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A young man with long, wavy dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange saffron robe with a maroon border and a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant. He smiles while carrying a silver tray of white flowers, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a wooden table draped in orange cloth holding a brass bell, coconut halves, bananas, yellow flowers, brass vessels and offerings. Orange and yellow decorative banners hang from poles above, with palm trees and a red building behind. A crowd of men and women in white shirts and saris, some with garlands and folded hands, watches nearby. Whether the robed man is a person cannot be determined from appearance, so no identification is made.

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Outdoor ritual scene near palm trees and a thatched hut. A young man with long wavy hair wears an orange robe, a gold-coloured bead necklace and a dark red sash, and he is handling a small dark object over a brass tray. Beside him an older bald man in white clothes and a purple mala smiles while holding a coconut and a silver plate of bananas, apples and coconut. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and yellow clothing watches, including a woman in glasses and a child. Two ornate yellow and red flags on poles stand in the background.2009-12-23A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a temple-like complex with a corrugated metal roof. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange robes, long swept-back hair, a gold necklace of large beads and a gold pendant, and white and red forehead markings reaches his right hand over a silver bowl of red offerings. Behind him stand a crowd of devotees, including a man in white with a yellow cloth and a woman in white with a yellow shawl holding a brass vessel. Another saffron-robed man stands at right. Tables with yellow flowers and banana leaves are at left. Prominent visible cues suggest a person as the saffron-robed figure in front, conducting the offering.2008-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A photograph of an outdoor puja procession beneath palm trees. In the foreground, a man in long-haired orange robes with a saffron shawl stands at an orange-draped table of bananas and offerings, facing away from the camera. Around him, many devotees in white kurtas and dhotis stand holding brass plates of fruit and a decorated basket; some wear rudraksha malas and yellow shoulder bags. Two decorated ceremonial flags on poles, with red and yellow embroidery, rise behind the crowd, and a red building stands at right. Several people are visible in the background.2009-12-23Outdoor photograph at a festival procession. A young man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style ornaments and a gold necklace holds out a silver tray of bananas, coconuts, and other fruit toward a worshipper, while a woman in orange and maroon sari holds the tray beside him. Behind them, men in white and saffron robes wear gold beaded necklaces, and a golden staff stands in the background. A man in white on the left extends his cupped hands, and a man in white holds a small red cloth. Trees and a wire fence fill the background under bright daylight.2008-12-23December 27 20082008-12-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial moment at a festival crowd. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, a white tripundra forehead marking, a saffron/orange robe and heavy gold necklaces with a large pendant wears a saffron garment and extends his arm toward a tray of rudraksha beads and bananas held by a man in orange with gold beads. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure with long hair, saffron robe and ornate gold necklaces. Behind them a man in white with a rudraksha mala watches, and devotees in white and yellow saris and kurtas press close, some with hands folded. A man in the foreground holds a conch-shaped vessel and a bowl of fruit and marigold garlands.2008-12-23A photograph of an outdoor gathering near a decorated temple structure with copper-coloured carvings and marigold garlands. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, an orange sleeveless robe and a gold ceremonial necklace smiles and extends his hand in blessing toward an older woman in a beige sari who bows with her hands raised to her forehead. Behind her, a man in white dress with folded hands stands among other people in white and light clothing. A tray in the foreground holds fruit, flower petals and a small brass vessel. Palm trees and a pale sky appear in the background.2006-12-23A photograph of an outdoor tented serving area where devotees in saffron and orange robes distribute food. In the foreground, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair and a kumkum/vibhuti mark on his forehead wears an orange shawl, a thick beaded rudraksha mala with a ceremonial gold necklace, and holds a white plastic tray of rice and curry. Beside him a shaved-headed devotee in orange with a red-and-orange scarf and rudraksha beads serves rice from a brass-framed steel container, wearing clear plastic gloves. A woman in white with sandalwood-marked forehead stands behind them. The long-haired man's appearance (hair, saffron shawl, rudraksha, gold necklace) is a person candidate; his role is a server distributing a meal.2015-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor procession at a ritual event, with a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a heavy gold necklace at centre, smiling and raising one arm, holding a tall golden staff topped with a flag. Behind him, a man in saffron robes carries a trident-topped staff and wears gold chains, while a man in saffron with a yellow shawl and a young man in saffron robes with a tilak walk alongside. Right foreground, a tray holds bananas, green grapes and a coconut, and a woman in white sari with a white shawl carries a tray of red flowers. Men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas and women in white saris line the procession, with a striped canopy and a tiled-roof building behind.2008-12-23Outdoor temple-style offering scene under coconut palms. A young man with long, dark wavy hair and a vibhuti mark on his forehead wears an orange saffron robe and a gold-toned beaded necklace with a pendant, holding a silver tray of apples, mangoes and oranges. Behind him a table draped in orange cloth holds bananas, pineapple, fruit bowls and brass vessels, and a gold-painted palanquin or canopy stands in the background. A woman in white clothes with a gold bangle reaches toward the tray, while men in white shirts with blue lanyards and women in white saris stand nearby. Visible people number roughly 6-20.2009-12-23