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Outdoor festival procession in front of a white ceremonial platform. A standing man in an orange robe with a white garland and white forehead markings stands beneath colourful umbrellas with gold finials and a decorated orange canopy. Behind him a bearded man in orange and a shaven-headed man in orange stand among a crowd of people in white and orange clothing. On the right, a figure in orange dhoti stands on the platform while a man in white hands over a large bundle of white cloth on a brass tray. A decorated cart with a deity murti sits in the background, and a brass drum is visible at lower left.

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A festival scene under a canopy of coloured cloth with umbrellas in orange, green, red and yellow. A man in an orange robe with a long swept-back hairstyle stands at centre wearing a white flower garland, with a dark-haired figure on his right holding a yellow-and-white decorated parasol. Several monks in orange robes stand nearby, one with a shaved head and another with a full beard, and a man in white is handling thick white rope coiled in a brass tray. Onlookers in white and dark clothing crowd the open ground, and a decorated cart stands in the background. a person: the central figure has long swept-back hair, an orange robe and a flower garland, matching the event page; the appearance is consistent but not fully certain.2009-01-02Outdoor ritual scene under a red canopy with ornate multicolored umbrellas bearing peacock-style motifs. A man with long dark hair, a white flower garland and orange-saffron robes stands at centre, his face and upper body marked with white ash. Around him, men in orange robes and white dhotis and a shaven-headed man in orange work at a table, handling thick coiled white cloth ropes laid on a brass tray. A crowd of onlookers, many in white, watches from the left and back. Behind them stands a decorated deity murti on a cart beneath the umbrellas.2009-01-02Outdoor temple ritual beneath tall coconut palms. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth stands at centre-right, wearing a long white and orange flower garland and a white tilak on his forehead, with his hands at his sides. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala stands at the lower right, holding a copper vessel. Many devotees surround the white stone platform, some in white dhotis and others in orange cloth. Marigold and yellow flower petals are scattered on the stone, and a copper-coloured carved stone base with a lotus-like form sits at the left. Offerings are arranged on a brass tray held up on a palm-leaf plate. a person cues are not established here, so the central figure is described by role only.2009-01-02A photograph of an outdoor ceremony under a red and orange canopy with multicoloured decorated parasols. In the centre, a young man with long dark hair and a white forehead mark wears an orange robe and a white-and-red flower garland, standing beside a white stone platform where a man in orange clothes handles a bundle of twisted straw and white cloth ropes. Several people in white clothes and orange robes crowd around, and one person in the background holds up a camera. A small white building and a cart with a decorated structure appear behind the crowd.2009-01-02December 28 20082008-12-28July 29 20082008-07-29January 09 20072007-01-09 +1 copiesJuly 29 20082008-07-29January 09 20072007-01-09 +1 copiesJanuary 09 20072007-01-09 +1 copiesOutdoor temple scene among tall coconut palms. A man with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, an orange garment and a white-and-green garland stands at right, looking toward a white ritual platform with a copper-coloured stepped base. A bearded man in orange robes, bending at lower right, holds a small object near the platform. Nearby, devotees in orange and white clothes gather, some holding a flat woven tray of orange offerings and a brass vessel. Yellow and purple flower petals and marigold strings lie on the white platform, and a flower garland hangs at the left edge.2009-01-02A festival procession outdoors on a dirt path under bright sunlight, with multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas topped with gold finials and tasselled fringes overhead. A central figure in an orange saffron robe wears a long purple-and-white flower garland, gold necklaces and a gold pendant, and stands with hands pressed together in a greeting gesture. To his right, a man in orange robes holds a tall golden staff topped with a trident, and another orange-robed man at the far right holds a golden staff with a ceremonial finial. A drummer in a brown shirt with a red sash and a man in white dhoti and shawl stand nearby, and a player at the lower left holds a long brass horn. Crowds of devotees line the background, and palm trees appear beyond the umbrellas.2008-12-31