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Outdoor photo of a tall bronze-coloured ornate ritual pillar or kalasha-topped column wrapped with white jasmine garlands and red flower strings, with green leaves at its crown. A figure with long dark hair in a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti or garment, wearing red and white flower garlands and gold ornaments, stands at right holding a rope and raising an orange umbrella with a fringed teal edge. Palm trees and a bright sky frame the scene, and a few people are partly visible at the lower edges. Identity of the central figure is uncertain from appearance alone.

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Outdoor photo of a ceremonial wooden ratha-style structure or palanquin decorated with white and red flower garlands and green leaves on top. A bare-chested man in a maroon dhoti with gold borders and a red flower garland holds a rope and a tall pole with a bright orange umbrella with teal trim and a dark floral emblem. Palm trees and green foliage surround the scene under a pale sky.2014-08-20August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesAugust 20 20142014-08-20August 20 20132013-08-20 +1 copiesApril 10 20162016-04-10Outdoor photo of a large ornate wooden ratha-style structure or kalasha-shaped carved base draped with white jasmine garlands and red flower garlands, with a green leafy top. To the right, a person in a maroon/brown robe with a red flower garland and a long gold-colored cord stands holding an orange and blue striped umbrella-shaped canopy, with palm trees behind. The scene looks like a festival or procession setting in bright daylight.2013-08-20August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesOutdoor ceremony beside a large ornate copper-coloured kalasha-topped pillar with a carved lotus-petal base, draped with white and red flower garlands. A man in a rust-orange robe with a long rudraksha and gold necklace stands at center, holding the pillar and wearing a flower garland, with a matching orange umbrella behind him. At right, a man in white dhoti with gold border and long hair raises a rust-orange banner bearing a black emblem of a dove and a figure. Coconut palms and a bright sky frame the scene, with a few people partly visible below. a person is shown at center with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace.2016-04-10August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesOutdoors under a bright sky, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a red and gold waist cloth stands beside a large copper kalasha-shaped vessel wrapped with white jasmine and red flower garlands. He wears a long red flower garland and a gold-beaded necklace and holds a tall wooden staff with an orange ornate umbrella overhead, the umbrella fringed in teal. Behind him are palm trees and green foliage, and a small figure in a niche is visible on the copper vessel. At the lower right, a man peers up from the edge of the frame. A purple logo appears in the top-left corner.2014-08-20 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual photograph under bright sunlight with palm trees behind. On the left, a tall ornate copper-toned ceremonial vessel or kalasha-like pillar is decorated with white flower garlands and green leaves. In the centre, a standing figure with long hair wears an orange-red shawl and a long red-and-white garland with a gold-beaded necklace, holding up a bright red-orange umbrella-like canopy and raising one hand. On the right, a priest in orange-red dhoti and bare chest holds a silver bowl and a metal pot while pouring or offering water near the figure. Two onlookers are partially visible at the bottom edge.2014-08-20 +1 copiesApril 10 20162016-04-10