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Outdoor ritual photo at an ashram-style courtyard. A man in rust-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing a pink and white flower garland, gold necklaces and a gold pendant, stands barefoot before a shallow rectangular pit with scattered red flower petals, holding pink flowers in his cupped hands with eyes closed. Behind him a bare-chested younger man in orange cloth holds up a conch-like vessel. A figure in white dhoti with hands folded and a small child in white stand in the background. A red and white striped pole and a red pillar frame the left, with striped pink, teal and purple mats underfoot and green trees behind.

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October 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.2017-10-01Outdoor ritual scene on a striped pink, teal and blue cloth. A bearded man with long dark hair and a white-and-red vibhuti forehead mark, wearing a rust-red dhoti and a long pink and white flower garland with a gold pendant, stands barefoot holding pink flowers in cupped hands with eyes closed. Beside him a young man in an orange saffron wrap and a rudraksha-style pendant holds an umbrella overhead. A pot-bellied green gourd and scattered petals lie near a shallow pit in the ground. Behind them a man in white dhoti stands with palms joined, and a red-and-white striped post frames the left edge. Appearance-based a person cues: long hair, pink garland, gold pendant, and ceremonial flower offering, performing the ritual.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.2017-10-01October 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.2017-10-01A man in a maroon-brown robe with a long gold pendant and a thick pink-and-white flower garland stands barefoot on a striped pink, teal and blue cloth, scattering red petals over a shallow square pit in the ground. A red-painted pillar and white-and-red wooden pole stand at left. Behind him, a shirtless attendant in orange-saffron cloth holds a long-handled orange umbrella or canopy, and a figure in white dhoti with a shawl stands with hands folded in the background. Green trees fill the backdrop.2017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01A photograph of an outdoor ritual on a striped pink, blue and green cloth. A bearded man in a dark maroon dhoti and shawl, with a pink and white flower garland and a large gold pendant, stands with eyes closed holding pink flowers before a square pit in the ground. A young man in orange robes and glasses holds a white-and-red striped stick overhead, possibly a ceremonial umbrella, and a green coconut sits on the cloth. A figure in white dhoti with gold border stands with hands folded in the background, with more people in orange robes at the right edge. Flower petals are scattered near the pit and a red pillar frames the left side of the scene.2017-10-01A photograph of a man in a maroon-red ochre robe standing barefoot on a pink, teal and purple striped mat in an outdoor courtyard, palms pressed together in anjali with eyes closed. He wears a pink and white flower garland, a gold pendant on a gold beaded necklace, and a red thread on his wrist, with a white and orange tilak on his forehead. Behind him a second man in orange robes raises a phone to film, and a small group of people in orange stands further back. A red-and-white striped pole stands at left beside a red wall, and a brown cow and green trees appear in the background. Ground has a small excavated pit with scattered petals.2017-10-01Outdoor 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.2017-10-01