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A photograph of a seated ritual gathering in white and gold traditional clothing. In the foreground, a white-haired man with a white tilak on his forehead wears a golden-bordered white garment, rudraksha mala beads and a gold-framed pendant, holding a small offering or lamp on a brass plate with lit oil lamps and flowers. Beside him a woman in a teal and gold sari presses her palms together in anjali. Another older man in glasses and a white dhoti-style garment holds his hands together in prayer. Others in white and gold sit in the blurred foreground. A maroon curtain and warm lighting frame the setting.

January 01 2017

A photograph of a ceremonial gathering under a pink-and-white canopy. In the centre, a woman with short silver hair in a white garment with a red shawl holds out her hands over a large golden tray of marigold petals and a golden vessel. Two shaven-headed young priests in orange dhotis stand at right, one bare-chested with rudraksha malas and white tripundra marks on his forehead; the other wears white body markings and orange cloth. Behind them stands an older man in glasses and white clothing, with women in saris and devotees gathered around, a camera on a tripod, a gold and red draped backdrop, and a gold ornament at upper left.

A temple-style ritual scene under a pink-and-white awning. A bald man with a rudraksha mala and bare chest, wearing an orange dhoti, holds a brass tray with a kalasha and marigold flowers on a purple cloth. A woman in a red sari with a rudraksha mala stands beside him, and an older woman with long white hair wears an orange sari and a rudraksha mala. Another man in an orange dhoti with white sacred markings on his chest stands at right, and a crowd of devotees and a woman in pink are visible in the background.

January 08 2017

Night-time ritual puja in a crowded outdoor courtyard. A shaved-headed man with a rudraksha mala and pendant sits cross-legged with palms pressed together, flanked by attendants and devotees in orange and saffron clothing, several with white ash markings on their foreheads and arms. In the foreground, a bare-chested attendant holds a silver plate with yellow flowers, and another person on the left arranges green leaves on a blue cloth-covered table, beside a brass plate of leaves and a small bowl. A small oil lamp flame glows in the lower centre. Behind them a dense crowd of devotees stands in saffron, orange and white garments amid tropical plants, watching the ceremony.

January 01 2017

Night ritual scene with devotees in orange and saffron clothing gathered closely around a blue-covered table. A young male priest bare-chested with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and rudraksha malas reaches over a silver plate holding a yellow fruit and water, while another attendant on the left offers green leaves from a bowl. A silver kalasha-style vessel sits at the lower right. Women in orange saris and men with white tripundra markings stand behind, some with hands folded in prayer. Tropical plants frame the background.

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December 12 2016

Outdoor procession with devotees in orange and saffron clothing, some with tilak markings on their foreheads. A young man in the centre, bare-chested with an orange cloth over one shoulder and beaded malas, carries a brass tray of flowers, fruit and gold-coloured ritual vessels. Behind him, a figure in red-orange robes and layered rudraksha beads holds a purple and gold embroidered umbrella on an orange pole, and a second umbrella is visible on the left. Other participants with white forehead markings and malas walk alongside, with stone structures blurred in the background.

A procession on an outdoor street. In the foreground centre, a young man with short dark hair and white sacred ash on his forehead, bare-chested with rudraksha malas and orange cloth wrapped at his waist, holds a golden tray with two ornate gold vessels and flowers, possibly for ritual offering. Behind him a woman in an orange sari with a red bindi and bangles walks alongside, and a tall orange pole rises beside them under a hanging decorative canopy. Around them are many people in orange and white clothing, some with white forehead marks, and a few blurred figures in the foreground. The background shows a crowd of onlookers, many in white and orange, under a hazy sky.