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Outdoor photo of a long-haired man in an orange saffron kurta, face turned right and smiling, receiving an arati from a woman in an orange sari holding a brass lamp with a bright flame. Behind him, a group of devotees in white and yellow clothing stand with hands folded in anjali. A woman in a green top and glasses stands at center with hands joined. A large ornate umbrella with red, green and blue panels and tassels stands at right, beside a golden staff topped with coconuts. Palm fronds fill the upper background.

December 23 2009

Outdoors beside a palm tree and a pink-and-cream building, a man with long dark wavy hair and an orange shawl with maroon borders faces right and makes arati gestures toward a brass oil lamp with a visible flame held by a woman in an orange sari with maroon border and gold bangles. Around them, several people in white and white-and-orange clothing stand close, some with hands raised in prayer, and a woman in white with glasses and a red garland is nearby. A tray of flowers and offerings sits on an orange-covered table at right. a person: the man with long swept-back hair in orange shawl performs arati, a ritual of honouring a deity or guru.

December 06 2011

Outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal canopy with red pillars and hanging colourful tassels. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha mala raises a leafy green kalasha-like vessel with a leaf-topped rim, his arm extended upward, while a bowl sits below. Around him, dozens of devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaskar; many women wear orange, red and white saris and beaded malas. Flower petals, marigold garlands and small oil lamps lie on the mats. Tropical trees surround the open-sided pavilion.

December 27 2009

Outdoor procession on a dirt path beneath palm trees. A colourful striped parasol with tassels stands at left. In the centre, a woman with long dark hair and a white flower garland, wearing a white and gold-bordered sari, faces away from the camera and reaches toward a bald man in saffron robes. Several people in saffron and orange clothing stand around, some wearing rudraksha malas. A man at right holds a silver tray of round sweets, and another silver platter is in the foreground. A video camera operator in white is visible at upper right, and a trident and a ceremonial staff stand nearby.

Outdoor ceremony beside a tall white flagpole at dwajarohanam, the flag-hoisting rite. A central figure in saffron-orange robes, an orange head wrap, a long white and red flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace stands holding a brass vessel and a lamp while smoke rises. Behind him an orange parasol with colourful tassels is held overhead. Around them devotees in white dhotis and orange or yellow-bordered saris stand with palms joined; a woman at left holds a plate of offerings, and a man at right in orange robes and a beard folds his hands. Trees and red-petalled ground surround the scene, with stones bordering the flagpole base.

December 22 2018

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Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered around a central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a heavy gold necklace of beads and a large gold pendant, long dark hair swept back, arms extended outward in a blessing gesture. Beside him a man in an orange shawl holds a brass bell and spreads a fine mist, and devotees with raised, cupped hands reach toward the blessing. Others wear white with orange shawls, including a woman holding a camera and an older bald man in white. Many people behind wear orange robes and white dhotis, some with folded hands in namaste. The scene suggests a darshan or blessing moment.

Outdoors under a palm frond canopy, a man in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark curly hair and a garland of flowers around his neck takes a silver tray of flowers and fruit from a woman. The woman wears an orange shawl over white clothes and has a rudraksha-style bead bracelet on her wrist. Behind them, a row of devotees in white and yellow sits or stands, some wearing glasses, and a golden trident-topped ceremonial element is visible at top right. A sign-like yellow cloth and a red flower lie on a second tray. a person appears to be the man in orange, shown receiving the offering during a pooja or arati, with the attendee women in white sharing the ritual.