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A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a Brahmotsava event. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes wears a heavy gold bead necklace and stands with eyes closed and face lifted. He holds a silver tray of mango leaves, bananas and flowers, while another saffron-robed figure at right extends a hand over a small flame and smoke. Around them a crowd of devotees in white garments stands under a red canopy, and a woman in glasses holds a Sony camera at left. Multiple people in white kurtas and saris watch with hands folded in prayer.

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December 23 20082008-12-23December 31 20092009-12-31December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor ritual procession in bright sunlight under an orange and red canopy. A smiling man with long dark hair, orange saffron robe, gold necklaces and a tilak on his forehead holds a steel plate of bananas, yellow flowers, green leaves and a red fruit, while another person pours from a silver vessel. To the left, a smiling woman with light hair presses her palms together, and a woman in orange with dark curly hair holds the offering plate with a black bag strap over her shoulder. Behind them, men in orange robes and a man in white clothing with folded hands stand among onlookers.2008-12-23Outdoor ceremony against an orange-painted wall with a hanging banana bunch and foliage. On the right, a figure with long dark swept-back hair, a gold necklace and an orange robe stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling, beside an orange-cushioned armchair. Nearby, a devotee in orange kneels with palms joined, a man in orange with a mala and a man in white with a yellow shawl stand, and a cameraman in white shoots with a Sony video camera. A low table holds a wooden tray of fruit and flowers, and a woman with white flowers in her hair sits in the foreground. a person is the figure in orange with long hair, gold necklace and namaste, identified by appearance cues only; other people are devotees, priests and camera operators.2010-07-24December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23January 01 20092009-01-01December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23