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A photograph of an outdoor ritual beside a tall ornate brown kalasha-style pot with a conical roof topped with green leaves and straw bundles, draped with white jasmine garlands, red and yellow flower strings. A man in a rust-red robe stands on a raised platform with arms raised, holding a rope, wearing a long white and red garland and a brown rudraksha-style mala over one shoulder. Palm trees and bright sunlight fill the background. A man in white dhoti with a saffron cloth stands at the left edge.

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January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01A photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair and a vertical sandalwood-paste mark on his forehead, wearing a rust-red robe and a long rudraksha mala. He wears white and red flower garlands draped over his shoulders and stands beside a carved wooden palanquin-like structure topped with green leaves. He looks upward while holding the palanquin, and a second person in an orange cloth stands partly visible at the right edge. Palm fronds and a yellow sky appear in the background.2017-01-01Outdoors among coconut palms, a bearded man in a rust-brown robe and a long rudraksha-style mala stands on a tall stone kalasha-style base decorated with white jasmine and red-and-yellow flower garlands and topped with green leaves and straw. He raises one arm and holds a thin cord or rope, while a bare-chested assistant in white dhoti stands at left beside the base. A man in white and a seated spectator in white appear at the lower right near an orange railing.2017-01-01A photograph of an outdoor ritual beside a large ornate copper kalasha vessel topped with green leaves and a bundle of grass, wrapped with white and orange-red flower garlands and yellow marigold strands. A bearded man in a rust-red robe and rudraksha mala stands at center, his right arm raised and holding a long ceremonial whip-like implement, with a garland of white and red flowers around his neck. Beside him, a second man with a bare upper body, gold necklace and orange-saffron dhoti-style wrap also raises his arm and holds a cord. Palm trees and greenery fill the background, and a few onlookers stand at the right behind a gold metal railing.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01Outdoor photo of a ritual at a copper-clad kalasha pot wrapped in white and red-and-yellow marigold garlands, with green leaves and dried grass on top. A bearded man in a dark maroon robe and a long maroon-and-red garland stands on a raised platform, arms raised, holding a small object in one hand. Beside him, a figure in orange dhoti and a beaded necklace raises an arm. Tall coconut palms and gold railings surround the scene, and several people stand in the background.2017-01-01Outdoor ritual procession beside palm trees and green foliage. In the centre, a bearded man in rust-red robes and a white flower garland with red and yellow flowers raises his arms and smiles while standing beside a large copper kalasha topped with mango leaves and grass. To the left, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a striped border and a dark cloth bag walks beside the kalasha, and a third man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style garland is visible at right. A camera operator in the lower right films the scene.2017-01-01March 01 20162016-03-01August 27 20162016-08-27 +1 copies