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September 08 20152015-09-08January 01 20172017-01-01Photo 11738328 +1 copiesNovember 26 20142014-11-26October 14 20132013-10-14January 18 20152015-01-18December 18 20132013-12-18August 27 20162016-08-27December 18 20132013-12-18Photo 11742828Outdoor ritual photo beside coconut palms. A central man with long hair and a dark beard, wearing a rust-red dhoti and a red-and-yellow marigold garland with a rudraksha mala, lifts a small bell in his right hand and holds a vessel in his left. Behind him a man in orange dhoti holds a tray, and another in orange dhoti stands beside a copper kalasha-topped pillar decorated with flower garlands, a brass lamp and a deity figure. A tall brass lamp stand with many tiers stands at right. Ritual puja or abhishekam setting.2016-08-27Outdoor ritual photograph beside a tall copper-clad ceremonial pole topped with a bundle of dried straw, wrapped with bands and decorated with marigold and leaf garlands. At its base stands a small carved deity figure. A man in a rust-red robe, long dark hair down his back, wearing a rudraksha mala, a thick flower garland of red and yellow blossoms, and a gold necklace, holds a small silver bell and a ritual cup, smiling as he performs a ceremony. Beside him a bare-chested assistant in an orange cloth stands, with a few devotees in white watching at the lower left. Palm trees and a pale sky fill the background.2016-08-27