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Outdoor photo of two men in red-orange ochre robes at a small excavated pit in a paved courtyard. The man in front leans forward with bare chest and bare feet, one hand reaching toward the pit and holding a small offering, with a striped pink, turquoise and purple mat beneath him. A kneeling or standing figure behind him has his palms pressed together in anjali and wears a gold pendant and pink-and-white flower garland. The bare-chested man has a white tilak and white ash markings on his arms. Green trees and a red-and-white painted pole frame the scene, with a cow visible in the background.

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October 01 20172017-10-01Outdoor photo of two men in saffron-red robes at a shallow pit dug into the ground, beside a red-and-white painted pole and a red wall. The man standing behind has long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a pink and white flower garland and gold necklaces; he holds his palms pressed together in prayer. The man in front bends forward, bare-chested with a red dhoti and a shawl over his shoulder, long curly hair and a rudraksha mala with gold bead ornaments, reaching down toward the pit with a red offering in his hand. Bright striped pink, teal and purple cloth covers the ground and green trees stand behind. Ritual setting, possibly a foundation or offering at the pit.2017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01Outdoor photo of a man in a maroon-brown robe and a long pink-and-white flower garland with a gold pendant, standing barefoot on a striped pink, teal and blue mat. He cups pink flower petals in both hands above a shallow pit in the ground, scattering offerings into it, with petals and a small yellow fruit nearby. Behind him a young man in an orange robe and orange shawl holds a dark umbrella overhead, and a man in white ritual dress with folded hands stands further back among green trees beside a red-and-white painted pole and a red wall. Appearance-based a person cues: long dark hair, forehead tilak, rudraksha, ceremonial gold pendant and garland.2017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01Outdoor ritual scene at a red-painted structure with a white-and-red striped pole. A man in rust-brown robes with a long pink-and-white flower garland and a gold pendant stands barefoot with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes lowered. Behind him a younger man in orange robes and bare upper body holds a red-and-gold umbrella over him. Rose petals lie on the striped pink, teal and purple mat and around a square pit in the ground. A man in white dhoti with gold border stands with folded hands in the background among green trees.2017-10-01Outdoor ritual scene on a striped pink, teal and blue cloth. A bearded man with long dark hair and a white-and-red vibhuti forehead mark, wearing a rust-red dhoti and a long pink and white flower garland with a gold pendant, stands barefoot holding pink flowers in cupped hands with eyes closed. Beside him a young man in an orange saffron wrap and a rudraksha-style pendant holds an umbrella overhead. A pot-bellied green gourd and scattered petals lie near a shallow pit in the ground. Behind them a man in white dhoti stands with palms joined, and a red-and-white striped post frames the left edge. Appearance-based a person cues: long hair, pink garland, gold pendant, and ceremonial flower offering, performing the ritual.2017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01A man in a maroon-brown robe with a long gold pendant and a thick pink-and-white flower garland stands barefoot on a striped pink, teal and blue cloth, scattering red petals over a shallow square pit in the ground. A red-painted pillar and white-and-red wooden pole stand at left. Behind him, a shirtless attendant in orange-saffron cloth holds a long-handled orange umbrella or canopy, and a figure in white dhoti with a shawl stands with hands folded in the background. Green trees fill the backdrop.2017-10-01A barefoot man in a maroon-brown dhoti-style garment stands on a striped pink, teal and blue cloth beside a red-painted pillar, pouring rose petals into a square pit in the ground. He wears a long pink-and-white flower garland, a gold pendant, gold beaded necklaces and a white tilak on his forehead. Behind him a shirtless attendant in orange-red robes holds an umbrella with red tassels and a folded cloth. A third person in white ritual dhoti stands with hands folded near a white-and-red railing under green trees. Petals are scattered around the pit.2017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01Outdoor ritual scene at a shallow pit in a paved courtyard, with a red-painted wall at left and a striped pink, blue and teal cloth covering the ground. A man in a maroon-brown robe with a long pink-and-white flower garland and a gold pendant stands barefoot, holding pink flowers over the pit with downcast eyes. Behind him, a younger man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a rudraksha-style pendant, holds a curved ceremonial handle under a red-and-gold canopy. Scattered petals and marigold-like flowers lie around the hole, and a second figure in white dhoti with folded hands stands in the background among green trees. a person is the man in the maroon robe, identifiable by his garland and gold pendant, performing a flower offering.2017-10-01