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Outdoor temple ritual under a decorated canopy with red, green and white bordered fabric. A man in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, wearing a long white and yellow flower garland and a rudraksha mala, carefully holds a small brass-and-white vessel with a sprig of green leaves and an orange flower. Beside him, a bare-chested priest with a white tripundra on his forehead and rudraksha beads, and another bare-chested man in a blue dhoti-style cloth, follow the procession. Behind them stand women in pink and red saris and onlookers near a white building and a palm tree.

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Outdoor temple ceremony under a decorated canopy with red, green and yellow patterned fabric and a patterned ceiling. A central figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, wearing long white and orange flower garlands and rudraksha beads, holds a small white cloth-wrapped object with both hands. Two shaven-headed priests in saffron-orange robes with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand beside him, one bare-chested with a white tilak on his forehead. A bare-chested older man in a blue dhoti at right, and a man in white dhoti and orange shawl stand nearby. Behind them, a white building with green trim, palm trees and onlookers in saris and shirts. The scene suggests a kumbabhishekam or puja ritual.2015-05-01June 26 20142014-06-26Outdoor temple ceremony in a yard with a blue and orange canopy, plastic chairs and a crowd of seated onlookers behind. A central figure in an orange turban and orange robe, wearing a marigold garland, holds a decorated pot-shaped vessel in both hands and walks forward. Around him are shaven-headed priests in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas, one in white dhoti with white tilaka, and a bare-chested man in a blue cloth on the right holding a garland.2015-05-01A procession under a red and multicolored patterned canopy with a striped border. Central figure in a rust-red turban and rust-red robe wears a long multicolored flower garland with white and yellow blooms, walking beside devotees. Several monastic men in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas and shaved heads walk alongside, one holding a flower garland. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands behind, with onlookers and greenery visible in the background.2014-06-26February 12 20132013-02-12A procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walks along a road lined with onlookers and palm trees. The central man wears an orange turban, a rudraksha mala and two long garlands of white and yellow flowers with red blooms, and he smiles while raising a hand. Around him, men in orange and maroon robes wear rudraksha malas and white-and-ochre forehead markings, while a bald man on the left wears a maroon robe with a white forehead stripe. Spectators in white shirts stand behind and to the side, and a tree and a white building with a colourful cloth canopy appear in the background.2015-05-01October 01 20172017-10-01June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesMay 01 20152015-05-01Outdoor temple procession climbing concrete steps under a leafy canopy. A central figure in an orange-saffron turban and saffron robe wears a long garland of yellow and orange flowers and holds a small ornate vessel. Beside him a bald priest in a saffron dhoti and rudraksha mala walks barefoot, and in the right foreground another bald man in a saffron-and-gold-bordered garment and rudraksha mala looks down. On the left a man in a white vest and white dhoti carries a brass tray with a flaming oil lamp. Onlookers and a green vehicle are visible in the background.2015-05-01Outdoor photo at a temple-like site under trees and palms. A man in an orange turban and saffron robe, with a long garland of white flowers and yellow marigolds and rudraksha malas, stands at centre with a smile while a bald man in white and a red-saffron robe with rudraksha beads holds up a clear kalasha vessel topped with green mango leaves and white flowers. A man in a blue cloth stands in the foreground with his back to the camera, and several onlookers in white dhotis and orange shawls crowd around.2015-05-01January 06 20132013-01-06