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Outdoor ritual scene beside a large copper kalasha on a red-painted base, decorated with red and white flower garlands and green leaves, with a bundle of grass on top. A man with long dark hair and a dark beard, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and a matching shawl, stands on a raised platform holding a small silver bell and a ritual vessel, apparently speaking or chanting. Behind him are palm trees and a metal ringed structure. A crowd of devotees, many in white, stands watching on the left. A rail with a person in dark clothing is visible at lower right. Dhoti and shawl in rust-orange; garlands in red, white and yellow marigold.

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January 01 20172017-01-01Outdoor ritual photo at a temple-style setting with palm trees. A large copper-plated kalasha-like pillar topped with a bundle of straw and marigold garlands stands on an ornate copper base carved with figures. A man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a red and white flower garland, a gold chain and a rudraksha mala, holds a small silver bell and a metal vessel and stands beside the pillar. Next to him a younger man in saffron-orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala holds a tray. A small crowd of onlookers in the lower left watches. Marigolds decorate the base and the pillar, and a copper-coloured lamp stand is visible at the right edge. a person appears to be the man in rust-red with rudraksha and gold chain, though the identification is uncertain from appearance alone.2016-08-27January 01 20172017-01-01Outdoor ritual photo. A man with long dark hair and a full beard, wearing a reddish-brown dhoti and shawl with a long flower garland of white jasmine and red blooms, stands on a raised platform holding a silver handbell and a small silver lamp, performing worship at a large ornate bronze kalasha-shaped vessel. The vessel is decorated with white and red flower garlands, yellow marigold strands, green leaves and a seated figure in its carved niche. A crowd of devotees stands at left under palm and green trees.2017-01-01July 15 20112011-07-15August 27 20162016-08-27Outdoor ritual beside a tall ornate copper kalasha topped with a bundle of straw and green leaves, wrapped in garlands of red and yellow marigolds. A bare-shouldered priest in a rust-orange cloth stands at right holding a rope and a tray, while a man in orange dhoti with gold necklace and red-and-white flower garland stands center-left beside the vessel. A palm tree and foliage fill the background under bright sunlight. Several onlookers in white and dark clothing watch from the left edge, and a drum is partly visible near a lower garland. The centre figure's appearance is uncertain and no legible name is shown on the scene itself, so he is described by role only.2015-01-04A standing man in a rust-red dhoti and matching wrap, bare-chested, with long dark hair and a short beard, holds a silver bell and a small lamp-like ritual vessel while facing a large ornate bronze kalasha-style pot wrapped in white and red flower garlands, with a grass and leaf crown on top and a seated deity murti visible inside its carved shrine niche. Behind a golden railing, a crowd of devotees stands on the left in a green outdoor setting, watching the ritual; palm fronds and trees fill the background.2017-01-01December 14 20162016-12-14October 03 20162016-10-03 +1 copiesA man in a maroon-red robe with a long garland of white jasmine and red flowers stands on a raised platform, holding a small brass bell and a metal cup. Before him is a large ornate copper kalasha-style vessel with a tall pillar, decorated with a garland of white flowers and marigolds, topped with green leaves and dried grass. A crowd of people sits on the ground in the foreground under bright sunlight, with palm trees behind. The man has long dark hair and a full beard. Yellow railing and a partially visible seated figure appear at the right edge. Ritual bell-ringing and a copper vessel suggest a puja or abhishekam setting.2017-01-01August 27 20162016-08-27 +1 copies