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Outdoor ritual photograph in bright daylight beside palm trees. A large copper-coloured kalasha-style vessel stands on a tiered base, topped with a bundle of dried grass and green leaves, wrapped in a striped cloth and draped with white and yellow marigold garlands. At right, a figure in a rust-orange dhoti and matching top, wearing a red and blue flower garland, gold necklaces and bangles, holds his hands over the vessel with an offering; an attendant bare-chested to the right handles a vessel. Smoke rises at right. Behind, a small seated crowd in white clothes watches from the left side. a person in the central figure, with long hair and ornate gold necklaces, performing an abhishekam-style offering.2015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04Outdoor photo of an ornate copper-coloured ceremonial pillar, a dhwajasthamba-style post, topped with a bundle of dried grass or straw, green leaves and a white cloth wrap, with garlands of marigold, rose and white flowers draped around its base. A man stands at right in orange-red dhoti and wrap with a yellow border, hands pressed in anjali, wearing a long red-and-white flower garland with blue accents, gold armlets and a gold chest ornament, bowing before the pillar. Palm fronds and a clear blue sky fill the background. At left, a large garland of red roses and yellow marigolds hangs over a painted statue or object with a red and blue design.2015-01-04Outdoor photo at dusk beside a tall ornate copper-toned ritual pillar with a carved base and wrapped orange bands near its top. A figure in orange robes with a matching orange-saffron garment and a multi-strand flower garland stands on the right, head bowed, holding a small red floral offering, with palm fronds and coconut palms behind. A second person in orange stands partly hidden behind the pillar. Petals scatter on the base and ground, and a low red boundary wall sits at left under a pale evening sky.2013-02-28April 14 20132013-04-14January 04 20152015-01-04February 23 20152015-02-23A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a copper-clad pillar with a temple-style shrine on top, decorated with marigold and red flower garlands, dried palm fronds, and orange cloth wrapped around the column. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala stands on a raised platform, holding a brass lamp and a bell while smoke rises from the lamp. Palm trees and a clear sky are behind him, and a dark stone deity murti sits at the lower left. The pillar's base is carved with floral relief. a person (saffron robe, long hair, garlands and mala). One person is visible.2010-02-12Outdoor photo beside a tall ornate copper-toned stone temple pillar draped with white, yellow and red marigold garlands and an orange cloth band wrapped around its top. A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe with a matching garland of red and white flowers stands at right with palms pressed together in namaskar, head slightly bowed. Palm trees and a stone deity sculpture appear at left under a pale sky, with scattered pink petals on the ground.2010-02-12A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a copper-coloured ceremonial pillar or kalasha-style column, topped with a bundle of dried grass, green leaves and a band of striped cloth, wrapped with white and orange flower garlands. On the right, a standing man with his palms pressed together in anjali mudra bows toward the column; he wears an orange-and-gold dhoti, an orange shawl with gold trim, a gold necklace, a red-and-blue beaded mala and a red-and-white flower garland. On the left, a deity figure or murti is partly visible beneath a large garland of red roses and yellow marigolds. Palm trees stand in the background under bright sunlight.2015-01-04February 28 20132013-02-28August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copies