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October 15 20082008-10-15Outdoor photograph on a dirt road in front of a yellow boundary wall with posters. A silver SUV decorated with a white flower garland is parked at left, with a small fire burning beside it. A multicoloured umbrella with a golden finial stands at centre. Several men with bare upper bodies wear white or yellow dhotis and hold brass puja plates, flowers and a lamp. A woman in an orange sari with a garland and a man in white dhoti and shirt stand at centre, and a bare-backed woman in a red and white cloth with white markings on her back receives or offers the plate. Palm trees and power lines fill the background.2008-10-15 +1 copiesOctober 15 20082008-10-15January 01 20122012-01-01Outdoor photo of a roadside welcome. On the left, a man in saffron robes with a saffron head cloth, a long garland of beads, and white tilak marks stands beside a grey car, smiling. A woman in white clothes holds up a large flower garland of red, yellow and multicoloured blossoms toward him. Nearby, a man in white dhoti with a gold-colored shawl holds a silver puja vessel topped with a yellow-orange pumpkin-like offering. Behind them, a crowd of white-clad and yellow-clad devotees gathers under tall saffron and gold ceremonial banners on poles. On the right, a shaved-headed man in saffron robes and a gold beaded necklace stands in the foreground, and an orange-clothed bearded man is visible in the background. Blue sky and green trees frame the scene.2011-07-15Outdoor procession on a sandy path beneath coconut palms. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a red shawl and beaded necklaces carries a brass pot garlanded with yellow and purple flowers and a red cloth. Behind him, men in white dhotis and yellow shoulder cloths walk barefoot; two hold large multicoloured umbrellas with red, yellow, green and blue panels and tassels. A bare-chested elderly man with a grey beard and white dhoti walks at the centre, and a bare-chested man with rudraksha beads and a red cloth follows. A portrait banner and a parked SUV appear in the background.2009-12-30October 15 20082008-10-15 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a dirt path under palm fronds and a canopy of colourful festoons. At centre, a figure in long dark hair and an orange saffron robe, wearing a multicolour flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him, a man in an orange robe carries a silver tray with white flowers. Around them, men and women in white dhotis, shirts and sarees, many wearing beaded necklaces, walk or stand with hands folded. Ornate orange-and-gold umbrella poles and a round emblem sign appear in the background, and a green garden lines the path.2008-04-19Night procession outdoors at a temple complex. A young attendant in orange dhoti and bare chest holds a large multicolored fringed umbrella with a gold finial above the group. An older man in a beige shirt and trousers stands beside a white car. A man in a saffron robe with a white-sashed devotee look and bare feet walks at centre-left, hands raised. Behind him, a man in orange dhoti and orange shawl with vibhuti and rudraksha malas carries a silver tray with a white cloth-wrapped bundle and green leaves. Another attendant in orange dhoti and gold-bordered cloth follows. A boy in white dhoti plays a drum on the left. Men in white dhotis stand to the right. Decorated shrine domes and lights glow in the background.2016-12-23January 31 20072007-01-31October 15 20082008-10-15December 26 20092009-12-26