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Outdoor photograph of a ceremonial scene beside palm trees. On the left, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a rust-red turban, a full beard, bare upper body and a red-brown wrap, with pink-and-gold garland and gold armlets, is pulling a rope to raise a red cloth canopy. Behind him, a second figure in a red cloth lifts the same canopy. On the right, a younger man with long braided hair, a rudraksha necklace and body markings holds a woven basket of white cloth. A garland-decorated red and gold wooden palanquin or ratha stands at left, with a red-and-gold umbrella at right. a person appearance is uncertain from this view.

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December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor ritual scene beneath coconut palms. A bearded man with long swept-back hair and a rust-red turban stands at left, gripping a long white cloth, wearing a rust-red dhoti-style wrap, a pink-and-white garland, gold necklaces, and gold armbands. Beside him, two men in rust and orange clothing hold a rope and red cloth; one bare-chested man with long hair and striped body markings holds a woven basket. A wooden carved stand wrapped in yellow and red flower garlands supports a leafy green canopy at left. Colourful fabric hangs at lower right.2016-12-03Outdoor ritual scene beneath palm trees. A man with long dark hair, a beard, and a rust-red turban and wrap, wearing a pink-and-white flower garland, gold necklaces and gold armbands, is adjusting a long white cloth tied to a wooden ratha or palanquin-style structure decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and a leafy green canopy. Beside him, another man in a rust-red cloth lifts a red fabric, and a third man with dark hair, bare-chested with ash-marked skin, a beaded necklace and an orange-yellow dhoti, holds a woven basket of white cloth. The setting suggests a festival procession or puja preparation.2016-12-03Outdoor ritual photograph in a palm-fringed garden. A central figure in a rust-red turban, rust-orange dhoti-style wrap and multiple rudraksha malas, with a flower garland, grips a rope while lifting or lowering a decorated carved wooden palanquin-like kalasha structure topped with green leaves and marigold garlands in yellow and red. Beside him a bare-chested attendant with long hair and white body markings pulls on a rope, and another attendant in saffron-orange cloth with beaded necklaces stands by a red-garlanded wooden pole. A person in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala is at the right edge. Blurred heads of onlookers appear in the lower foreground.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor photograph of a festival scene under palm fronds. A man in a rust-red turban with a crescent ornament and a tilak, with a full beard and gold armband, holds a rope and garlands of yellow marigolds with red flowers. Beside him a younger man with long dreadlocks, gold hoop earring, rudraksha beads and a bare shoulder reaches to adjust yellow flowers. A basket holds white cloth, yellow fabric and a red bundle, with a decorated wooden palanquin or chariot in the left foreground. Two people are visible, and the scene suggests a procession or ritual preparation.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor ceremony beneath coconut palms. A man in a rust-red turban and rust-red dhoti-style garment, wearing a heavy gold necklace, a white and pink flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala, holds a long white cloth that hangs from a tall copper-brown kalasha-topped pillar decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. Beside him a bare-chested man with long hair, rudraksha beads and a wristband lifts a wicker basket of white cloth. Colourful striped cloth is draped over a platform at right, and a few heads are visible at the bottom edge.2016-12-03Outdoor ritual scene beside a carved wooden structure draped with a cream cloth and garlanded with yellow marigolds and red flowers, with mango leaves tied at the top. A man with long dreadlocks and a bare back, wearing an orange cloth and a rudraksha mala, lifts the cloth. Beside him a bearded man in a red turban, gold armlets and a long garland of pink and white flowers reaches up to the structure. At right a bare-chested young man holding a basket draped in white cloth, wearing rudraksha beads and a pendant, looks on. Palm trees and foliage stand behind them.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor photo of a ritual at a tall copper-clad flagpole (dvajasthambha) wrapped with a green leafy crown and a garland of yellow marigolds with red accents. A bearded man in an orange-red turban, orange-red dhoti and a white-and-red shawl over a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads stands at left, one hand resting on the pole. Beside him a bare-chested younger man with long dark hair, wearing an orange dhoti with a gold waistband and a gold armlet, holds a small vessel. A rope hangs from the top of the pole and a palm frond lies at its base. Coconut palms and a colourful pennant string frame the scene. The bearded man has long, swept-back hair and gold ornaments, but his appearance is not a clear enough basis for an identity claim, so the a person field is unsure.2016-12-03