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Outdoor photograph of a ritual at a carved bronze kalasha-style vessel topped with a bundle of mango leaves and straw. A bearded man with long dark hair wears a maroon robe, a rudraksha mala, and a white and red flower garland, holding a metal bowl with a folded brown cloth. Beside him a shirtless young man in an orange dhoti reaches up to adjust the leaves, and a third person in orange stands at the right edge. A seated deity figure is carved on the vessel, which is also draped in white and red flower garlands. Bright sky and green foliage form the background.

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Outdoor photo of a bearded man in a maroon-red robe with a rudraksha mala and white-and-red flower garlands touching mango leaves on the top of a large ornate copper kalasha with a bundled straw crown. A second man in an orange cloth and a long-haired companion stand beside it, and a metal bowl and brown cloth are held at the right edge. Green trees fill the background. The scene suggests a ritual like abhishekam or puja, with a small seated deity murti visible on the vessel. No readable text is shown.2017-01-01October 03 20162016-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a bearded man with long dark hair in a maroon-brown robe and a rudraksha mala, wearing white and red flower garlands, raising a hand to sprinkle or place mango leaves and rose petals atop a carved bronze-brown kalasha or ritual pot wrapped in straw and leaves. A priest in an orange dhoti with gold border holds a brass plate at right. A golden deity murti sits in a carved shrine niche at left, with palm fronds overhead.2017-01-01A photograph of an outdoor ritual beside palm trees. A man with long matted dreadlocks, bare-chested and wearing a rust-brown dhoti with a red-and-yellow garland, reaches up to tie a bundle of straw around a tall copper kalasha-like vessel decorated with white and yellow flower garlands and mango leaves. Behind him, two attendants in saffron-orange cloth stand; one holds a brass plate. Several other men with garlands are visible at the lower right, and a striped cloth covers the base. Flower petals scatter on the ground.2016-08-27January 01 20172017-01-01October 03 20162016-10-03 +1 copiesAugust 27 20162016-08-27January 01 20172017-01-01Outdoor ritual photograph beneath palm fronds. A bearded man in a maroon-brown robe with a brown rudraksha-style mala and a white and red-flower garland stands at a tall ornate copper kalasha pillar topped with grass and green mango leaves, pulling a rope upward and looking up. Beside him a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with gold borders holds white cloth. Marigold and jasmine garlands drape the pillar, and a camera is visible at the lower edge.2017-01-01August 27 20162016-08-27Outdoor photograph in silhouette against a pale blue sky and palm fronds. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a reddish-brown dhoti-style cloth with a bare upper torso, stands at right and reaches toward a decorated shrine at left, holding a few green leaves in his raised hand. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a white and red flower garland across his shoulders. A second person's hand holding a tray or plate is partly visible at the right edge. The shrine is draped with white jasmine and red flower garlands and yellow marigolds. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long swept-back hair, a beard, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial floral garlands, with appearance cues consistent with the page's claim.2017-01-01October 03 20162016-10-03