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October 15 20122012-10-15October 15 20122012-10-15Outdoor evening photo of a flag-hoisting ritual beside a tall silver pole topped with a bundled broom-like cluster of leaves. Four men in saffron and orange robes stand at the pole. The foremost man in an orange cloth with a white tilak on his forehead and a beaded necklace lifts the bundle, while a man in pink robes with hands joined in prayer stands on the left. Another man in orange holds up a saffron flag cloth. A red-draped table with a silver vessel, a metal bowl and red offerings sits to the right, with trees and red-and-white painted walls behind.2012-10-15Outdoor evening ritual beside a tall silver flagstaff rising from a dark stone base, with a bundle of pale grass tied near its top. Four men in orange and saffron dhotis stand on woven mats; a bare-chested man in pink on the left holds a small vessel, and a man in rust-orange cloth at center leans to tie or adjust the flag bundle. On the right, a young man in orange with a beaded necklace holds a plate of white flowers. Behind them, a red-and-white striped platform, trees and a dark stone deity murti are visible. Blue and white mats cover the ground.2012-10-15Outdoor night ritual at a flag-hoisting post beside a small shrine area under trees. Four men in saffron and orange ritual dress stand around a tall metal pole topped with a bundle of straw. The man on the right, wearing an orange garment and multiple beaded necklaces, pulls a rope up over the pole while another man in orange holds a rope nearby. A man in pink robes with a small orange bag stands at left, and a bare-chested man in orange cloth attends beside a red-covered table holding brass vessels. A black stone pot sits at the pole's base on a brick platform, with white flower petals scattered on woven mats and a blue patterned mat in front. Red-and-white painted stone platforms surround the area.2012-10-15October 15 20122012-10-15Outdoor ritual at dusk beside a large tree wrapped with orange and yellow threads. A bald, bare-chested priest in a red-orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala, holds a small brass vessel and steadies a lit lamp. A younger man in saffron cloth with white tilak lifts a fistful of pink petals toward the tree. A second young man stands in orange garments with a beaded mala beside him, and another figure in orange stands at the left edge. Scattered petals lie on the dirt ground, with trees and a red structure in the background.2016-10-31July 13 20132013-07-13April 29 20132013-04-29July 13 20132013-07-13Outdoor photograph of a group of young male devotees in saffron-orange dhotis performing a ritual near trees on a dirt ground. A central young man holds a lit oil lamp flame on a brass plate, while another in the foreground rings a handbell. Several bare-chested participants wear rudraksha malas, sacred ash marks, and bangles. A man at the far right carries a steel vessel with flowers and pink-and-white cords are tied around a tree trunk. A red-roofed building and a blue tractor are visible in the background.2016-10-31Outdoor ritual at dusk beside a bare tree trunk. Four bare-chested young men in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders stand in a line. The foremost raises a pink flower toward the branches with one hand, a rudraksha mala and bangles on his arms. The second holds a brass plate with offerings, a white horizontal tilak on his forehead and white markings on his arms. Behind them a third man in orange holds a leaf plate, and a fourth holds stacked silver bowls and dishes of offerings. A small oil lamp flame glows at right. Dense dark foliage and a dusk sky form the background.2016-10-31