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Close-up photograph of a floor-level ritual on a stone-tiled floor. A person in a white dhoti with a gold border kneels and reaches down with a bare hand, bearing a purple and red bangle, to touch a white powder design and a small yellow item. Beside them, a figure in an orange-and-maroon garment stands with bare feet on wet green leaves, and another figure in white stands behind. The white linear patterns on the floor suggest a kolam or rangoli, and the scene looks like a devotional preparation or rite. No face is visible and no clear identity is shown.

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July 07 20152015-07-07December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesJuly 07 20152015-07-07December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesJuly 07 20152015-07-07December 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesClose-up of bare feet standing on a green banana leaf on a tiled floor during a ritual. The feet are smeared with orange and red kumkum or turmeric paste, and water glistens on the leaf. Beside them, orange-robed devotees and a white dhoti-clad person stand, with more leaves and bright foil-like plates in the background.2016-12-12 +1 copiesA photograph of a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange dhoti and matching cloth, squatting on a tiled floor and placing or arranging an oil lamp on a green banana leaf. Beside him, several men stand barefoot in white dhotis with gold borders, some wearing orange and maroon shawls with printed script, their feet resting on green leaves on the wet stone floor. The scene suggests a temple ritual preparation with leaves and lamps. A person in an orange robe and white marks on the arms and chest is the central figure, with rudraksha beads visible at his neck.2016-12-12 +1 copies