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Outdoor ritual at a red-earth site under a striped canopy on bamboo poles. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a white dhoti kneels and pours white grain or salt from a bowl onto a mound of red soil decorated with yellow and orange flowers, marigold garlands and a small upright stone. Two men in checked and striped shirts stand beside, one holding a white cloth. Behind, seated devotees in white and red saris and dhotis face the mound, and a cameraman in a white shirt and dhoti films. No clear deity or a person identification is visible in the image.

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Outdoor ritual at a mound of red earth decorated with marigold and rose petals, garlands of green leaves and white and red flowers, and a small stone upright at its centre. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti pours liquid from a clay vessel onto the mound while a man in a white dhoti and shirt bends over it. Under a striped canopy behind, a large crowd, mostly women in sarees, sits on mats, with a camera operator and onlookers in checked and striped shirts standing at the sides.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoor photo on a dry, reddish-brown earth site under a pale sky. Several men in lungis and shirts bend over a mound of soil, digging and shovelling, while a shirtless man in a white dhoti stands at the edge holding a small brass vessel. A cluster of onlookers in shirts, a woman in a maroon saree and children stand or sit nearby. A clay pot, a pink plastic bucket, a green bundle of leaves and a striped canopy frame the scene; a tripod and parked vehicles appear in the background.2017-02-03Outdoor photo at a red-earth site under a striped purple, pink and green canopy. In the foreground a shirtless bald man in a white dhoti with tilak marks on his chest and arms bends to place a grey stone into a freshly dug mound of reddish soil. Behind him a man in a white shirt and checked lungi stands watching, and a man in a blue checked shirt and another in a pink shirt with glasses observe. Under the canopy, seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing face a figure in orange robes seated on a red-cushioned seat. Trees and open field fill the background.2017-02-03Outdoor photo of a ritual at a red-earth site beside a small stone shrine with a pointed spire and a banyan-type tree. A shirtless man in a white dhoti stands at a mound of earth decorated with marigold and flower garlands, holding a small object overhead near his head with his hands, while standing men in checked shirts, white dhotis and lungis watch nearby. A clay pot and offerings sit by the mound, with a small boy in a brown shirt at left. The sky is pale and the field is dry.2017-02-03Outdoor scene on a red earth ground with a large mound of reddish soil at the centre. Several men in lungis and dhotis work around the pile: one crouches at left pouring or scooping soil, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands centre-left, and a man in a checked lungi leans forward at lower right holding a shovel. Other men in shirts and lungis stand in the background near a metal-frame structure, parked cars, a tent and a striped canopy at right, with a small floral offering and plastic items on the ground at left. No one wearing saffron or distinctive a person cues is clearly identifiable.2017-02-03July 17 20062006-07-17Outdoor photograph on a dusty red-earth field beside a small grey stone shrine with pillars and a tree behind. In the foreground a mound of earth is decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands and scattered petals. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at the mound holding a bundle of flowers and greenery overhead, while a small brass pot sits nearby. Around him stand several onlookers in shirts, checked shirts, lungis and dhotis, watching; a boy in a light shirt stands at left. Mountains appear faintly on the horizon.2017-02-03Outdoor photo of a ceremony at a red earth pit under a white canopy with a red-and-yellow fringed umbrella held over a central man. He wears a rust-red dhoti, a yellow-gold garland, rudraksha beads and a long beard, and stands with a saffron-robed attendant holding a staff. Around him, men in white dhotis and shawls with red or gold borders, and others in orange and saffron, watch. A man in a purple shirt and khaki trousers bends over a white-wrapped bundle, while a bare-chested man in a blue-and-white shirt reaches into the pit. Flower petals and cloth bundles lie on the ground, with green hills behind.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03A dusty outdoor site beside a red-earth excavation, where a man in a white shirt and checked lungi crouches at the edge of a pit and digs with his hands. A pale powdery substance or water is visible inside the hole. Around him, about a dozen men stand in a loose crowd; two older men in white dhotis with orange-and-gold borders and red-bead necklaces stand near the centre, and others wear white shirts, yellow shirts and checked lungis. A man in a pink shirt with a black wristwatch stands at the right edge in the foreground. Scattered flower petals lie on the soil and a metal-framed shade structure and parked vehicles appear in the background.2017-02-03