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February 28 2013

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Outdoor photo at dusk beside a tall ornate copper-toned ritual pillar with a carved base and wrapped orange bands near its top. A figure in orange robes with a matching orange-saffron garment and a multi-strand flower garland stands on the right, head bowed, holding a small red floral offering, with palm fronds and coconut palms behind. A second person in orange stands partly hidden behind the pillar. Petals scatter on the base and ground, and a low red boundary wall sits at left under a pale evening sky.2013-02-28July 15 20112011-07-15A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a copper-clad pillar with a temple-style shrine on top, decorated with marigold and red flower garlands, dried palm fronds, and orange cloth wrapped around the column. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala stands on a raised platform, holding a brass lamp and a bell while smoke rises from the lamp. Palm trees and a clear sky are behind him, and a dark stone deity murti sits at the lower left. The pillar's base is carved with floral relief. a person (saffron robe, long hair, garlands and mala). One person is visible.2010-02-12March 10 20132013-03-10Outdoor ritual photo beside a tall copper-coloured kalasha pot on a stepped stone base, draped with yellow marigold garlands and a purple and red flower garland at the base, topped with green leaves. A man in the centre wears a red and gold dhoti, a long red-and-orange flower garland and a rudraksha mala, holding a lit flame in a lamp while smoke rises. Several shirtless men in red-gold dhotis and saffron cloth bend and reach toward the kalasha, and monks in orange robes stand behind. Tall palm trees and an overcast sky form the backdrop. a person is the central figure in red-and-gold clothes with a rudraksha mala and garland, holding the flame.2014-11-26January 02 20092009-01-02October 18 20102010-10-18 +2 copiesFebruary 28 20132013-02-28August 27 20162016-08-27March 10 20132013-03-10 +1 copiesOutdoor temple ritual beside a tall copper-clad ceremonial pillar with a carved base and a white and red flower garland wrapped around it. A man in orange robes with a gold-bordered orange shawl, wearing a red and orange bead garland, holds a small bell and a flame or offering near the top of the pillar. Beside him a bald man with bare chest and orange cloth holds a brass tray. Coconut palms and a stone deity murti stand behind, with a few onlookers in white at left. a person appearance cues: orange robes and bead garland on the man performing the ritual.2011-07-15Outdoor ritual photograph beside a tall ornate copper pillar wrapped with marigold and rose garlands, its top bound with straw and palm fronds, and a carved deity figure in its base niche. A long-haired man in a rust-brown robe with a red-and-white garland, rudraksha mala and gold necklace holds a silver bell and a small silver vessel while speaking, with the bell visibly raised. Beside him a bare-chested attendant in an orange dhoti holds a brass plate of offerings. Coconut palms, a leafy tree and a spiral metal lamp stand frame the scene, with a few onlookers at the lower left. a person: the long-haired man wears a rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold necklace and a rust-saffron robe with a garland.2016-08-27