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December 26 20132013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26Photograph of a ceremonial padapuja-style scene at an outdoor temple setting. A seated man in a red-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a white garland and tilak, sits on a red-cushioned gilded throne and smiles as women in white saris with red-orange shawls pour or offer white cloth bundles and flowers over him. Around them devotees in white and saffron stand and sit. Behind, a decorated deity murti with a golden arch, kalasha-style offerings and flower garlands sits on a red-draped platform, and a canopy and palm trees frame the open courtyard.2013-12-26Outdoor ritual photograph under trees where a central seated figure in a red turban and red-and-gold garments wears a long white flower garland and heavy gold necklace, holding hands joined in namaste. Around them, devotees in white and red-bordered shawls and orange robes sit close together, many holding small brass lamps, bowls and plates of offerings, with an ornate silver chair or throne behind. A standing attendant in white holds a trident at the upper left, and a large crowd fills the background.2014-12-17Outdoor ceremonial gathering beneath a large yellow and maroon canopy supported by bamboo poles, with decorated palanquins and umbrellas at the left. A bald man with a sacred thread wears a white dhoti and stands with his back to the camera at the front. A crowd of devotees in white and cream clothing, including schoolchildren and women in saris, surrounds a low decorated platform draped in a striped cloth. Several saffron-orange flags are planted among the crowd, and an ornate chariot-like structure stands in the background under clear skies.2010-12-22December 26 20132013-12-26A dense outdoor procession crowd packed along a palm-lined path, with most people dressed in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers. Several figures with raised hands and folded palms face forward. Tall ceremonial parasols with gold finials and embroidered red, orange and yellow fabric panels rise above the crowd, and saffron-orange flags and bunting hang overhead. Thatched-roof structures and a brass band with drums and horns stand to the left. Several women wear saffron and orange saris and one has a long braid with flowers. Figures in the crowd count well above one hundred.2009-01-01December 26 20132013-12-26A photograph of an outdoor procession on dry grass. Devotees in white ritual clothes and saffron-orange shawls walk under multicoloured fringed parasols and carry saffron-orange flags. A woman in white in the foreground carries a silver tray with flowers and a small vessel. Behind her, a woman in a red-orange garment and garland walks among the crowd. At right, a person with curly dark hair in an orange garment faces away from the camera beside a videographer with a camera on a shoulder rig.2007-07-29December 22 20102010-12-22A large outdoor festival crowd gathers under a canopy strung with marigold garlands and orange and red pennant flags, with palm trees behind. In the foreground, several figures in saffron-orange robes stand close together; one wears a white turban with gold trim and another holds a gold ceremonial staff. Many devotees in white clothing fill the background, and a decorated stage or shrine backdrop appears at the top. A dense procession-style gathering is shown, with the blurred motion of people moving through the crowd.2008-12-29A dense outdoor crowd of many men and women in white clothes gathers under a canopy strung with orange and multicoloured festival flags and banners. In the centre a decorated ceremonial figure with a red and white plumed headdress is carried or borne forward, with a pink cloth hanging at the right edge. A man in white with an orange shawl holds a camera at right, and several people in orange and white stand near the procession. Faces are not visible enough to identify anyone, and no clearly identifiable a person figure is present.2006-12-31