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A seated figure in a red-orange dress and red shawl, wearing a long gold-beaded garland and gold bangles, sits cross-legged with eyes closed on a flat granite rock outdoors. A hand from the right, wearing a gold bangle, pours from a brass vessel into a small brass cup over an offering. Nearby on the rock are a brass pot, small brass vessels and a pile of pink flower petals. Behind them a rocky hill rises against a clear sky, framed by green trees. Stacked orange offering cakes sit at the right edge.

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A photograph outdoors on a rocky hilltop with a rugged brown hill and green trees behind. A person with long dark hair and a red-orange sari with gold border sits cross-legged on a flat rock with eyes closed, wearing a gold-bead garland, bangles and a bindi, with hands folded in lap. A pink flower lies before them. On the right, a hand holds a brass kalasha-like vessel and a bell-shaped brass lamp, and a brass pot sits on the rock in front. The scene suggests a puja at a hilltop.2011-05-17A seated person in a red-orange wrap and matching dhoti sits cross-legged on a flat rock outdoors, wearing a long orange-yellow marigold garland, gold bangles and a red forehead mark. Behind them rises a rocky hill under a pale sky, with green trees framing the scene. In the foreground at right, an unseen person's hands hold a brass oil lamp with a flame and a metal vessel, performing an aarti near a small brass pot and a wooden stand with yellow cloth on the rock.2011-05-17Outdoor photograph on a rocky hillside with a rugged brown mountain and green shrubs behind. A person in a red-orange sari with a yellow-gold flower garland and gold bangles sits cross-legged with eyes closed on a large flat boulder, with pink flower petals scattered beside them. Another person's hand, adorned with a bangle, holds a brass lamp with a flame toward the seated figure from the right edge. Brass vessels and small brass pots are placed on rocks nearby.2011-05-17Outdoor photograph on a rocky hilltop with a brown granite hill and green shrubs behind. A person in a red-orange robe with a red-orange shawl sits cross-legged on a boulder with eyes closed, wearing a long gold-and-orange flower garland and a red bindi, with pink flower petals placed before them. On the right, a hand holds a small brass lamp with a flame over the scene. Brass vessels and a stacked wooden box sit on nearby rocks. The person's features are not clear enough to identify, so no a person candidate is claimed and the identity is left unsure.2011-05-17Outdoor photo on a rocky hilltop with a large brown rocky hill and green trees behind. A person in a red-orange robe with a yellow-orange wrap and a marigold-style garland sits cross-legged with eyes closed on a flat boulder, wearing gold bangles and a forehead mark. Beside them on the rock are brass vessels and a small lamp, and a hand at right holds an aarti or lamp plate. A bald person with hands folded in prayer appears at the left edge. Looks like a puja or meditation at a rock on a hill.2011-05-17Outdoor photograph on a rocky hillside with green shrubs and a rugged brown hill behind. In the foreground at left, a person in an orange-saffron robe with a gold-edged cloth stands with one arm raised, holding small metal objects. In the centre, a smiling woman with a red bindi and a long orange-red garment sits cross-legged on a large boulder, with an orange-red floral garland around her neck and a hand raised in a blessing gesture. Pink flower petals are scattered on the rock beside her.2011-05-17A person sits cross-legged on a large bare boulder outdoors, smiling with eyes lowered. He wears a saffron-red draped garment and a long garland of white and gold flowers, with a gold armband. Dark hair falls to the shoulders. Behind him rise green trees and a rocky, scrubby hill under a pale sky. To the right on the ground are brass pots, a brass vessel, small pots with green coconuts, a plate of offerings, and a red cloth. The scene suggests a quiet ritual setting on a hillside.2011-05-17Outdoor photograph on a rocky outcrop beneath a rugged hill with sparse green trees. A man with long dark hair stands barefoot in a red-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a long gold-beaded necklace and a gold armband, and looks down toward a seated figure. In the lower left, a bald man in orange robes sits on the rock. Nearby on the stone are a string of pink flowers, brass pots, small brass vessels and bowls on a red mat. Lush bushes and trees frame the scene.2011-05-17A photograph of a figure seated cross-legged on a large flat rock in a hillside setting with green shrubs and a rocky hill behind. The seated person wears a salmon-pink wrap over the shoulder and pink trousers, with a long yellow-and-orange flower garland around the neck, gold bangles and long dark hair. Beside the rock on a pink cloth stand brass vessels, a brass pot and small brass kalashas with offerings, and to the right are two patterned cushions or boxes. The person appears to be a sannyasi in pink ritual dress, though the pink wrap and garland alone do not establish identity; the page indicates no a person presence at this event, so the figure is recorded as unsure.2011-05-17A seated figure in red-orange robes with a marigold garland and a red-yellow tilak on the forehead sits cross-legged on a large rock outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting in the lap with flowers. Behind is a rocky hill with green shrubs and trees. In the foreground right, a hand holds a brass oil lamp (aarti) with smoke rising, and to the right on the rock are brass pots, small brass vessels and folded cloths. The scene is a hilltop ritual by daylight.2011-05-17A person sits cross-legged in meditation on a large rounded boulder outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting in lap. They wear a saffron-red garment draped over the body and a long multi-coloured beaded garland of yellow and orange flowers around the neck. Behind is a rocky, tree-covered hill under a pale sky, with green shrubs framing the rock. A brass vessel sits on a nearby rock. The figure's distinctive visible cues are long dark hair and a red garment with garland, but the appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity, so the subject is treated as a meditating person.2011-05-17Outdoor photograph on a hillside with green trees and a rising wooded hill behind. A shaved-headed priest in orange-saffron robes with gold trim stands at left, back partly turned, raising a brass plate or arati lamp with a flame and offerings. Seated cross-legged on a rock at right, eyes closed, is a person in red-saffron robes with a long gold-bead garland, bangles and a red bindi, hands folded in lap, base of the rock covered with pink flowers.2011-05-17