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March 27 20132013-03-27A bald man in glasses stands outdoors among green plants and white plumeria flowers, wearing a white unstitched upper wrap with a gold-bordered cloth and a gold-bordered white dhoti. He wears a gold bead necklace and holds a polished silver kalasha with a coconut and red flowers on a silver tray, with white ash markings on his forehead and arms. A palm trunk marked with yellow bands stands at left. The scene suggests a ritual offering being carried, but the man's identity is not established from appearance.2011-09-29Close view of a priest in white dhoti and shawl holding an ornate silver kalasha with jeweled band, topped with green mango leaves and a yellow-orange coconut, carried on a silver tray. Embossed deity figures decorate the vessel. Behind him, several people in white attire stand along the edge of the frame, some with hands folded. A red cloth and red-and-gold garlands hang near the priest; he wears a gold chain and beaded bracelets. Ritual procession or puja setting.2013-03-10March 18 20132013-03-18March 02 20182018-03-02A man with long, voluminous curly dark hair and a white horizontal tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron wrap and multiple gold ornate beaded necklaces, holds a large ornate silver kalasha vessel with both hands and pours water from it during an abhishekam. He looks downward in concentration. Behind him to the left, a younger man in a white garment with an orange sash and a red bindi stands in the dark background.2010-02-12September 03 20132013-09-03July 13 20132013-07-13A woman in a white and gold-bordered sari carries a silver tray holding a silver kalasha topped with a coconut and pink flowers, with scattered pink petals on the tray. Her face is turned to the side. Another person in white clothing stands behind her in a dim outdoor setting with foliage and a red pillar. The scene appears to be a ritual procession or puja offering in the evening.2011-08-13September 28 20112011-09-28September 03 20132013-09-03 +2 copiesNight-time outdoor ritual procession on a reddish-brown ground beneath a temple-style setting. In the foreground a bald man in plain white dhoti and shawl with a red-bordered cloth carries a brass tray holding a kalasha-like pot wrapped in woven material with green leaves. Behind him several men in white dhotis and white shirts follow, one in an orange cloth, and a figure in orange and red robes stands at right. Bamboo poles and palm fronds frame the scene, with a lit hall and a golden statue visible in the background.2011-05-16