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A figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair, a red and blue beaded garland, gold bangles and a white tilak on the forehead reaches up to adjust a copper-coloured ritual structure wrapped in white cloth with orange and green borders and topped with green leaves. The structure is decorated with white flower garlands and red blossoms, and a second person in orange stands behind. Hanging paper-like leaf ornaments dangle from a metal frame under a corrugated roof.

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A photograph of a figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a ceremonial gold necklace, wearing a rust-orange wrap and a red-and-blue beaded garland, reaching up with both arms to touch a tall copper-coloured ritual structure topped with a white cloth wrap and green leaves. The structure is decorated with white and red flower garlands and has carved pillars. Hanging white paper or leaf ornaments and a metal-roofed canopy frame the scene. Other fabrics and a golden-yellow sash are visible at the lower left.2015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04Outdoors under a corrugated metal roof, a long-haired figure in a rust-orange garment with a gold waist band and a bare upper body reaches toward a tall ornate copper or brass kalasha-like vessel wrapped with white cloth and topped with green leaves. Red and white flower garlands hang down its carved sides, and thin ribbon streamers are tied around it. A second man in a rust-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a shaved head stands at right, holding up ribbons. Gold bangles adorn the first figure's arms. This appears to be a ritual decoration or abhishekam-style preparation of a sacred vessel.2015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04Outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal roof: a man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, long dark hair swept back, wearing a red-and-blue rudraksha-style garland and gold bangles, reaches up to adorn a tall copper kalasha topped with grass, green leaves and a white and gold cloth. The copper vessel stands on an ornate copper pedestal with a relief figure, draped with white-and-red flower garlands. Strings of leaves hang overhead and a few people are visible at the lower edge. a person cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold bangles and a red-and-blue garland on a saffron-clad figure, appearance-based only.2015-01-04Outdoors under a metal-roofed open shelter, a smiling woman with long dark hair wears a rust-orange sari with a gold border and a red-and-blue beaded garland. She stands beside a tall carved stone kalasha-style pillar, decorated with white and red flower garlands and a wrapped cloth of white and gold at the top, while a tree and palm fronds frame the scene. Yellow ribbons hang from the roof beams. Another person is partly visible at the lower edge.2015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04February 23 20152015-02-23January 04 20152015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04A photograph of an outdoor ritual beside a tall copper kalasha-style pillar wrapped in a white and red cloth and draped with white jasmine and red rose garlands, set against palm fronds and green foliage. A smiling figure with long dark hair stands at right in a rust-red robe, wearing layered rudraksha and bead malas, red and white flower garlands, gold bangles and an armband, holding a small brass oil lamp or bell in one hand and a metal ritual vessel in the other. A seated devotee's head is visible at the bottom edge. The pillar appears to be a ceremonial object used in a puja.2016-04-10