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Outdoor temple procession with red and pink flower petals falling through the air under a yellow and red canopy. In the foreground, a person in an orange garment wears a large garland of red and yellow flowers over the back of the head. A man in a grey shirt with a red-and-gold shawl stands at right, while a bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti and red shawl holds a tray near center. Another man in a white shirt and orange shawl lifts an object, and a woman in a blue sari stands with hands pressed together at left. Behind them stand ornate temple structures with painted deity figures on tiered roofs, palm trees and green lawn.

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November 25 20092009-11-25Outdoor temple ceremony under a saffron and red striped canopy with rose petals falling through the air. In the foreground a man with short greying hair wears a red and yellow patterned shawl printed with OM symbols and holds a pink-and-white handled offering item with a small metal basket, while a woman with flowers in her hair stands in front of him, her hands extended toward the offering. Another man in a white dhoti with bare upper body stands behind them, and a bald man in white stands further back. Behind them white plastic chairs are arranged on a lawn beside multi-coloured temple shrines with painted deity figures and palm plants. A small dish of fruit sits at the lower right.2009-11-25Outdoor photograph of a temple procession in a landscaped garden. In the foreground, a figure in a sleeveless orange robe with long wet-looking dark hair and a large red, yellow and marigold garland around the shoulders walks away from the camera. Behind and beside them, several men in white kurtas and dhotis wear red-and-orange shawls, one in a grey shirt, and a hand in the lower right tosses red rose petals. Red petals are scattered through the air. Ornate gopuram-style temple structures with guardian lion statues flank the path, and rows of white plastic chairs stand on green lawn at right.2009-11-25November 25 20092009-11-25November 25 20092009-11-25Outdoor temple-grounds scene with a central figure in a saffron-orange robe and rudraksha mala, long dark hair, holding a metal tray of bananas, pineapple, and pink rose petals while others around him scatter petals. A man beside him in a white dhoti with a red-and-gold shawl also holds the tray, and devotees in white, orange, and red shawls surround them. A woman in a teal blouse raises her hand in a petal-scattering gesture; a man in a white shirt with a red shawl stands at right. Decorated pavilions with draped canopies, green shrubs, and blue plastic chairs appear in the background. Several people are visible, roughly 20 in total.2009-11-25Outdoor photo of a central figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a thick red and yellow marigold garland, receiving rose petals thrown into the air by people around him. Several onlookers in red-bordered shawls and white dhotis gather on a green lawn with white plastic chairs and small shrubs behind them. A bare-chested man in a gold chain stands at the right edge, and a man in a grey shirt is at left. Petals fall across the scene.2009-11-25Outdoor photo of a ceremonial welcome in a garden with flowering plants. A man in a white shirt on the left raises his arm while rose petals fall around him. In the centre, a young man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a red and yellow flower garland, smiling and looking down. Two women in the foreground stand with bare backs and yellow and white cloths, one holding a brass kalasha-like vessel in a wire-covered basket with a leafy green offering. Petals are scattered on the stone path, and a man in a white dhoti and red-orange shawl holds a bell on the right.2009-11-25November 25 20092009-11-25November 25 20092009-11-25 +1 copiesNovember 25 20092009-11-25November 25 20092009-11-25