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Outdoor photo of a festival procession beside a decorated cart with fruit, yellow flowers, coconut and green leaves on it. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl embraces a figure with long dark hair from behind; the embraced figure wears orange robes and a saffron-orange garment. To the right, young men in orange saffron robes and white tilak marks stand near a long wooden staff, one wearing a gold necklace and bangles. A man in white holds a small silver bowl near the cart. Onlookers stand behind a striped and flowered decorated arch. Corrugated roofing and a white building appear in the background.

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December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor temple-style ceremony under clear blue sky with trees and thatched huts behind. A man in orange saffron robes with long dark hair stands on a raised platform beside a decorated ratha or palanquin, holding a brass plate with coconut, fruit and leaves. Beneath the canopy, a deity murti in garlands is set on a table draped with cloth. Another man in orange robes, with dark hair and a bead necklace, kneels in front with hands together. Men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with yellow sashes, surround the table, handling offerings and flowers. Marigold garlands and a decorated wheel-like backdrop frame the scene, consistent with a procession or puja during the Brahmotsava flag-hoisting day.2008-12-23Outdoor ritual offering before a deity murti decorated with garlands in yellow, orange, pink and green. A man in an orange robe with a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads stands at left, breaking a coconut-like offering over a tray of fruit held by a young man in white. A woman in an orange saffron robe and gold necklace stands at right, holding out offerings, with several men in white dhotis and shirts around her. Setting is a street or temple courtyard with bright sunlight and a white building behind.2008-12-23Outdoor photo at a festival procession area with a crowd in white and orange clothing. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and tilak stands centre, holding a small object, with a sannyasi-like woman in orange beside him. Two men in white ritual dress hold a silver tray of bananas, pineapple and fruit. A woman in a yellow-and-white sari stands at left, and a tall golden pillar with ornate top is visible at right. Dirt ground and a wooden cart edge are in the scene.2008-12-23July 17 20092009-07-17Outdoor procession scene with many people in saffron and orange robes and white clothes. In the foreground, a young sannyasi in orange robes with a gold necklace holds a brass tray of fruit, including bananas, apples, grapes, an orange, and a halved coconut, along with sweets. Beside them, a smiling man in orange with a gold chain and rudraksha-style mala presses his palms together. Behind, ceremonial gold staffs and an ornate red and gold canopy umbrella are carried. Devotees in white and orange crowd around under trees, with a white building and palm fronds in the background.2008-12-23Outdoor temple-festival scene with a crowd of devotees in white and saffron. In the foreground, a long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl with gold chain ornaments stands with his back to the camera, and a bare-chested man with long dark hair and gold necklaces faces left with hands raised toward an altar. Nearby, a man in an orange robe holds a brass plate of bananas and offerings. Behind them a decorated deity murti is garlanded with yellow and white flowers, and a table holds plates of offerings and a lamp. A large floral garland hangs on the right, and a green truck and tall structures are in the background. Several dozen people are visible in the crowd.2008-12-23A 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.2009-12-23August 03 20082008-08-03Outdoor festival scene at a Brahmotsava-style procession beside a decorated deity murti garlanded with marigold flowers, set under a thatched roof. In the foreground, a young man in white kurta with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds a silver tray of bananas, apples, a halved coconut and marigold petals. Beside him, a smiling man in white with an orange shawl and a shoulder bag. On the right, a person in orange robes with long dark hair offers a tray, while a table draped with a colourful cloth holds a brass bell and garlands. Several onlookers stand behind.2008-12-23January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23