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Outdoor temple-festival scene at a garden with a canopy and decorated ceremonial structures in the background. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange sleeveless robes and a rudraksha-style multi-strand mala with bells stands beside a bearded man in saffron robes and a pendant, both receiving a plate of bananas and a pineapple offered by a man in a white shirt and gold-trimmed garment wearing a red-and-gold shawl. Around them, devotees in white shirts, red shawls and saffron cloths watch, and a woman in a blue sari with gold bangles holds offerings in the foreground. Plastic chairs are arranged on the lawn behind the group.

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November 25 20092009-11-25A photograph of an outdoor temple-ground ceremony with a garden lawn, a decorated canopy and small shrine structures in the background. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and a multicoloured bead mala, wearing an orange robe and many gold-coloured bead necklaces, holds a tray of bananas and a pineapple surrounded by red flower petals. Beside him a bearded man in an orange robe and beaded necklace stands with hands near the offering, and an older man in a brown-and-gold shawl with glasses and red sash holds his palms together in namaskar. Another man in white kurta with a dark mala and a woman in a blue sari with white flower garland sit in front. Several men in orange and yellow dhotis with red shawls stand at left, and a crowd of onlookers in white and colourful clothes stands in the background. Blue plastic chairs are arranged across the lawn.November 25 20092009-11-25November 25 20092009-11-25Outdoor temple-grounds scene with a central figure in a saffron-orange robe and rudraksha mala, long dark hair, holding a metal tray of bananas, pineapple, and pink rose petals while others around him scatter petals. A man beside him in a white dhoti with a red-and-gold shawl also holds the tray, and devotees in white, orange, and red shawls surround them. A woman in a teal blouse raises her hand in a petal-scattering gesture; a man in a white shirt with a red shawl stands at right. Decorated pavilions with draped canopies, green shrubs, and blue plastic chairs appear in the background. Several people are visible, roughly 20 in total.2009-11-25Outdoor temple-ground ceremony under a canopy with striped red, yellow and green valances. A man in an orange robe with long swept-back hair and a multi-colour flower garland stands centre-left, receiving a tray of fruit and red rose petals from a man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala. A bearded man in orange robe and rudraksha mala stands beside him, smiling. In the right foreground a man in a grey striped shirt and red shawl presses his palms together. Lower left a woman in a teal blue sari with white jasmine in her hair bows with folded hands. Behind, men in yellow dhotis with red shawls stand near decorated shrines and a pillared pavilion, and a white-shirted attendant watches.2009-11-25July 07 20092009-07-07December 23 20082008-12-23July 07 20092009-07-07November 25 20092009-11-25Photograph of an outdoor ceremonial gathering under a canopy with colourful draped fabric. A woman in a maroon sari with a red-orange turban bearing a gold emblem and a long gold-beaded garland smiles while holding a silver tray of yellow fruit. Beside her a bare-chested, white-bearded man with white sacred markings on his body and a rudraksha mala offers the tray, and a woman in orange silk holds a silver plate of dried offerings. Other people in orange, saffron and red robes and turbans, some with white forehead tilaka, stand around them. Appearance-based identity is not established, so no candidate is named.2015-01-13 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20072007-01-12