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June 10 2013

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Outdoor ritual scene at dusk with a large ceremonial axe blade at upper left and gold ring-shaped staves at right. A man with long swept-back dark hair, gold necklaces, a rudraksha mala, gold bangles and a maroon-and-gold wrap smiles while holding a silver kalasha topped with green leaves and a coconut-like offering. Facing him, a younger person with short hair, white forehead and body markings, rudraksha beads and an orange-and-maroon wrap receives the vessel. A shaved-headed priest in white-and-maroon stands behind. Several people in orange and maroon garments are at right and in the background, with onlookers in white at left. a person is the central man with long hair, gold garlands and ornate dress, shown in a ceremonial exchange of the kalasha.2013-06-10May 24 20132013-05-24A photograph of a man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl with a heavy gold beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style rope garland, wrist bands on his arms, and a small red bindi, standing outdoors under a covered walkway beside a car. Beside him a young boy in orange-saffron cloth and a rudraksha mala holds a brass tray with a glass pot of water topped with green leaves and flowers. Terracotta walls and trees are in the background.2013-05-27June 26 20172017-06-26September 16 20142014-09-16May 24 20132013-05-24July 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copiesMarch 13 20132013-03-13July 17 20132013-07-17Outdoor photo of a procession on a paved path beside a red brick wall and green trees. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and a red tilak walks in rust-orange robes with gold-and-yellow borders, wearing a large gold bead necklace and a rope-like rudraksha-style shawl over one shoulder, with golden armbands. Behind him a shaven-headed man in a white forehead band and orange-brown robes walks with a red tilak. Several young attendants in maroon and orange robes, with white forehead bands, painted arm markings and beaded necklaces, walk alongside and behind. The scene looks like a ceremonial walk.2013-05-28Outdoor photo on a paved path near a yellow shrine structure and a parked red vehicle. A man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial pendant, wearing a maroon-red robe with jewelled armbands, smiles and gestures toward a young man in orange-red cloth holding a tall wooden staff with a white forehead mark. To the left, a man in orange-red cloth with white body markings holds a coconut and a pink cloth offering. At right, another man in red-orange cloth wears a rudraksha mala. The group appears to be in a ritual procession. a person candidate is the central maroon-robed man with long hair and distinctive adornments, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2017-06-26Outdoor procession of saffron-robed devotees under bright daylight. A man in the centre wears a brown-and-gold dhoti-style garment, a long rudraksha mala, a heavy gold multi-strand necklace and a red bindi, with long swept-back hair; he is smiling and is an appearance-based a person candidate. Around him, shaven-headed men in orange and saffron cloth carry rudraksha malas; two on the left hold long poles topped with orange-and-red fringed ceremonial umbrellas bearing a bird emblem, and a man on the right holds a silver vessel on a tray decorated with a coconut or fruit, marigolds and leaves. Brick walls and a few onlookers are visible behind.2013-04-14