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Outdoor Pongal-style puja under a open-sided shelter roof. A young priest in orange dhoti and shawl with a beaded necklace stands with palms joined before a deity altar heavily decorated with garlands of yellow and red flowers and fruit. Nearby, a row of devotees in orange, white and saris stands with hands folded, and a seated man on a gold-and-red throne wears orange with a long beaded mala and white garlands; the throne figure shows distinctive long hair and beaded adornment, so this is a person presence. Offerings on a colourful cloth include bananas, sugarcane stalks, flower-filled brass plates, lamps and kalasha-style vessels. Colourful canopy fabric hangs overhead. A camera operator is visible at lower right.

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January 14 20172017-01-14January 14 20172017-01-14January 14 20172017-01-14January 14 20172017-01-14April 17 20172017-04-17A photograph of an outdoor covered courtyard during a ceremony. A man with a long dark beard and orange-and-red clothing sits on an ornate gold throne with a red seat, wearing flower garlands and a rudraksha-style mala, with a multi-coloured fabric canopy above. Many devotees in saffron and orange robes stand around him, some with hands raised in salutation. A woman in white and a woman in a long dress stand near the front, and several people with cameras and a photographer film the scene. In the foreground, offerings are arranged on a colourful cloth: bananas, a basket of flower petals, sugarcane stalks, brass pots and a garland. A decorated umbrella stands at the left and a kalasha-like pot sits on the ground.2017-01-14August 25 20172017-08-25Outdoor puja at a covered open-air pavilion with palm trees behind. Priests in orange-saffron dhotis, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, tend a large golden and green decorated deity murti garlanded with orange and yellow flower strands beneath a decorated umbrella. Foreground has a plate of flowers, bananas, sugarcane stalks, brass pots and a kalasha on a striped cloth. A row of devotees stand with hands folded in anjali, several in white, green and saffron saris and dhotis. A drummer section in orange cloth plays drums to the right. Visual cues do not establish the identity of any person in the scene.2017-01-14January 14 20172017-01-14January 14 20172017-01-14Outdoor ritual at an open-sided pavilion with a red-painted frame and corrugated roof. A seated figure on a gold-and-red throne, draped in garlands of yellow and white flowers, presses palms together in prayer and wears a white-and-gold headdress. Beside him a standing man in orange robes with folded hands faces the fire. In the foreground a homa fire burns in a yellow-brick fire pit with flames rising. Right side: saffron-robed sannyasis, one with an orange turban, stand in a line. A cameraman in white dhoti and shawl films the scene. Colourful striped canopy at upper left. a person seated on the throne with garlands, identified by a throne and garland cues but without distinctive hair, crown or saffron-ornate presentation, so unsure.2017-08-25September 07 20092009-09-07