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A photograph of a man standing barefoot on a stone slab at the edge of an open pit, hands pressed together in namaste at his chest with eyes lowered. He wears a rust-red draped garment with a gold border, a pink and white flower garland, a heavy gold bead necklace and a gold pendant, and a white vibhuti marking on his forehead. His long dark hair falls to his back. Behind him stands a red and white striped wooden pole, and the ground is covered with pink, teal and purple striped cloth. Green trees and a red wall are in the background, with a cow visible at right.

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October 01 20172017-10-01Outdoor photo of a man in a maroon-brown robe and a long pink-and-white flower garland with a gold pendant, standing barefoot on a striped pink, teal and blue mat. He cups pink flower petals in both hands above a shallow pit in the ground, scattering offerings into it, with petals and a small yellow fruit nearby. Behind him a young man in an orange robe and orange shawl holds a dark umbrella overhead, and a man in white ritual dress with folded hands stands further back among green trees beside a red-and-white painted pole and a red wall. Appearance-based a person cues: long dark hair, forehead tilak, rudraksha, ceremonial gold pendant and garland.2017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01A man stands barefoot on a stone step beside a sunken pit in an open courtyard, hands pressed together in namaskar with eyes lowered. He wears a rust-red draped robe, a pink-and-white flower garland, a gold bead necklace and a gold pendant, with white ash marks and a red bindi on his forehead. Long grey hair hangs past his shoulders. A striped pink, teal and blue mat covers the ground, a red and white striped pole rests diagonally behind him, and green trees and a cow stand in the background.2017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01Outdoor ritual scene at a red-and-white pole beside a small stone-lined pit on a striped pink, teal and purple mat. A man in a dark maroon robe with a long pink-and-white flower garland, gold beads and a gold pendant holds pink flowers in cupped hands, eyes lowered, with a white tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a man in an orange robe and bare chest, wearing glasses and a mala, raises a conch-like object overhead. Other people in orange and white clothing stand behind with hands folded, and a green coconut sits on the mat, with petals scattered near the pit.2017-10-01Outdoor ritual scene at a red-painted structure with a white-and-red striped pole. A man in rust-brown robes with a long pink-and-white flower garland and a gold pendant stands barefoot with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes lowered. Behind him a younger man in orange robes and bare upper body holds a red-and-gold umbrella over him. Rose petals lie on the striped pink, teal and purple mat and around a square pit in the ground. A man in white dhoti with gold border stands with folded hands in the background among green trees.2017-10-01Outdoor ritual scene at a shallow pit in a paved courtyard, with a red-painted wall at left and a striped pink, blue and teal cloth covering the ground. A man in a maroon-brown robe with a long pink-and-white flower garland and a gold pendant stands barefoot, holding pink flowers over the pit with downcast eyes. Behind him, a younger man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a rudraksha-style pendant, holds a curved ceremonial handle under a red-and-gold canopy. Scattered petals and marigold-like flowers lie around the hole, and a second figure in white dhoti with folded hands stands in the background among green trees. a person is the man in the maroon robe, identifiable by his garland and gold pendant, performing a flower offering.2017-10-01Outdoor photo of two men in saffron-red robes at a shallow pit dug into the ground, beside a red-and-white painted pole and a red wall. The man standing behind has long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a pink and white flower garland and gold necklaces; he holds his palms pressed together in prayer. The man in front bends forward, bare-chested with a red dhoti and a shawl over his shoulder, long curly hair and a rudraksha mala with gold bead ornaments, reaching down toward the pit with a red offering in his hand. Bright striped pink, teal and purple cloth covers the ground and green trees stand behind. Ritual setting, possibly a foundation or offering at the pit.2017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01A barefoot man in a maroon-brown dhoti-style garment stands on a striped pink, teal and blue cloth beside a red-painted pillar, pouring rose petals into a square pit in the ground. He wears a long pink-and-white flower garland, a gold pendant, gold beaded necklaces and a white tilak on his forehead. Behind him a shirtless attendant in orange-red robes holds an umbrella with red tassels and a folded cloth. A third person in white ritual dhoti stands with hands folded near a white-and-red railing under green trees. Petals are scattered around the pit.2017-10-01