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Outdoor ritual on a covered open-air platform with palm trees behind. Two men sit on the floor before a spread of coconuts garlanded with pink and white flowers, bananas, and brass vessels. The man on the left, bare-chested in a white dhoti and a flower garland, arranges flowers on the coconuts with his hands. The man on the right, bare-chested with an orange cloth at his waist, a rudraksha mala and a red bead necklace, works at the offerings. A brass kalasha holds garlands of white and yellow flowers at the right edge, and a brass oil lamp sits in the foreground. Red-roofed buildings appear in the background.

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April 17 20172017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17Outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal roof with palm trees behind. Three people are visible: a bare-chested man on the left seen from behind with a white dhoti, a bare-chested man in the center with a white dhoti, a garland of white and pink flowers and a tilak, hands joined in prayer, and a bare-chested man on the right with long hair tied in a knot, rudraksha mala, orange cloth at the waist and hands joined in namaskar. Before them is an arrangement of coconuts decorated with flowers, bananas, betel leaves, brass lamps and a brass kalasha-style vessel, with a large floral arrangement of marigolds and jasmine at right. A speaker hangs from the roof and a golden ornamental figure stands in the background.2017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17Two men sit cross-legged on a cloth-covered floor for a ritual at an outdoor pavilion with red pillars. The man on the right, bare-chested with a white vibhuti line on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a saffron-orange dhoti over white cloth, holds a small brass vessel and a spoon while pouring liquid over offerings. The man on the left, also bare-chested with a white dhoti, wears a pink and white flower garland and a gold-toned armband, and holds his hands out palm-up toward the offerings. Between them are plates of bananas, marigold-like flowers, rice and coconuts decorated with white flowers, consistent with an abhishekam or naming-ceremony puja. A large white ceremonial umbrella and a gilded carved frame stand behind them.2017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17