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Outdoor 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.

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October 01 20172017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01A 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.2017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01October 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.2017-10-01Outdoor ritual scene at a red-and-white pole beside a small stone-lined pit on a striped pink, teal and purple mat. A man in a dark maroon robe with a long pink-and-white flower garland, gold beads and a gold pendant holds pink flowers in cupped hands, eyes lowered, with a white tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a man in an orange robe and bare chest, wearing glasses and a mala, raises a conch-like object overhead. Other people in orange and white clothing stand behind with hands folded, and a green coconut sits on the mat, with petals scattered near the pit.2017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01