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December 23 2016

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Outdoor photo of a burial-style rite at a freshly dug earthen pit. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing an orange jacket and rust-orange dhoti, pours bright yellow powder from a bowl into the pit. Around him, shirtless men in orange dhotis wear rudraksha malas, one holding a tall wooden staff with red and green tassels that bears a canopy. A woman in a red sari stands among them. A man in white dhoti with gold border and a man holding a brass tray with flowers stand nearby. Rose-petal offerings lie on a cloth at the pit's edge, under bright sky and trees.2016-12-30December 23 20162016-12-23May 27 20132013-05-27December 23 20162016-12-23Outdoor ceremonial procession under a leafy tree. A central man in a maroon-red turban with a gold and red emblem, eyes closed, palms pressed together at his chest, wears a heavy gold necklace, gold armlets and bangles, a deep red-brown robe and a long pink-and-white lotus and jasmine garland. Behind him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies, wearing rudraksha malas and sacred ash markings, stand near silver staffs and a silver trident. A man on the right holds a silver pole and a camera operator stands behind the group. Placed in a ritual procession setting.2016-12-14March 01 20162016-03-01Outdoor photograph under a corrugated roof with trees behind. A man in a maroon-red turban with a pearl ornament, wearing a maroon-brown dhoti, heavy gold necklaces and a gold waist belt, and layered pink and white flower garlands, walks forward and gestures with his right hand. Behind him to the left, two young men in orange dhotis and black turbans carry a brass tray of flowers and leaves, with rudraksha malas and red sacred threads visible. A red carpet runs across the floor, and a tall stone pillar and a colourful striped cloth hang at the right. a person: the figure in the center has a turban, ornate gold jewellery and flower garlands, consistent with the page's Tiruvannamalai Aadheenam Pongal event; the appearance cues are only moderately distinctive, so the identification is uncertain.2018-01-14December 23 20162016-12-23A bearded man in a maroon turban with a gold crescent ornament and a red bindi stands barefoot on stone paving under a tree, wearing a long maroon robe with gold border, a heavy gold necklace, gold armlets and bangles, and a large pink and white flower garland. Behind him, a silver umbrella with a multicoloured fringed canopy shades the scene, and a silver trident stands in the background. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and white sacred ash on their foreheads and arms stand with rudraksha malas. A cameraman with a video camera films the group, and a bare-chested man with white markings is at the right edge.2016-12-14June 07 20162016-06-07April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesPhotograph of a standing man in a maroon-brown dhoti and maroon upper garment wearing a dark red turban with a gold ornament, heavy gold necklaces and a gold waist belt, with pink and white flower garlands draped over his shoulders and chest. He stands with hands clasped at his chest, eyes lowered. Behind him to the left, several young boys in saffron-orange robes stand in a line, one holding a brass tray of white and yellow flowers and leaves, another with rudraksha beads. A colourful embroidered fabric hanging stands at right near a stone pillar under a shaded metal roof with trees beyond. The scene suggests a ceremonial gathering at an open pavilion.2018-01-14