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Outdoor ritual scene beside a tall ornate copper-coloured shrine pillar wrapped in a green-and-gold bordered cloth and garlanded with yellow marigolds and red flowers. A person with short dark hair, a red kumkum mark on the forehead, a white-and-red flower garland and a wooden bead necklace stands in an orange-and-yellow striped cloth, holding a plate. Beside them a bald priest, bare-chested and wearing an orange shawl and red beaded bracelets, holds a flaming oil lamp over the plate as smoke rises. Coconut palms fill the background.2013-04-14February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor ritual photograph shot from below beneath a leafy tree. A man in a white-and-gold dhoti-style wrap with a white flower garland, gold armlet and wrist bands holds a lit brass lamp of several tiers (aarti) with burning flame, with a small bell-like vessel beside it. A bald man in a white garment stands at the left edge, partly visible, with a brass plate. At right, the dark stone or metal figure of a deity's raised arm and hand is visible. Smoke drifts through the branches above.2015-02-05December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor temple ritual beneath palm trees. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a white and red flower garland, layered rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a red tilak, holds a lit oil lamp and smiles beside a carved wooden ritual pillar draped with yellow marigold garlands. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes with a yellow border holds a brass tray of white cloth and flower-decorated offerings. A green leaf bundle and orange cord hang from the pillar, and flower garlands lie at its base.2011-12-11February 05 20152015-02-05 +1 copiesDecember 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copiesOutdoor temple ritual under palm trees. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a white garland with red-and-white beads, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and the flame is raised before a decorated stone shrine draped in yellow and white marigold garlands. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange and gold-bordered cloth holds a brass tray of white cloth, flowers and offerings. Smoke rises from the lamp.2011-12-11 +1 copiesOutdoor temple-style ceremony under a corrugated roof with palm trees behind. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron shawl, gold necklaces and gold bangles, stands centre holding a bunch of green leaves while a shaven-headed priest in saffron robes at left offers a silver tray. Behind them are rows of saffron-clad sannyasis with orange shawls and marigold garlands, several women in orange saris, and a crowd of onlookers in white. a person candidate is present, identified by long hair, saffron shawl and ornate gold adornments; he is in the centre, presiding over the ritual, with a few shaven-headed monks beside him.2013-03-10A man stands outdoors before palm fronds, holding a lit oil lamp on a silver stand in his right hand while another person's hands offer a silver tray beneath it. He wears a rust-brown unstitched robe over his shoulder, a gold-and-brown striped cloth at the waist, and a long garland of orange and pink flowers with yellow marigold accents over a gold-bead necklace. He has a red tilak on his forehead and looks down at the flame. The scene suggests an aarti or lamp offering. Appearance-based label: a person, based on the ceremonial garland, gold beads and saffron-toned robe, though the face and posture are not decisive.2014-09-26July 28 20142014-07-28May 05 20122012-05-05