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Outdoor puja scene under palm trees with a thatched hut and a framed portrait on a stand behind. A woman in an orange kurta with a garland around her neck holds a white flower garland over a long table draped in orange, laden with fruit, bananas, coconut, brass plates and flower offerings. A man in white with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak gestures toward the offerings, and a crowd of devotees in white and yellow shawls surrounds the table. Two orange and yellow ceremonial umbrellas with emblems rise above the table. A laptop and a video camera sit on the table, and a bearded man in white stands among the crowd.

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Outdoor temple-style ritual beside palm trees and a whitewashed building. A man with long dark hair and an orange-saffron shawl stands at a table draped with orange cloth, reaching out with his arm extended over offerings of flowers, a metal kalasha pot and fruit on silver plates; a laptop is open on the table. Around him, men and women in white clothes with yellow and white sashes stand closely, some with palms joined and one carrying a tray of fruit. A yellow flag with a red emblem hangs at left, and a framed portrait is mounted on a thatched hut. Setting suggests a pooja or arati ceremony during a procession.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram with a crowd of devotees pressing forward around an offering table draped in orange cloth. A person in saffron/orange robes with long dark hair stands at the center, arranging fruit offerings. Bananas, watermelon halves, a fruit basket, a brass vessel and a sheaf of wheat lie on the table, with books placed at the front. Many devotees wear white with yellow sashes and fold their hands in prayer. Behind them stand decorated palanquin-style poles topped with colourful ornate canopies and a striped umbrella, flower garlands of yellow and white marigolds drape a green and white cloth on the right, and a trident-tipped staff is visible. Single-storey orange-roofed buildings and trees form the background.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor ritual scene near palm trees and a thatched hut. A young man with long wavy hair wears an orange robe, a gold-coloured bead necklace and a dark red sash, and he is handling a small dark object over a brass tray. Beside him an older bald man in white clothes and a purple mala smiles while holding a coconut and a silver plate of bananas, apples and coconut. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and yellow clothing watches, including a woman in glasses and a child. Two ornate yellow and red flags on poles stand in the background.2009-12-23Outdoor temple-style offering scene under coconut palms. A young man with long, dark wavy hair and a vibhuti mark on his forehead wears an orange saffron robe and a gold-toned beaded necklace with a pendant, holding a silver tray of apples, mangoes and oranges. Behind him a table draped in orange cloth holds bananas, pineapple, fruit bowls and brass vessels, and a gold-painted palanquin or canopy stands in the background. A woman in white clothes with a gold bangle reaches toward the tray, while men in white shirts with blue lanyards and women in white saris stand nearby. Visible people number roughly 6-20.2009-12-23Outdoor festival scene at an ashram-like compound with palm trees and a red-orange building behind. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe stands at a table laid with fruit, flowers and offering plates, facing a crowd. Around him many men in white dhotis and white shirts with saffron and yellow shawls and rudraksha malas raise brass plates and a palm-leaf topped kalasha with a coconut and marigold garlands. A shaved-headed elderly man in white is greeted by hands and smiles. Brass pots and marigold petals decorate the table; the scene suggests a pooja or procession reception.2009-12-23A photograph of an outdoor puja procession beneath palm trees. In the foreground, a man in long-haired orange robes with a saffron shawl stands at an orange-draped table of bananas and offerings, facing away from the camera. Around him, many devotees in white kurtas and dhotis stand holding brass plates of fruit and a decorated basket; some wear rudraksha malas and yellow shoulder bags. Two decorated ceremonial flags on poles, with red and yellow embroidery, rise behind the crowd, and a red building stands at right. Several people are visible in the background.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor ritual reception on a dusty village lane in front of a low tiled-roof building. A long orange-draped table holds brass plates of flowers, sliced apples, bananas and white jasmine strands, plus a woven brass pot of yellow flowers. A man in a saffron-orange robe with long, swept-back dark hair and a gold-toned necklace stands smiling beside a white-clad man with palms pressed together. Behind them a line of women in white and yellow saris and yellow shawls stand with hands folded. Two tall ceremonial standards with orange and yellow banners flank the scene, one topped by a trident, and a multicoloured ceremonial umbrella stands overhead.2009-12-23A crowd of devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, some with yellow and orange shawls, gathers outdoors beside a palm tree and a low white building. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe with long dark hair faces a devotee in white who holds a silver plate of bananas and fruit. Another man in orange with long wavy hair stands with his back to the camera at a table laden with brass vessels, fruit and flower offerings. Orange and yellow ceremonial banners hang at the upper left. Many people, most with rudraksha malas or bangles, watch and reach toward the offerings.2009-12-23Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram. A man with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron robe and a long beaded necklace stands at an orange-draped table, reaching toward plates of bananas and offerings including coconut halves, sweets, betel leaves and small brass vessels. A man in a white shirt in the right foreground leans in to help with the offering. Behind them a crowd of devotees, many women in yellow and gold saris, watches. Yellow and white flower garlands, a red-and-gold textile and a kalasha-topped ritual stand frame the left side. A red-roofed building with a signboard and a golden trident on a pole stand in the background. Appearance-based label: a person, the orange-robed man with long swept-back hair and a long bead necklace, shown performing the offering at a puja table.2009-12-23