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An outdoor photograph at a dusty red-earth site beside a small stone shrine with a pillared canopy and a black Shiva lingam on a yoni base, under a leafy tree. In the foreground a mound of earth is decorated with garlands of marigold and red flowers, yellow and red powder, and green leaves, with an offering pot and cloth bundles beside it. A bare-chested man in white dhoti pours or sprinkles from a vessel over the mound while another man in white garments stands near him. Several other men in lungis and shirts stand watching, and a boy in a brown shirt is at the right. The scene is a rural puja at a memorial or sacred spot.

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Outdoor photograph at a small shrine site with red earth and a grey stone shrine structure under a tree. A shirtless man in a white dhoti stands at the front, bent over a grave-like mound decorated with garlands of marigolds and pink and red flowers, turmeric powder, and banana leaves. Behind him, a man in a pink shirt and white dhoti stands beside other men in checked lungis, shirts and trousers, and a boy in a brown shirt. Brass pots and a clay vessel sit beside the mound, with scattered flowers and offerings on the ground. Trees and open fields stretch behind them.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoor photo of a ritual at a red-earth site beside a small stone shrine with a pointed spire and a banyan-type tree. A shirtless man in a white dhoti stands at a mound of earth decorated with marigold and flower garlands, holding a small object overhead near his head with his hands, while standing men in checked shirts, white dhotis and lungis watch nearby. A clay pot and offerings sit by the mound, with a small boy in a brown shirt at left. The sky is pale and the field is dry.2017-02-03Outdoor photograph of a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with white ash marks on his chest and forehead, leaning forward and sprinkling water over a grave-like mound decorated with marigold and white flower garlands. A small grey stone shrine with a lingam-like structure stands behind, beside a black stone basin. Several men in white shirts and checked lungis stand watching, including a boy in a beige shirt with hands folded, and a man in glasses in a blue shirt. Dry red earth, a fence and trees form the setting, and a stone marker wrapped in red and white garlands stands at the right edge.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoor photo at a sacred site with reddish-brown earth. A shaven-headed, bare-chested man in a pale pink dhoti stands barefoot beside a mound of soil decorated with marigold and other flower garlands and yellow turmeric powder, a small pot or offering balanced on his head. Around him, men in white dhotis, checked shirts and jeans stand and watch. Behind them is a small stone shrine with a black linga-like form and pillars, a green tree, a fence and distant hills under a pale sky. The scene is a ritual offering at a mound.2017-02-03Outdoors on a dirt ground near a stone shrine and trees, a shirtless man in white dhoti bends forward over a fresh earthen mound strewn with yellow and orange flower petals and a pale yellow turmeric-dusted area, offering to the grave with incense smoke rising. Behind him stand several men in white dhotis and shirts, one in a blue checked shirt, and a bearded man in a long rust-brown robe with long hair and a wooden rudraksha-style necklace holding his hands together beside a small boy in a patterned shirt. To the left, saffron-robed sannyasis hold large ornate orange and red parasols with tassels, and a woman in orange with a garland stands among them. Scene suggests a funeral rite at a graveside; the bearded man in the brown robe has long swept hair and distinctive ceremonial adornments, but his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2017-02-04February 04 20172017-02-04February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoors on a dusty red-earth plot beside a fence, several men gather around a freshly mounded earth shrine. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with white sacred markings on his forehead and arms kneels at the top of the mound, placing his hands on a rough upright stone. Garlands of yellow and red flowers lie on the mound, with a metal pot nearby. Other men in white shirts and lungis, one in a checked shirt, stand and crouch around the shrine, while a cameraman films at right. A tree and hills stand in the background.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03