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A photograph at an outdoor ceremonial ground under a corrugated roof with pennant flags and a decorated pillar. A man in flowing saffron-orange robes, a gold bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead walks barefoot, leaning on a black cane. Beside him a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders, carrying a small object, walks on a white-patterned floor near a rangoli-style design and a gravel-lined ring. Behind them a row of people in white, yellow and orange-red stands and watches, with a banner reading in Kannada beside them.

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October 18 20102010-10-18A barefoot man in a flowing saffron-orange robe, draped over one shoulder and wrapped around the body, walks outdoors holding a black cane in his right hand. He wears a long necklace of large gold beads and a red tilak on his forehead; his dark hair is tied back. Beside him a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with maroon borders, with a red mark on his forehead, walks at his side holding a small object. Behind them on the ground is a circular rangoli-style pattern of white and coloured designs with a grey stone ring and a green mat. In the background are saffron-coloured walls, a metal stand, bunting of orange and red triangular flags, a row of onlookers, some in white and cream, and a silver pickup truck under coconut palms.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene under a corrugated roof decorated with striped cylindrical pillars and triangular orange-and-red pennant flags. A man in long flowing orange saffron robes and a gold bead necklace, holding a black cane, steps barefoot across an ash-covered ritual pit marked with white rangoli patterns. Beside him a bald man in white dhoti with red borders and a white shawl looks down, with a brass kalasha-style vessel and an orange cushion nearby. Behind them a group of devotees in white and yellow, some in orange scarves, stand with hands folded, and a red-and-white striped low wall and a banner in Kannada script frame the courtyard. This appears to be a firewalk or fire-ritual preparation, with the pit lined with ash.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA person in a flowing saffron-orange robe stands barefoot on a raised circular platform with a grey ash ring, holding a black cane in the left hand and placing the right hand at the waist, eyes lowered in reverence. A gold bead necklace hangs at the chest. Beside the platform sits an orange cushion on a low wooden seat and a brass kalasha pot. Rangoli-style white and coloured designs decorate the ground. Behind, a crowd of about twenty people in white and yellow stand with palms pressed together, under a tin-roofed shelter with orange and yellow decorative poles and triangular pennants. An orange wall bears a red banner with Kannada script, and a framed printed poster stands at the right.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph on a paved courtyard with white hexagonal tiles and red-and-white painted edging beside a water pool. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala walks barefoot at centre, looking down. A bald man in white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl supports him with a walking stick. Behind them, several men in white kurtas and orange or yellow shawls walk or stand, some with hands folded. Floor kolam designs in white are visible at the lower right. Photograph taken in daylight.2010-07-21A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange sleeveless wrap and long orange cloth walks barefoot across woven straw mats on open ground. He wears a dark rudraksha mala with a red tilak on his forehead, his hair swept back and eyes lowered. Two men in white kurtas and white dhotis with red borders, each with an orange shawl around the neck, stand beside and behind him; the man on the left holds a black cane. A seated man in white with a beard watches at right. Coloured-edged mats lie across the ground and a red-painted platform edge is at lower left.October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA long-haired man in saffron-orange robes walks outdoors on a paved path, wearing a large white and pink flower garland and layered golden bead necklaces, with a red bindi and white forehead marks. Behind him a bald man in orange clothes and glasses carries a tall gold ceremonial staff with twisted, ornate shaft. Trees and dry grass stand in the background.2008-12-28Outdoor ceremonial scene under a tent canopy with red, white and blue banners on poles behind. A young man with long wavy black hair wears an orange cloth wrapped over his shoulders and body and a small red forehead mark. Beside him stands a bespectacled man in a white dhoti and white kurta with an orange shawl across one shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck, holding a silver-coloured vessel with both hands. Seated devotees and lamps are visible in the background.2006-12-31A photograph of a ritual walk on a paved courtyard. A central figure in an orange saffron cloth draped over the head and shoulders, with a dark rudraksha mala around the neck, walks barefoot with eyes lowered and palms pressed together. Beside him a bald man in white dhoti and kurta with an orange-red shawl supports himself with a walking cane. Behind, a young man in white with a yellow shawl carries an orange umbrella and bag. Further back, devotees in white garments with yellow shawls stand near circular ash-marked fire pits with mats, and a woman in white with a yellow shawl stands near a stack of firewood.2010-07-29Two men walk barefoot across a dusty open ground beside a white structure. The man on the left has a shaved head, wears white ritual clothes with an orange shawl, and holds a black walking cane. The man on the right, with long swept-back dark hair, wears a flowing saffron-orange robe wrapped around his body and looks downward. Grey ash or fire remains lie on the ground behind them, with scattered red flower petals nearby.2010-07-21