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Outdoor ritual on bare red-brown earth in a courtyard. A young priest in a white dhoti and white shawl sits cross-legged on a pink-and-purple mat, holding a brass plate of coconut, bananas, flowers and food and a small brass bell. Six women and one older man sit in front of him, several with palms pressed together in prayer. Women wear saris in pink, purple, teal and red, and one wears a pink shawl. Flower-decorated stone slabs, yellow and orange marigolds, banana leaves, coconuts, brass tumblers and cut sugarcane stalks lie on the ground. Whitewashed lines mark the ground. A man in white trousers and shirt stands at the upper right edge. No a person candidate is visible.2016-11-18A priest in a white dhoti and white shawl sits cross-legged on a red-and-pink mat on bare reddish earth, performing a puja. He holds a brass vessel and a small bell-like object, pouring or offering over a steel plate with coconut, bananas, betel leaves, red kumkum and sticks of incense or cane. Around him, six elderly and middle-aged women and men sit in a half circle: one in a pink sari, one in a purple sari, one in a blue-green sari, one in a pink shawl with a white-haired head, and an older man in white with hands folded in namaskar. Yellow and orange marigold garlands decorate stone slabs and offerings. A yellow-walled building and a white-shirted man stand behind in the background. Six people are visible.2016-11-18November 18 20162016-11-18November 18 20162016-11-18November 18 20162016-11-18Photo 11698009January 23 20032003-01-23Outdoor puja scene under palm and banana trees beside an ornate copper-coloured shrine. A standing priest in orange robes with a maroon-bordered shawl, a yellow-beaded rudraksha-style necklace and a tilak on his forehead holds a silver bell in one hand and a lit aarti lamp in the other. Seated on a yellow cloth over a blue mat, a young man in white with a yellow shawl holds a brass tray of small vessels, and another man in yellow sits in front holding a tray of yellow flowers. Several devotees sit behind with hands folded in prayer, including a woman in a pink sari and a woman in a green blouse. Banana-leaf poles and a garland decorate the area.2009-09-25November 04 20022002-11-04 +1 copiesSeptember 17 20072007-09-17Outdoor ritual on grass beneath trees: a fire pit built of red bricks smokes at the lower left while a kalasha-like pot wrapped in yellow and orange marigold garlands sits on a white cloth. A saffron-robed man with a yellow turban, a long orange-and-red garland and a rudraksha mala sits on a striped blanket at the right, holding a silver bell and a plate of offerings. Six devotees sit in front of the fire with hands folded: white-clad men, a woman in a purple sari and a woman in a turquoise sari. A child stands behind them and another person films at the upper right. a person is the saffron-robed figure conducting the puja, an appearance-based label only.2002-01-01Photo 11698010