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Three men sit cross-legged on a woven mat threading yellow marigold and chrysanthemum blooms onto sticks to make garlands, with scattered red rose petals and piles of loose yellow flowers around them. The man in the centre wears a white shirt, a lavender lungi and an ID badge; the man on the right wears a white shirt and checked lungi; the young man on the left wears a colourful patterned shirt. Behind them are white statues, cardboard boxes, plastic bags and bundles of dried reeds against a pink wall.

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July 07 20092009-07-07A floor-level photograph of men stringing and assembling flower garlands inside a temporary wooden-framed room. Several seated men work on mats: one in a white vest, others in striped and plaid shirts. Piles of marigold-style yellow and red blooms, purple flowers and green leaves are scattered across an orange cloth. Finished garlands in yellow, red, purple and green lie in rolls. Behind them are draped white and pink statues, bolts of cloth and bags, and a red curtain hangs at right.2011-12-12A photo of a red-walled room where men are assembling flower garlands on the floor. Seven or eight men sit or crouch on newspaper-covered ground, stringing yellow marigolds, white jasmine and red roses into long garlands; piles of yellow and white blossoms and loose petals lie around them, and sacks are stacked along the back wall. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands at the centre-right, and a tall garland with bands of red, white, purple and yellow hangs on the right edge. No a person candidate is visible.2015-01-03A group of men sit and stand on a floor covered with newspaper in a red-walled room, stringing and sorting marigold and rose flowers into garlands. Yellow and orange marigolds, white jasmine, and red and purple flowers are heaped around them. A tall garland pillar wrapped in red, white, yellow and purple blossoms stands at right beside a man in a striped shirt and blue trousers. The men wear white shirts, checked shirts and lungis. Sacks and a blue bag sit in the background. No a person is visible in this flower-preparation scene.2015-01-03December 30 20062006-12-30December 26 20092009-12-26December 30 20062006-12-30A group of men sit and stand on a floor covered with loose yellow, white and red marigold and rose petals, stringing garlands in a red-walled hall. Men in white shirts, a checked red shirt and a striped shirt work cross-legged on sheets; one man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands at left, and another in a checked shirt and blue trousers hangs a multicoloured flower garland on a pillar at right. Plastic bags, a metal pot and plastic cups lie nearby. The scene looks like preparation of floral decorations for a ritual or festival, with no visible figure identifiable as a person.2015-01-03A photograph of a group of men seated cross-legged on a striped red, blue and yellow mat, stringing and arranging bright yellow marigold flowers into garlands. Piles of loose yellow and red blossoms and green leaves lie on the mat. Behind them, white and silver tinsel-draped figures and wooden framing stand in a temple-preparation space, with a red curtain and stacks of flower garlands on the right. Men wear white shirts, a teal t-shirt, a red-and-white striped shirt and lungis, while one man stands bare-chested in the back. No identifiable a person is shown.2011-12-12A photograph of a large hall where a group of men sit on a cloth-covered floor stringing and assembling flower garlands. Piles of orange, purple and red flowers and green leaves lie around them, with multicoloured garlands in yellow, white, pink and purple arranged in front. At the right, a few white-clad figures stand before draped wooden frames and a tall decorated deity murti with a crown. Newspapers, plastic bags and baskets lie scattered, and a framed portrait hangs on the orange back wall. A man in a striped shirt sits at left on an orange stool, and a man in a white vest works at right.2011-12-12December 30 20062006-12-30Outdoor preparation scene on grass beside a concrete block wall with a white canopy frame at top left. Five men sit on a bright yellow cloth stringing and threading red flowers into garlands, with a heap of red blossoms and strands of raffia-like fiber in front of them. A standing-seated man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a watch sits on a chair at the back, a blue cloth draped over his lap. Other men wear white shirts and light blue or white garments. Blue and green plastic bags, pink and red cloth, and scattered flower petals lie around the cloth. The scene suggests garland-making for a temple event.2009-07-07