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Outdoor ritual scene in a courtyard with palm trees and a small temple-style structure behind. A man in a white dhoti with gold border and white head cloth applies a mark to the forehead of a young devotee in orange robes and rudraksha malas, who has white tilak stripes on the face. Other devotees in orange and maroon robes, some with white body markings, hold brass and green bowls. Red and pink decorative umbrellas hang at left.

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May 13 20152015-05-13May 13 20152015-05-13Outdoor scene at a temple courtyard with a covered walkway and palm trees. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a thick rudraksha mala and brown-red beads stands at right, applying white sacred ash (vibhuti) to the forehead of a bare-chested young man with a blue sacred thread and white dhoti, who holds his hands together in a respectful gesture. The standing man holds a green metal cup in his other hand. Behind them, several people in orange saffron clothing stand in a line, one holding a small plate, and a red stone structure with a kalasha-like finial sits at right.2015-05-13May 13 20152015-05-13 +1 copiesMay 13 20152015-05-13Outdoor scene on a paved walkway beside a red-walled courtyard, with palm trees and a covered canopy overhead. In the foreground a bare-chested young man in a white dhoti with a yellow border holds a small object in his hands, with a white horizontal tilak and a dark cord across his chest. Beside him a woman in an orange sari and a man in orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala stand holding small bowls, one containing red offerings and another green dish. A woman in an orange sari with a phone stands at the left, and more people in orange and saffron clothing stand in the background. No candidate is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2015-05-13Outdoor ceremony with several devotees in saffron and rust-red robes and rudraksha malas. A smiling woman in a rust-red sari and beaded mala applies a sacred mark or vibhuti to the forehead of a blonde woman in a white and gold-bordered sari seen from behind. Nearby, a young man in orange cloth and mala holds a small green dish, another man in orange holds a bowl, and a kalasha-like brass vessel with a green leafy sprig and decorative ornaments is in the foreground. Spectators stand behind in white and orange garments. Some devotees have white tilak on their foreheads, and a sound system sits at the right edge.2015-05-13May 13 20152015-05-13December 24 20082008-12-24 +1 copiesA temple courtyard ritual with a shirtless man in white dhoti, glasses and a sleeping baby wrapped in a cream cloth, receiving a brass plate of offerings. A smiling monastic in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and tilak holds a green leaf bowl. Beside him a woman in maroon-brown robes with a long trident pendant and beaded malas holds a blue plate, and another woman in maroon sari with black dreadlocks and glasses holds a brass cup. A red pillar, palm leaves and a stone deity murti are behind them.2015-05-13Outdoor photo of a ceremonial moment with a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and orange-and-gold sash lifting a copper kalasha topped with green leaves and white flowers, water trickling from its spout. Beside him, a figure in an orange turban, orange robe and a red-and-orange flower garland stands smiling, with a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, wearing a slightly ornate look. Nearby, a man in a blue shawl points toward the scene, and a man with a rudraksha mala and white flower garland looks on. Palm trees and leafy trees stand behind the crowd of onlookers.2015-05-01A photograph of an outdoor scene beside a building with a palm tree behind it. A person in an orange saffron robe with long dark curly hair stands in the right foreground, holding an ornate gold kalasha-style vessel with both hands while extending a hand toward a young man. The young man wears a white shirt and white dhoti-style clothing with a dark rudraksha-like mala necklace and gold bangles, and smiles with eyes lowered. To the left, a young man in a yellow-and-white striped shirt stands with his back partly turned, and a woman in white smiles in the background. Marigold petals are scattered on the scene. The robed figure's appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference, based on long swept hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, though this is an appearance-based label only.2009-12-23