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May 13 20152015-05-13Outdoor ritual gathering on a paved courtyard with a fence and concrete rubble behind. Many men, mostly bare-chested or in white dhoti-style cloth with saffron-edged borders and rudraksha malas, sit cross-legged on striped red, green and blue mats. Two decorated saffron-and-red parasols stand upright at left and centre. A man with long dreadlocks wears a gold necklace and white cloth and bends forward over a brass plate near the centre. Other seated participants hold plates or cupped hands, and a woman in orange robes stands at the back. Water tanks sit on a structure at upper left.2015-05-13May 13 20152015-05-13May 13 20152015-05-13May 13 20152015-05-13Outdoor ritual gathering on a striped cloth mat in a temple courtyard. A priest in white dhoti with bare chest, rudraksha mala and a sandalwood tilak sits at centre with hands extended over brass vessels and a small brass tray. Beside him a younger man in saffron robe and rudraksha mala performs the ritual with brass bowls and a plate. Around them thirty or more seated devotees in saffron and orange garments and white clothes sit in rows, several children among them. Behind them stands a red painted shrine with a dark deity murti garlanded in yellow flowers, surrounded by palms and greenery.2016-08-18 +2 copiesOutdoor ritual gathering on a paved courtyard with colourful striped mats where many people sit cross-legged. In the foreground a young man in orange cloth, with a rudraksha mala and white body markings, holds a brass tray of flowers and offerings, while a man at the left in orange with long hair and a rudraksha mala also stands near participants in white dhotis. Many bare-chested men in white dhotis sit in rows. Behind them, a small open shrine with a deity murti and a shaded canopy, flanked by orange and gold decorations, under trees. A man in white at the lower right holds his hands out toward the tray.2015-05-13May 24 20182018-05-24 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a large seated group of devotees on striped mats at a temple courtyard. Men in white dhotis sit bare-chested with rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a young man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala and sandalpaste markings on his arms carries a brass plate of flowers and offerings. Another saffron-clad attendant stands at left. Behind them a small open-sided shrine with a deity murti under a metal roof, and orange-saffron ceremonial cloths hang nearby. A wall, trees and a sky frame the scene.2015-05-13June 23 20172017-06-23July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesMay 13 20152015-05-13