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February 23 2015

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Outdoor photograph under bright sunlight with a large copper kalasha or vessel-shaped ritual pot at left, decorated with white and orange-red flower garlands and green leaves on top. A man in an orange-red garment with a red-orange flower garland stands at centre with palms pressed together at his face in namaskar. Coconut palms and a clear blue sky fill the background, with a striped pole and a red-and-maroon cloth at right.2015-02-23January 04 20152015-01-04A person with short dark hair stands outdoors with palms pressed together at the chest in a namaskar gesture, eyes closed. They wear a rust-orange garment, a long rudraksha mala, a white and red flower garland, and gold bangles. Beside them is an ornately carved wooden pillar or temple-style shrine with yellow and red flower garlands draped on its base, and a green-and-gold cloth wrapped around the top. Palm trees and foliage fill the background.2013-04-14Backlit outdoor scene under a bright sun with a lens flare. In the foreground a tall copper-coloured kalasha or ritual pot stands on a base, wrapped with white and orange flower garlands and topped with mango or leaf foliage. Two people in the right foreground, with shaved or cropped heads, are seen only in silhouette, one holding a garland and bowing with hands at the chest. Coconut palms frame the background.2015-02-23January 04 20152015-01-04Outdoor photo beside a tall ornate copper-toned stone temple pillar draped with white, yellow and red marigold garlands and an orange cloth band wrapped around its top. A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe with a matching garland of red and white flowers stands at right with palms pressed together in namaskar, head slightly bowed. Palm trees and a stone deity sculpture appear at left under a pale sky, with scattered pink petals on the ground.2010-02-12February 23 20152015-02-23A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a copper-coloured ceremonial pillar or kalasha-style column, topped with a bundle of dried grass, green leaves and a band of striped cloth, wrapped with white and orange flower garlands. On the right, a standing man with his palms pressed together in anjali mudra bows toward the column; he wears an orange-and-gold dhoti, an orange shawl with gold trim, a gold necklace, a red-and-blue beaded mala and a red-and-white flower garland. On the left, a deity figure or murti is partly visible beneath a large garland of red roses and yellow marigolds. Palm trees stand in the background under bright sunlight.2015-01-04Outdoors beneath palm fronds, a person stands beside an ornately carved reddish-brown stone shrine topped with a green and gold cloth wrap and red sash. Yellow marigold garlands hang on its pillars. The person, eyes closed in devotion, wears a long-sleeved rust-orange garment with a gold-striped waistcloth, multiple strands of gold beads and rudraksha malas, a white and red floral garland, gold armlets, and a bindi. They hold white flowers in cupped hands.2013-04-14 +1 copiesAugust 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesApril 14 20132013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14 +1 copies