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A photograph of a paduka procession send-off outdoors in front of a concrete wall. On the left, a person in orange ochre robes with a white flower garland and a microphone stands before a white-draped table with red flowers and a small mat. Opposite, a line of men in white dhotis and white shirts stand barefoot holding brass pots and a folded cloth, some with rudraksha-style necklaces. A striped canopy with tassels and a partly visible signboard frames the scene at the top right. Printed text in the corner reads a pedia.org, which is excluded from text

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February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24Outdoor photo of a paduka procession departure at a temple courtyard. On the left, a person in saffron/orange robes with a white and orange flower garland stands on a striped mat and gestures while speaking. Behind and beside them, a group of men in white shirts and white dhotis stand barefoot; several hold brass or gold-coloured pots and one holds a flat framed item. A large multicoloured canopy with tasselled fringe, blue and orange panels and a white emblem shelters a bare-chested older man with white hair, a white cloth over his head and a beaded necklace, who holds the umbrella pole. Plain grey block walls, a water tank and trees form the background. Many people are visible, about 9 to 10.2007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24Outdoor ceremony at a temple courtyard with a multicoloured umbrella canopy held over a procession of devotees in white traditional dress. A robed figure in saffron/orange cloth with a white garland stands at left beside a white-draped table and a small lamp flame. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, one holding a framed picture, others carrying an object on a cloth. Stone pillars and a carved deity shrine are visible at right, with a wet floor and a lit oil lamp in the foreground.2007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24Outdoor photograph at a courtyard beside a corrugated-roof shed, with a concrete wall and water tank behind. A figure in an orange saffron robe with a white flower garland, long dark hair and a raised hand holding a long orange flag on a pole stands at left beside a small table draped in white with offerings. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange shawls, stand with palms pressed together in namaste. On the right, men in white hold a multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with tasselled fringe over a white-draped object, and a red cloth hangs from a stone pillar. The scene reads as a padukas procession send-off.2007-02-24Outdoor ritual scene at a temple courtyard under a multicoloured canopy with fringed tassels. A bare-chested figure in saffron-orange cloth with a white flower garland stands on a mat at left, raising a hand toward the group. A man in a white dhoti bends forward pouring liquid from a brass vessel onto the ground, while other men in white shirts and dhotis, some with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and white caps, stand with hands folded in reverence. A small brass lamp and a black bowl sit on the mats in front, and a white-draped table with flowers is at left. Several men in white stand barefoot at right.2007-02-24Outdoor temple courtyard scene with wet stone floor. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robe with a white and orange flower garland stands at left, hands together, facing the rite. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange shawls, carry brass pots and kneel or stand at a stone platform, pouring water in an abhishekam-style ritual. A multicoloured fringed umbrella canopy with a logo stands above. Seated devotees on striped mats watch at left. a person appears as the orange-robed figure with long hair and garland, standing as a presiding figure at the ritual.2007-02-24Outdoor photograph of a ritual at a temple courtyard with a multicoloured canopy umbrella fringed with tassels overhead. On the left, a person in an orange saffron wrap and loose orange garment stands barefoot on a patterned mat in front of a white-draped table holding ritual items, with a brass lamp and small vessel on a mat in the foreground. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand around; one bends low to pour water from a brass pot while others stand with hands folded in reverence. Stone wall and carved stone railing behind.2007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24