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December 25 20152015-12-25Outdoor temple ritual beside a palm grove. A woman in a red sari with long dark hair and a red flower garland stands at left, holding a bundle of tall yellow-orange strands wrapped with green leaves and white flowers. Two men in orange and saffron robes handle a wooden tray covered with an orange cloth; the man in the centre wears a rudraksha-style mala and a sacred mark on his forehead, and the man at right is bare-shouldered with a red thread on his wrist. Behind them stands a carved reddish stone pillar draped with yellow marigold garlands, with coconut palms and bright sky above.2012-04-23December 18 20132013-12-18October 12 20152015-10-12April 24 20132013-04-24Outdoor ritual on a green mat under palm trees: a copper kalasha with white flower garlands stands on a decorated base as a man in a red turban and rust-red dhoti with gold border stands centrally, holding a metal vessel over it. Around him, a man with a shaved head and mala beads holds his hands in anjali, a white-clad attendant holds a brass plate, and two men in saffron turbans and garlands hold offering plates. Yellow water tank behind, petals scattered on the ground, a camera operator at lower right.2014-06-29 +1 copiesOutdoor temple-style scene in front of a red curtained shrine with a deity murti dressed in orange cloth and white flower garlands. A bald older man in rust-orange robes and a rudraksha headband wears a long garland of white jasmine and red roses and holds a brass tray of flower petals, placing them with his right hand. Beside him, a younger man in orange cloth and a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Green trees and a stone-carved arch frame the setting.2012-04-27 +1 copiesMay 03 20122012-05-03 +2 copiesApril 24 20132013-04-24Outdoor temple scene under bright sky with tall coconut palms. A man on the left in orange-red dhoti and shawl with gold border, wearing a marigold garland and white tilak marks, stands on a stone platform holding yellow flowers. To the right, a shaved-headed priest in rust-orange dhoti and shawl holds a brass tray with an orange cloth bundle and green leaves, while a thin rope hangs above from a tall white-wrapped pillar. Below, an attendant in orange holds a brass plate, and another in white dhoti carries a plate of yellow flowers. A woman in white stands further back.2013-11-22Outdoor ritual scene beside a large ornate copper-coloured kalasha-style base wrapped in yellow marigold garlands and garlanded with white flower buds. A shaved-headed priest in a rust-red dhoti with a gold-bordered yellow cloth and a rudraksha mala bends forward, holding a silver tray of offerings. Behind him a second man in a white dhoti and white top reaches to the base, placing an offering. Palm trees and foliage surround them, and a fire glows at the right edge. No identification is made; the priest is described by role only.2013-12-18December 29 20102010-12-29