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Outdoor ceremony under a corrugated metal roof with palm trees and marigold garlands strung overhead. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts wear white and red flower garlands and carry brass plates with flowers and offerings. In the foreground, a man in white with a marigold garland leans forward holding a brass plate toward a figure seated from behind in an orange cloth, bare-shouldered, with long dark hair and a white garland, while a microphone stands nearby. Other men in orange and white crowd the background.

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December 26 20062006-12-26A photograph of an outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal roof with palm trees and strings of yellow and green garlands behind. A seated figure with long dark hair, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange cloth, ties a yellow thread on the wrist of a man in white. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing white and red garlands, stand holding brass plates with flowers and offerings. Another man in orange clothing stands nearby, and a microphone stands beside the seated figure. Overall the scene looks like a blessing or thread-tying ceremony with devotees receiving prasad.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26A photograph of a ritual gathering under a corrugated roof decorated with hanging marigold and mango-leaf strings. A seated figure, bare-chested with a saffron-orange cloth and long swept-back hair, receives devotees. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a white and red flower garland bends forward, his hands held out, while another bearded man in white with a garland stands nearby. Several men in white garlands and white dhotis stand around, some holding brass plates. A wooden drum and a microphone stand at right. Several men in orange cloths and white clothes are visible in the background. The seated figure has distinctive long hair and orange robes, so this is a person appearance, present in person.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26A photograph of a ceremony under an open tin-roofed pavilion with palm trees beyond and marigold garlands strung along the roof. A bare-chested man in an orange cloth with long dark hair and a white flower garland leans forward and ties or places a yellow thread on the wrist of an older man in white clothes and garlands, who lowers his head in receptivity. Several men in white shirts and dhotis, many with white and red garlands, stand or bow around them. A microphone stands at the front, and a wooden ornamental panel is visible at the right, with fruit and flowers on a tray in the foreground.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26