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Outdoor ritual photo. A man with long dark hair and a full beard, wearing a reddish-brown dhoti and shawl with a long flower garland of white jasmine and red blooms, stands on a raised platform holding a silver handbell and a small silver lamp, performing worship at a large ornate bronze kalasha-shaped vessel. The vessel is decorated with white and red flower garlands, yellow marigold strands, green leaves and a seated figure in its carved niche. A crowd of devotees stands at left under palm and green trees.

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January 01 20172017-01-01Outdoor photo of a ritual at an ashram. A bronze kalasha-like pedestal with a carved shrine niche and a deity murti is decorated with white jasmine garlands and orange-yellow marigold strands, topped with green leaves. To the right, a man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing a long red-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, holds a silver lamp and a bell while performing worship. A crowd of devotees stands at left under green trees and palms.2017-01-01A standing man in a rust-red dhoti and matching wrap, bare-chested, with long dark hair and a short beard, holds a silver bell and a small lamp-like ritual vessel while facing a large ornate bronze kalasha-style pot wrapped in white and red flower garlands, with a grass and leaf crown on top and a seated deity murti visible inside its carved shrine niche. Behind a golden railing, a crowd of devotees stands on the left in a green outdoor setting, watching the ritual; palm fronds and trees fill the background.2017-01-01Outdoors under a pale sky, a bearded man with long dark hair stands at right in a rust-brown robe and a long brown rudraksha mala, wrapped in a garland of white flowers with red blossoms. He holds a small silver cup in one hand and a brass handbell in the other. At left stands a tall ornate bronze-coloured shrine with a seated deity murti, decorated with white and red flower garlands, yellow marigold strands and a crown of palm leaves on top. Green trees and palms fill the background.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01August 27 20162016-08-27January 01 20172017-01-01February 23 20152015-02-23August 27 20162016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27January 01 20172017-01-01Outdoor dhwajarohanam at a copper-clad flagstaff (dhwaja stambha) decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. A man with shaved head, bare-chested and wearing a maroon dhoti with yellow stripes, stands at right ringing a silver handbell and holding a lit oil lamp or aarti over the base. Ornate copper relief carving on the pedestal, palm trees and foliage behind, a small figure visible at lower left edge.2015-09-08