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Outdoor temple scene during a ritual. In the foreground, a figure in orange saffron robes with dark curly hair kneels on a white stone platform, reaching up with one arm toward a large copper-coloured ornate kalasha or vessel decorated with floral reliefs and yellow and orange flower garlands. Beside them, another person in orange robes holds a rope or cord, and a third orange-clad person stands behind. A crowd of onlookers, many with raised hands, watches from behind a barrier, and scattered yellow and pink flower petals lie on the white platform. A small golden pot or kalasha is held in the lower left, and a dark stone figure is partly visible behind the copper vessel.

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Outdoor temple scene at a festival. In the foreground, a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl kneels on white steps, reaching up toward ropes. Beside him, a man in orange robes with a white flower garland and white body markings looks up with open mouth, holding a rope. A kneeling figure in orange robes with bare feet is seen from behind, working at the base of a large ornate copper-coloured metal kalasha or pedestal, with a garland of yellow marigolds draped over the top. Behind them a dense crowd watches, many with hands raised in prayer or clapping, some women in red, yellow and blue saris. A dark stone animal sculpture stands near the crowd. Yellow flower petals scatter the white platform.2009-01-02A photograph of an outdoor temple-style ceremony with a large crowd of devotees looking upward. In the foreground, a figure with long dark wavy hair in a full orange-saffron robe sits seated on a white stone platform, seen from behind, feet bare. Several men in saffron and white clothing hold ropes or cords raised toward the upper area, and one wears a white flower garland. Behind them stand ornate black stone deity murti figures with saffron cloth, and yellow and orange canopies hang overhead. The setting appears to be a festival procession or rope-pulling ritual.2009-01-02A large outdoor crowd gathers at a festival procession. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and waist cloth, sits barefoot with his back to the camera atop a white stone platform. Beside him, a man in a white robe holds a rope, and an orange-clad attendant raises a white cord upward. Dozens of onlookers, many in white or colourful clothes, look upward. Behind them, a decorated temple structure has yellow and orange cloth canopies, banana bunches, a red-and-blue striped parasol with fringe, and a carved deity figure. The scene suggests a ratha or chariot pulling ritual.2009-01-02Outdoor temple ritual at a white stone platform beside a large copper-coloured kalasha-style base. A standing figure in orange robes stands on the platform, with only legs and lower garment visible. In the foreground, a man in orange robes with a white flower garland and white marks on his face holds a bundled white cord and a long pole, looking upward. Brass bells, a small brass cup and a copper kalasha-shaped vessel sit on the platform, scattered with yellow and orange flower petals. Behind them, a crowd of onlookers, many in red and yellow clothing, watches. A dark stone bull figure with yellow flower garlands is visible beside the platform.2009-01-02A photograph of a temple festival at a shrine with a copper-coloured ratha or chariot-style base decorated with yellow, white and green garlands. A man in orange robes with curly dark hair kneels on the white platform, pulling on a thick rope, while another man in orange cloth stands beside him. A man in orange with a white forehead mark and a flower garland looks up and holds the rope, and a bald man in orange with a mala stands at left. Behind them a crowd watches under a yellow, green and red canopy, with painted panels and a red umbrella at left. Scattered marigold petals lie on the platform.2009-01-02Outdoors at a temple festival, a crowd of onlookers stands behind a white-painted stone platform beside a tall copper-coloured ritual pillar decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands and dried wheat-like sheaves. In the foreground a man in an orange robe kneels on the platform, facing away, while a bearded man in orange with a white-marked face and a white flower garland raises his arm toward a long white rope hanging from the top of the frame. Other men in orange clothing stand nearby. Behind them a yellow and green canopy shades a shrine area with orange-clad figures and banana plants, and a multicoloured umbrella stands at the left edge.2009-01-02A temple ritual outdoors on a white-tiled platform beside a large copper-coloured pillar base with carved floral patterns. A figure in orange saffron robes bends forward at the waist with his hair tied up, reaching toward a stone deity murti partly visible behind, which is draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Nearby a bearded man in orange robes and a white flower garland kneels, and another man in orange with white paste markings on his arms holds a white cord. A brass bell and a small brass vessel sit on the platform, scattered with petals. Behind them a crowd of onlookers, including women in yellow and red saris, watches from the courtyard steps.2009-01-02Outdoor ritual procession at a temple-like site with tall coconut palms and a pale sky. In the foreground, a man in an orange dhoti and orange shirt stands on a white platform, holding a thick white rope that is pulled toward a large copper-coloured ornamental object with yellow and orange flower garlands. Beside him, a man in an orange garment with a white garland and white forehead markings stands among devotees. At the right, an ornate orange and multicolored umbrella with fringe is mounted on a pole, and a small copper vessel sits near the lower right. White-clad devotees kneel and crouch on the platform, and petals are scattered across the white stone floor. Several people in orange robes stand along the right edge.2009-01-02A photograph of an outdoor temple festival at a copper-clad ritual pillar or dhwaja stambha decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and dried paddy sheaves. In the centre, a man in an orange robe leans over a white plinth, pulling on a rope that raises a long orange and white flag with a sheaf of grass at its top. Beside him, a bare-chested attendant in an orange cloth and a white flower garland raises his arm, and other orange-clad helpers stand nearby. Behind them a dense crowd of devotees watches, and a colourful umbrella and a yellow and green canopy shade the scene. Painted panels of a deity appear in the background.2009-01-02Outdoor temple festival scene during a flag-raising ritual. A tall copper-coloured pillar with a flared base and yellow flower garlands stands at right. A saffron-robed man kneels on a white platform, pulling white ropes that hoist a long orange flag topped with a cluster of dried grass and a red bundle. Several saffron-clad helpers in orange robes hold the ropes, and one wears a white flower garland. A large crowd of devotees stands behind a barrier, many in white, yellow and red clothing, some with hands raised in prayer. A blue, red and yellow umbrella with fringed tassels is held over a figure at left. Beyond, a decorated shrine with banana stalks, garlands and painted panels is visible under a yellow and green canopy. Trees and a pale sky sit behind.2009-01-02A photograph of a ritual at a temple platform. A figure in orange-saffron robes stands on a white stone plinth beside a large copper kalasha or vessel decorated with carved relief and strung with yellow marigold garlands. In the foreground, a devotee in orange robes with a white garland raises both hands in devotion while looking upward, and another orange-clad devotee holds a small brass vessel. Brass bells and a brass lamp sit on the white platform among scattered yellow flower petals. A crowd of onlookers stands behind, many in orange and yellow clothing, and a figure in dark clothing kneels at the back.2009-01-02Outdoor temple ritual with palm trees behind. A man in an orange-saffron sleeveless top and white-smeared arms, with a white flower garland and dark hair tied back, raises one arm and grips a thick white cloth rope wound on a white stone platform scattered with marigold petals. Beside him stands a man in white dhoti and orange shawl, and other people in orange and white clothes stand nearby, some holding a brass vessel of yellow flowers. Behind them are a carved red sandstone pillar and a dark stone base with a deity statue draped in flower garlands. Palm fronds and white-walled temple structures fill the background.2009-01-02