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Outdoor ceremony under trees on a dirt ground, with a decorated palanquin-style platform in the centre draped in yellow and red cloth and covered with garlands and offerings. A few people in saffron/orange robes stand near the table; many devotees in white clothes and yellow shawls gather around, some with hands folded in prayer or raised in gesture. Ornate multicoloured parasols with yellow fringe shade the scene, and a red-roofed pavilion stands at right. Visible people number about 40, and no portrait or a person candidate is clearly identifiable by the stated cues, so the figure in orange is described only by role.

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December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23A festival procession on a dirt courtyard under trees, with a large crowd of devotees in white clothing moving around a red-and-gold palanquin or ratha. Two decorative parasols with blue, red and yellow panels and tasselled edges shade the scene. A man in a white dhoti with an orange sash holds a long white fly-whisk or chamara with a golden handle aloft, and a woman in a white sari stands beside him. Many women wear white saris, and others wear pale blue or saffron. Banana leaves and a red-painted wall frame the right edge. a person is not clearly visible among the people shown, so no appearance-based identification is made.2010-12-26December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor photo of a crowd of devotees in predominantly white clothing gathered on dusty ground beneath trees during a procession. Several colourful ceremonial parasols with blue, red, yellow and green panels and tassels are raised above the people, including a large multicoloured umbrella on a pole. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, some with yellow or orange shawls, while women wear white and cream saris, one in yellow. A man in a saffron-orange garment stands at left, and a bare-chested young man with a gold-trimmed white cloth and gold necklace stands at centre. A red pole runs along the right side, and a cameraperson is visible in the crowd. The image contains no visible a person candidate that can be identified by appearance.2010-12-26Outdoor ritual photo under trees beside a yellow-walled shrine with a decorated deity murti garlanded with flower strands. A tall, multicoloured canopy with orange and green fringes is held over a stone-edged pit area where brass lamps, a small brass vessel and flower offerings sit on a white-draped table. A bearded man in a white robe with a white turban and a yellow-orange sash stands with his hands raised in a blessing gesture, facing devotees. Surrounding people in white clothes and white garments wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, some with orange cloth. A man in a white shirt holds the canopy pole while a woman in white with a flower in her hair stands at the lower left. Devotees sit and stand in the background, many with their hands folded. This appears to be a puja or abhishekam with devotees gathered for darshan.2005-01-01Outdoor festival scene at a procession stop: a man in a saffron-orange robe stands on a raised platform beside a decorated palanquin draped in flower garlands of yellow and red, with a deity murti and offerings laid out on a cloth. Around him a large crowd of devotees in white and yellow clothes stands with hands pressed together in prayer. Two colourful umbrellas with gold trim stand to the right, and a green-roofed white building and a low wall sit behind. Several people wear orange and saffron garments. The scene reads as a puja or padapuja during a Brahmotsava procession.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession on a dry dirt ground beneath blue sky and green trees. Several decorated umbrellas in red, blue and yellow with fringes stand above a thatched roofed shrine structure. Many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas with yellow shoulder cloths walk in a crowd. In the foreground a man in an orange-saffron robe with a maroon sash stands with his back to the camera, arm extended. A bald man in white stands at lower right, and women in saris, including one in pink and one in green, stand to the right. Ceremonial flag poles and a gold-coloured standard appear at right.2010-01-01March 08 20052005-03-08 +1 copiesOutdoor procession scene on a dirt path beside rocky ground and bushes, under a multicolored ceremonial umbrella with a golden finial. Central figure in orange garments with a white and orange flower garland and orange beaded necklaces holds a brass tray or plate; a man in orange robes stands nearby, wearing a wrapped orange shawl and beads. Surrounding them are many people in white clothing, including boys in white shirts and dhotis, girls with long braided hair in white dresses, women in cream and white saris, and a woman in a white and green sari. A brass oil lamp stands at the front. A small blue balloon is visible near the top centre, and a cameraman with a camera on the left records the gathering.2008-12-24