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Outdoor ritual scene under a white canopy with saffron-clad monks and devotees. Foreground shows a row of coconuts wrapped in colourful cloths (blue, green, purple, orange, maroon) set on plates with flowers and offerings, typical of a ritual offering. A central figure in a maroon turban and dark maroon garment with a rudraksha-style mala holds a silver tray while a woman in orange beside him joins her hands. Around them, a bare-chested elderly priest with a gold chain, saffron-robed sannyasis, and a white-clad man with a saffron shawl stand attentively. Several other people in orange shawls and white dhotis are in the background. Around 15 to 20 people are visible in total.

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Outdoor ritual under a white tent with hazy light. A bald man in orange robes stands centrally, holding a brass plate with a lit flame and reaching toward a row of coconuts wrapped in purple, blue, green and maroon cloth set on the ground amid flowers and leaves. Around him, orange-robed men and a woman in orange with a red-beaded necklace witness the offering. A bare-chested man with a long grey beard and a gold chain wears a white dhoti, and a person in a red turban and maroon dress stands nearby. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at the right edge. Ritual offering of coconuts.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A ritual outdoors under a white canopy with haze. A barefoot man with long grey hair and a white dhoti stands bare-chested with a small white cloth draped over one shoulder and reaches toward a brass plate of flame held by a woman in orange robes and a red-orange headwrap, with a rudraksha mala around her neck. Near the center, a man in a maroon-brown robe and red head cloth, with long hair and a gold necklace, stands beside her smiling. Around them, several men in saffron and orange robes and turbans stand with hands folded, and men in white kurtas and orange shawls stand at the right edge. In front, several coconuts wrapped in green, blue, purple and maroon cloths sit on plates of flowers and leaves, indicating a puja or homa offering. A camera tripod is visible at the right.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A ritual scene under a white canopy with coconuts arranged on leaf plates covered in cloths of blue, purple, green and red, with marigold petals and offerings. A bald man in an orange-saffron robe and an orange-brown shawl holds a brass plate with a flame, while a man in a dark red-maroon robe with a red turban and rudraksha mala holds the flame plate beside a woman in orange robes with a white garland. Other men in orange robes, white dhotis and turbans stand around, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and gold necklace stands at the left. A camera on a tripod is visible at the right edge, and a smoky haze fills the air.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor ritual in misty light under a canopy: a bare-chested priest with a white dhoti and sandal-paste marks holds a brass lamp with a flame while a saffron-robed sadhu with a rudraksha mala and red-orange tilak stands before him. Behind them a tall figure with long hair, a red-maroon turban and a long garland of flowers stands with hands folded; a row of saffron-robed men and a few men in white kurtas stand around, some with hands joined. In the foreground are several coconuts wrapped in red, purple, green and blue cloths, placed on trays with flower petals and grain. Several people are present, all standing, with saffron, orange and white garments throughout.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13