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Outdoor ritual photograph under a canopy with a colourful striped fringe of red, green, yellow and blue. A figure with long dark hair and an orange-saffron garment sits on a low cushioned seat, while attendants in white dhotis and shawls stand around holding ornate ceremonial staffs and two decorated umbrellas with red and dark tassels. Ritual items are arranged on a pink cloth in front, including a golden kalasha-like vessel, a silver bowl, coconuts and fruit. Several seated devotees in white clothing sit on the grass to the left with hands joined in prayer. Green vehicle and hills are visible in the background. Date stamp 25 12 2005 in red at lower right.

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Outdoor ritual on grass under a canopy strung with red, yellow, green and blue pennants. A seated figure in an orange-saffron garment with a garland and long dark hair sits on a pink mat before a small brass stand and a golden vessel, with a brass kalasha-style pot and coconut nearby. Two standing attendants in white dhotis and shawls hold ornate embroidered umbrellas over him, and a third in white holds a tall silver staff with a trident-like top. Another attendant in white kneels at right holding a brass plate. Seated devotees in white clothes, some with garlands, sit on the grass at left in the background, and a green vehicle and hills appear behind. The photo is stamped 25 12 2005 in red at bottom right.2005-12-25December 25 20052005-12-25December 25 20052005-12-25December 25 20052005-12-25December 25 20052005-12-25December 25 20052005-12-25December 25 20052005-12-25Outdoor ritual on grass under a canopy with coloured streamers. A long-haired figure in orange and yellow robes sits on a pink cloth, holding a small silver vessel and offerings of fruit and flowers before a brass kalasha-like object. Two attendants in white dhotis hold ornate umbrellas, and a third stands at right holding a silver staff, with a trident-topped staff beside them. Around thirty seated men in white clothes with red badges sit on the grass at left. A green vehicle and hills appear in the background, and a date stamp reads 25 12 2005. Whether the orange-robed figure is the person named on the page cannot be confirmed from appearance.2005-12-25Outdoor ritual on grass under a canopy strung with coloured pennants. A figure seated on a pink cloth wears an orange and yellow garment, a long gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, long dark hair swept back, and holds a small brass bell in the right hand while a flame burns in a brass vessel before them. Brass ritual items, a coconut and a kalasha-like pot lie on a tray in front. Two attendants in white dhotis with purple borders hold silver staffs with trident finials and ornate umbrellas over the seated figure. A standing man in white with folded hands kneels or stands nearby, and a row of seated devotees in white clothes sits on the grass at left. Hills and trees are visible behind, with a green truck at the back. The date 25 12 2005 is printed in the lower right corner. The seated figure is an appearance-based a person candidate.2005-12-25Outdoor ritual on a grassy field under a colourful striped canopy with a row of multicoloured triangular pennants. A man in an orange-saffron garment with a long wavy hair and a rudraksha mala kneels on a pink cloth, bowing low with his hands on the ground, in front of a small silver-and-gold peetha and an arrangement of silver vessels, a bowl of bananas and coconuts. Around him, attendants in white dhotis and shawls with purple-maroon borders hold a silver trident, ornate ceremonial umbrellas with embroidered green and maroon canopies, and a silver staff. Several seated devotees in white clothes sit on the grass at left. The scene appears to be a ritual homage in an open-air setting with hills and palm trees behind.2005-12-25Outdoor ritual photograph on grass under a canopy with striped fabric edging. A figure with voluminous dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron garment, kneels with head bowed on a pink cloth before a brass fire lamp and a silver kalasha-style vessel, coconuts and fruit offerings. Three men in white dhotis and shawls stand beside, holding ornate silver staffs topped with trident-like finials and two decorated umbrellas in red, orange and gold. A man in white with hands folded in prayer kneels by the flame, and several seated men in white and bare-chested devotees sit behind. Hills and palm trees lie in the background, and a green truck is parked nearby.2005-12-25December 25 20052005-12-25