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October 03 20162016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03Outdoor ritual photograph beside a carved wooden pillar-like stand wrapped in green leaves and white and orange-red flower garlands, with a rope hanging from its top. Palm fronds fill the background. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe with a multicolour marigold and red flower garland and a gold necklace stands at center, forehead marked, holding a plate. Facing him, a long-haired person in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha-style necklace and white body markings holds a brass plate with leaves and offerings. At right, a man in orange with rudraksha malas and glasses holds a silver vessel. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam-style offering, though no deity image is clearly visible. Three physical people are present.2016-10-03Outdoor ritual photo beside a carved wooden temple-style pillar wrapped with yellow marigold garlands and topped with a thatched cap. A bare-chested priest in saffron-orange cloth and a white-and-red flower garland stands at centre, holding his hands together and holding two orange ropes hanging from above. To his right a shaved-headed priest in orange cloth and beaded necklaces holds a wooden tray of white cloth, yellow flowers and green leaves. A third shaved-headed priest in orange, with sandalwood markings and gold bangles, stands further right. Coconut palms form the background.2011-12-11A photograph of a ritual scene outdoors beside a decorated wooden shrine or temple structure draped with white and red flower garlands and green leaves. A bearded man with long dark hair and a tilak on his forehead, wearing a rust-red robe, rudraksha mala and a white and red flower garland, stands with eyes lowered holding a small offering dish. Beside him, a bare-chested person with long braided hair wears an orange cloth and a beaded necklace and assists with the offering, while a shaven-headed attendant in an orange cloth and hoop earring stands at the right edge beside a camera. Palm fronds and a golden spire are visible behind. The bearded man shows the appearance-based cues of a person, in a ritual role.2017-01-01Outdoor ritual photo of a kalasha pot topped with mango leaves and a coconut-type bundle tied with orange and white cords, set on a copper-toned pedestal wrapped in yellow and purple-white flower garlands. A man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron garment, a white-and-red flower garland, gold necklaces and bangles, and holds a brass tray of yellow flowers while touching the kalasha. A second man in orange cloth stands beside him, and a figure in white dhoti is partly visible at right. A grey stone deity statue stands behind, with green trees in the background; a few spectators are at the lower left. The man's identity is an appearance-based probable match.2011-12-11Outdoors among coconut palms, a figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, wearing a white and red flower garland and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces with bangles on the wrists, reaches toward a carved wooden temple-like pillar draped with yellow marigold garlands and a hanging orange cord. Beside him, two shaved-headed attendants in orange cloth stand; one holds a wooden tray piled with white cloth, flowers and a leaf, while the other looks on. The scene suggests a temple ritual at a dwajarohanam-style flag-hoisting or pillar rite, though the exact ceremony is not visible.2011-12-11January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01Outdoor photo of a bearded man in a saffron-orange turban and rust-red robe, wearing a thick gold necklace, a marigold and red-rose garland and a rudraksha mala, standing beside a large ornate copper kalasha-like vessel draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. A shaved-headed attendant with long matted hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange dhoti, holds a silver bowl toward him. Palm fronds and a crowd of onlookers are behind them.2016-12-03December 14 20162016-12-14Outdoor photo of a copper flag-mast or pillar decorated with yellow and marigold garlands, with a carved wooden or metal shrine-like cap on top. Two priests in reddish-maroon and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl stand beside it. The priest on the right is bare-chested with a shaved head and holds a small brass plate; the priest in the centre wears rudraksha-style beaded and flower garlands and holds a plate, while a palm tree and green foliage stand behind them.2014-10-05