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Outdoor ritual scene at a shallow pit in a paved courtyard, with a red-painted wall at left and a striped pink, blue and teal cloth covering the ground. A man in a maroon-brown robe with a long pink-and-white flower garland and a gold pendant stands barefoot, holding pink flowers over the pit with downcast eyes. Behind him, a younger man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a rudraksha-style pendant, holds a curved ceremonial handle under a red-and-gold canopy. Scattered petals and marigold-like flowers lie around the hole, and a second figure in white dhoti with folded hands stands in the background among green trees. a person is the man in the maroon robe, identifiable by his garland and gold pendant, performing a flower offering.

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A barefoot man in a maroon-brown dhoti-style garment stands on a striped pink, teal and blue cloth beside a red-painted pillar, pouring rose petals into a square pit in the ground. He wears a long pink-and-white flower garland, a gold pendant, gold beaded necklaces and a white tilak on his forehead. Behind him a shirtless attendant in orange-red robes holds an umbrella with red tassels and a folded cloth. A third person in white ritual dhoti stands with hands folded near a white-and-red railing under green trees. Petals are scattered around the pit.2017-10-01Outdoor ritual scene at a red-and-white pole beside a small stone-lined pit on a striped pink, teal and purple mat. A man in a dark maroon robe with a long pink-and-white flower garland, gold beads and a gold pendant holds pink flowers in cupped hands, eyes lowered, with a white tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a man in an orange robe and bare chest, wearing glasses and a mala, raises a conch-like object overhead. Other people in orange and white clothing stand behind with hands folded, and a green coconut sits on the mat, with petals scattered near the pit.2017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01Outdoor photo of a man in a maroon-brown robe and a long pink-and-white flower garland with a gold pendant, standing barefoot on a striped pink, teal and blue mat. He cups pink flower petals in both hands above a shallow pit in the ground, scattering offerings into it, with petals and a small yellow fruit nearby. Behind him a young man in an orange robe and orange shawl holds a dark umbrella overhead, and a man in white ritual dress with folded hands stands further back among green trees beside a red-and-white painted pole and a red wall. Appearance-based a person cues: long dark hair, forehead tilak, rudraksha, ceremonial gold pendant and garland.2017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01A man in a maroon-brown robe with a long gold pendant and a thick pink-and-white flower garland stands barefoot on a striped pink, teal and blue cloth, scattering red petals over a shallow square pit in the ground. A red-painted pillar and white-and-red wooden pole stand at left. Behind him, a shirtless attendant in orange-saffron cloth holds a long-handled orange umbrella or canopy, and a figure in white dhoti with a shawl stands with hands folded in the background. Green trees fill the backdrop.2017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01Outdoor ritual scene on a striped pink, teal and blue cloth. A bearded man with long dark hair and a white-and-red vibhuti forehead mark, wearing a rust-red dhoti and a long pink and white flower garland with a gold pendant, stands barefoot holding pink flowers in cupped hands with eyes closed. Beside him a young man in an orange saffron wrap and a rudraksha-style pendant holds an umbrella overhead. A pot-bellied green gourd and scattered petals lie near a shallow pit in the ground. Behind them a man in white dhoti stands with palms joined, and a red-and-white striped post frames the left edge. Appearance-based a person cues: long hair, pink garland, gold pendant, and ceremonial flower offering, performing the ritual.2017-10-01Outdoor ritual scene at a red-painted structure with a white-and-red striped pole. A man in rust-brown robes with a long pink-and-white flower garland and a gold pendant stands barefoot with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes lowered. Behind him a younger man in orange robes and bare upper body holds a red-and-gold umbrella over him. Rose petals lie on the striped pink, teal and purple mat and around a square pit in the ground. A man in white dhoti with gold border stands with folded hands in the background among green trees.2017-10-01A photograph of an outdoor ritual on a striped pink, blue and green cloth. A bearded man in a dark maroon dhoti and shawl, with a pink and white flower garland and a large gold pendant, stands with eyes closed holding pink flowers before a square pit in the ground. A young man in orange robes and glasses holds a white-and-red striped stick overhead, possibly a ceremonial umbrella, and a green coconut sits on the cloth. A figure in white dhoti with gold border stands with hands folded in the background, with more people in orange robes at the right edge. Flower petals are scattered near the pit and a red pillar frames the left side of the scene.2017-10-01A man with long dreadlocks and a white vibhuti line on his forehead stands barefoot on striped pink, green and purple cloths, wearing a rust-red draped garment and a long pink and white flower garland. He holds a small silver censer or ritual vessel with smoke rising while a white-and-gold cloth is wrapped around a white pole with red markings beside him. Rose petals and fruit lie on the ground, and a silver vessel and a green coconut sit nearby. Behind him, many people in orange-saffron robes and orange turbans stand watching, and a person holds a ceremonial umbrella overhead. The scene appears to be a ritual puja or abhishekam-style offering outdoors.2017-10-01