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Outdoor ritual at a fire pit with a standing man in an orange shawl and orange dhoti, bare-chested, wearing a thick white and multicolour flower garland. He holds a brass bell in one hand and a spoon or ladle of burning flame in the other, facing left. A young man beside him in an orange shawl with a white tilak mark and white dhoti watches; a bearded man in white stands to the right holding folded hands. Behind them, a pink, yellow and white draped tent backdrop and a drummer in orange. Flower offerings, pomegranate and a small bowl sit on the altar stones in the foreground. A visible fire pit with offerings suggests a homa-style ceremony.

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December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26July 07 20092009-07-07May 05 20122012-05-05December 29 20082008-12-29A man in saffron-orange robes stands under a temple roof archway holding a brass lamp on a long stand with an open flame and smoke, and a brass handbell in his other hand. He wears a red headband with a peacock feather, a long white and red flower garland, and a gold bracelet, with long dark hair. Behind him people in white and orange clothing and red headbands gather, and a man in a dark suit and red headband stands at left. Corrugated roofs, a clock and banana-style plants appear in the background. a person is shown performing an arati-style offering with the lamp during the procession, identified by saffron robes, long swept hair, feather headband and garland cues.2007-12-25An outdoor ritual gathering under a pink and white draped canopy with a crowd of devotees standing behind. In the foreground, a man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, with a long white and red flower garland, holds a lit flame or aarti lamp aloft while facing a sunken fire pit (homa or yagna kund) with flower petals and offerings. Beside and behind him, men and women in white dhotis and kurtas, several wearing orange shawls, stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. A small child in white stands at right. Concrete brick blocks, a mat and a coconut-palm trunk frame the scene.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26Outdoor procession photograph. A man in the foreground wears a white turban with gold embroidery, a red bindi, long dark hair, an orange saffron garment, a gold chain and a long white jasmine garland with maroon flower accents. He holds a silver handbell in one hand and a flaming oil lamp in the other. Behind him a golden trident is visible, and above is a colourful umbrella or canopy with blue, yellow, green and red panels and tassels. Other saffron-robed people walk in the background under trees.2008-12-29Outdoor ritual on a white raised platform beneath tall coconut palms under bright sky. A standing man in saffron-orange robes wears a long white and magenta flower garland with a gold bead necklace; he holds a brass oil lamp (aarti) in one hand and a handbell in the other. A second person in orange robes kneels at the lower right, and scattered petals lie on the white steps. A stone carving is visible at the left edge.2009-06-09December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor ritual photograph under a pink, orange and white draped canopy. A young man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange cloth over his shoulder and waist, stands with palms pressed together in prayer, wearing a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala. Behind him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand attentively; one holds a silver lamp with a lit flame and another holds a silver vessel. Smoke drifts in the air, and marigold petals lie on the ground near a low pit at the bottom right. Several women in white saris with folded hands stand at the left. Roughly ten to fifteen people are visible.2006-12-26