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Outdoors under a bright sky, a large copper kalasha stands on a base decorated with white jasmine and red flower garlands, with a palm frond bundle at its top. Beside it, a man in an orange-brown wrap with a red and white flower garland around his neck stands with palms pressed together at his face in prayer. Tall coconut palms and two thin ropes rise at right, and orange and white textiles are laid out at the lower right edge.

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Outdoor photograph under bright sunlight with a large copper kalasha or vessel-shaped ritual pot at left, decorated with white and orange-red flower garlands and green leaves on top. A man in an orange-red garment with a red-orange flower garland stands at centre with palms pressed together at his face in namaskar. Coconut palms and a clear blue sky fill the background, with a striped pole and a red-and-maroon cloth at right.2015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23January 04 20152015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04Outdoor photo beside palm trees under a bright sky. A large ornate copper-toned kalasha-like vessel topped with green leaves and a striped cloth is wrapped in white, yellow and red marigold garlands. To the right, a figure in a rust-orange dhoti and matching shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a gold necklace and red-and-white garland. Mist or spray drifts through the air near the vessel, and a red-and-yellow garland hangs at the left edge. Partial figures in white and orange appear in the background.2015-01-04 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl with long flowing hair, wearing a thick orange-and-blue flower garland, gold bangles and a gold necklace. He extends his right hand to scatter or offer petals near an ornate copper-and-gold kalasha-style pillar or ratha-like shrine structure decorated with white and red flower garlands and a striped cloth wrapped around its top. A palm tree and bright sky appear behind him, with a few petals falling through the air.2015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04December 23 20092009-12-23February 23 20152015-02-23A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a copper-coloured ceremonial pillar or kalasha-style column, topped with a bundle of dried grass, green leaves and a band of striped cloth, wrapped with white and orange flower garlands. On the right, a standing man with his palms pressed together in anjali mudra bows toward the column; he wears an orange-and-gold dhoti, an orange shawl with gold trim, a gold necklace, a red-and-blue beaded mala and a red-and-white flower garland. On the left, a deity figure or murti is partly visible beneath a large garland of red roses and yellow marigolds. Palm trees stand in the background under bright sunlight.2015-01-04February 23 20152015-02-23