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Outdoor photo on a raised walkway by a metal railing with red flags on poles and green trees behind. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold-edged cloth, carrying a clear plastic water jug, stands with his back to the camera. Beside him, a shirtless man with a dark rudraksha mala and a white dhoti looks down, holding a jug. A long-haired, light-haired man in a white dhoti and a dark rudraksha mala with a red bindi stands with hands near his hips, facing forward. At the right, a woman in a white top and white cloth with long dark hair walks past the red flags.

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Outdoor temple-courtyard ritual scene with red ceremonial flags on poles. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala pours water from a white plastic jug down a stone channel, while another man in a white dhoti with gold border holds a jug at left. A woman in white robes stands near the railing, and a man in white dhoti and a woman in a gold-trimmed white sari, both with a kalasha-style jug area, stand at right. Green trees and a metal railing frame the scene. Water spray is visible.2016-09-19Photograph of an outdoor abhishekam-style ritual at a courtyard lined with rows of black Shiva lingams on a wet stone channel. A bare-chested man in white dhoti and a white shawl, with sacred ash on his forehead and body, wears a rudraksha mala and a teal-and-white beaded necklace, walking barefoot along the channel. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border carries a large brass pot, and another woman in a white sari with gold border and a teal beaded necklace walks nearby. A red flag and a chain-link fence stand behind them, with a brick wall and more lingams in the background. Partial figures in white saris appear at the right edge.2016-09-19September 19 20162016-09-19December 21 20102010-12-21February 24 20172017-02-24Outdoor procession on red-painted steps at dusk under a pale sky, with banana leaves, a string of bulbs and red flags overhead. A central man with long dark hair and a beard wears a rust-red garment with a rudraksha mala and a flower garland, hands raised in greeting. Around him, men in saffron-orange dhotis, some bare-chested with beaded necklaces, carry a trident-topped staff and a ceremonial umbrella, while a woman in a cream sari with a gold-bordered shawl holds a staff on the right. A priest in white on the left grips a tall trident-tipped pole. A figure with a brass kalasha or offering tray stands in the middle. The scene reads as a temple procession or Shaiva ritual event.2017-02-24December 12 20162016-12-12Outdoor temple procession on red-painted steps under a pale sky. A man in a white dhoti with gold border and tiger-striped cloth holds a long white-wrapped trident-topped staff upright at left. A central figure in saffron-orange robes with white hair-dressing, a long flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala stands with hands folded in namaskar, holding a yellow cloth bundle while several bare-chested and saffron-robed devotees around him also fold their hands. A woman in a gold-embroidered blouse holds a golden staff at right. Red flags, banana leaves and a lamp post frame the scene, with a small white shrine structure with a golden finial behind.2017-02-24A procession descends a red-painted stone staircase at dusk outdoors. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a beard wears an orange-saffron garment and a long rudraksha mala, and holds a round parasol-like canopy above him. Behind him, several men in saffron and orange robes walk down the steps, one carrying a folded orange cloth. On the left and right edges, two men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth and bead necklaces hold tall ceremonial staffs; the right staff ends in a golden finial. Red flags on poles and a banana-leaf arrangement frame the scene, with a white lantern-like structure at right and a golden kalasha-topped pillar behind. The scene reads as a ritual procession with saffron-clad participants and attendants.2017-02-24May 24 20172017-05-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24