smiling and one in a white shirt with lanyard, and a bowl of flowers and fruit sits in the foreground.2009-12-23Outdoor festival scene: a person in a flowing orange robe with long dark hair leans forward under a red parasol with tasseled fringe, reaching to adjust a garlanded deity murti. The murti wears a crown, a red and green cloth, layered marigold and flower garlands, and bangles. Yellow flowers lie in the foreground. On the right, a seated person in a pink top and a lanyard watches, and a tree stands in the background. The orange-robed figure's appearance is not confidently identifiable, so the identity is left uncertain.2009-12-23Outdoor procession on a decorated float carrying a pair of deity murtis dressed in white and blue cloth and heavy yellow marigold garlands, with fruit, coconuts and mango offered on a mat below. A man in orange robes with long dark hair stands on the float, his hands near the murtis. Beside him, a man in orange robes sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. Red and yellow tasselled umbrellas shade the float, and a colourful flower garland arch rises behind it. Devotees in white and orange stand around, a woman in orange in the foreground, under a clear blue sky.2008-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23