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December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor photograph of several women carrying ritual offerings in a palm-fringed garden setting. In the foreground a woman in a brown and red patterned salwar kameez holds a brass vessel wrapped in yellow and white flower garlands. Beside her a woman in a cream sari with an orange border holds a brass plate of pink and red flowers, wearing a beaded mala necklace. Behind them other women in white and gold-bordered traditional clothes stand near a white-draped table with white and red flower arrangements. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-01-24September 14 20092009-09-14Evening procession on a dirt road. In the centre, a woman in a white sari with an orange border and orange shawl carries a silver tray of offerings on her head or hands, decorated with yellow flower garlands and a green coconut. Behind her, men in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls carry ceremonial staffs with gold finials, and several hold long-handled decorated fans. Multicoloured umbrellas with tasselled fringes and a decorated palanquin or ratha with garlands appear in the background. A drummer in white is at the right edge, and an orange-clad person stands at the left.2010-02-12December 24 20082008-12-24 +1 copiesDecember 25 20072007-12-25December 14 20062006-12-14October 20 20162016-10-20December 23 20092009-12-23A photograph of women performing a ritual offering at a gold-decorated seat beside a golden throne-like stand draped in red cushions and orange cloth with a yellow marigold garland. Several women in white clothes with orange or gold borders kneel around a golden platform holding silver plates with apples, flowers, red and pink blossoms, orange cloths and small silver bowls. A woman in a white sari with a gold border holds a tray with orange cloth and a brass lamp, while another in a yellow shawl sits nearby with a brass implement. A woman in white with a red forehead mark holds an orange bundle. At the top right, a woman in orange stands beside a brass lamp, and a red-and-white striped wall and pillar sit behind. The women wear rudraksha malas. No deity murti is clearly visible.2010-09-30Outdoor procession on a dirt path beside a chain-link fence and banana trees. Women in white saris and orange-saffron saris carry ritual offerings: a silver pot wrapped in red and white flower garlands, a brass tray of white rice, and a tray of purple orchid flowers. A woman in an orange sari and rimless glasses walks at right, and a man in orange robes holds an ornate umbrella and a saffron flag with a golden trident nearby. Orange and red festoon bunting runs along the fence.2008-12-31