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Outdoor ceremony under a open-sided shelter with palm trees behind. Seated in the centre, a man in white clothes with a white shirt and a rudraksha-style necklace wears a white garland with red flowers and holds a plate of offerings; beside him, a woman in a white sari with red-and-white garland and dark glasses sits on a white plastic chair. Around them, many devotees sit on the ground or stand, mostly in white and cream saris and white dhotis, with some women in green, pink, orange and red saris and a few children. Marigold garlands hang overhead and a woman in a red-and-white sari stands at the back. Ceremonial gathering.

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December 26 20062006-12-26Outdoor gathering under a shaded pavilion where seated devotees listen to a program. In the foreground, a man with grey hair and glasses wears a white kurta and a rudraksha mala, with a red-and-white flower garland. Beside him, an older woman in white sari with a red bindi and sunglasses also wears a white and red garland and holds his hand. Behind them, women in saris of red, pink, purple and teal, and a mother holding a small child, sit on white plastic chairs and mats. A white-clad attendant stands at left. The man's appearance is not clearly a person, so he is described only by role as a garlanded devotee.2006-12-26A photograph of a ceremony under a corrugated metal-roofed open pavilion with palm trees behind. A middle-aged man in white dhoti and shirt with a white shawl over his shoulder and glasses stands with hands folded, wearing a white and red flower garland. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border and glasses also wears a white and red flower garland and holds a pendant at her chest. Other participants in white and orange shawls, garlanded, stand and sit in the background, and a decorated festoon of marigold and leaf strings hangs overhead. Flower petals are scattered on the ground.2006-12-26A photograph of a seated older couple wearing white-and-red floral garlands at an outdoor ritual gathering. The man on the left wears a white shirt, thick-rimmed glasses, a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch, and holds a small tray of flowers and offerings. The woman on the right wears a white sari with a red border, dark-rimmed sunglasses and a red bindi. Behind them, a crowd of women in white, red and orange saris and a few men sit and stand under a rustic shelter with palm trees and a white structure visible beyond.2006-12-26Four elderly devotees sit on white plastic chairs and a low ledge in front of a crowd of standing onlookers, all wearing white or cream clothing and white jasmine-and-red-flower garlands. A woman on the far right in a yellow and red sari and a red bindi watches with sunglasses; the seated woman in the center wears gold-rimmed glasses. On the left, a man sits cross-legged on the ground with a garland and a brass oil lamp, a small brass bowl, and a tray of flowers and offerings beside him. Standing behind them are men in white dhotis and shirts, women in saris, and a person in a plaid shirt with folded arms. The scene looks like a ceremonial gathering or puja at an outdoor site with concrete blocks in the foreground.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26Outdoor homa or yagna at a open-sided pavilion with a sandy floor, palm trees behind, and a metal support pillar. Devotees sit on the ground in white and cream clothes with red and white flower garlands. In the centre, a man in white with a garland and a woman in cream with a gold border kneel at a fire pit, pouring offerings into flames from brass bowls. Nearby a woman in cream holds a plate of burning camphor or offering. Around them, people sit on white bricks arranged on the ground, and a woman in a maroon sari sits to the right. Other devotees stand behind in pink, orange and blue saris. Brass vessels and small bowls lie on the floor.2006-12-26A seated group of devotees in a ceremonial setting with brass and copper bowls, flower petals and turmeric-yellow offerings on the ground. In the foreground a bald man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a white and red flower garland and sits cross-legged. Beside him a woman in a green blouse and yellow sari, also garlanded, sits with a red bindi and bangles. Behind them a woman in a pink blouse with a red-and-white garland and a small child in red sit near a girl in a yellow top, while a man in glasses and a striped shirt with a rudraksha-style mala sits to the right. Hanging white and cream saris form the backdrop.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26