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Outdoor scene at a compound with palm trees and a tall red-orange wall. A red metal frame holds a hanging coconut with a clay pot, and several people in saffron-orange robes stand around blue barrels, pouring water and splashing. A man in white stands on the right facing the group, with a crowd in orange and yellow saris and robes watching along the wall. A wooden ladder leans on the left.

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August 17 20142014-08-17August 17 20142014-08-17Outdoor ritual scene at an open-air compound under a corrugated metal roof, with a tall red metal frame holding a hanging clay pot on a rope. Several people in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand around blue plastic drums, pouring and splashing water; one bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at right beside a drum. A figure in a grey-blue garment stands centrally receiving the water, while a crowd of onlookers in orange and white clothing watches from the sides. Palm trees, plumeria and a tall lamp post frame the scene under a partly cloudy sky, with a red-tinted ground.2014-08-17August 17 20142014-08-17August 17 20142014-08-17August 17 20142014-08-17Outdoor photograph of a ritual ceremony under a corrugated metal pavilion with red support posts at an open ground. In the centre, a person in a dark wet robe stands in a shallow pool of red-tinted water, arms raised, while young men in orange dhotis and saffron cloths pour water from large blue barrels. A hanging clay pot swings above on a rope. Surrounding the scene, a crowd of devotees in white, orange and maroon clothing watches, and several people stand near a sound system. Palm and flowering trees frame the courtyard.2014-08-17An outdoor ritual courtyard under a corrugated metal shelter, with a clay pot hanging from a rope between two red metal posts. Devotees in saffron and orange robes, some with rudraksha beads, stand beside large blue plastic drums while a woman in a grey sari stands at the centre holding a pot. Others wear white dhotis and garlands. A large crowd watches from behind, and the ground is wet with coloured water. Palm trees and a power pole are visible in the background.2014-08-17Outdoor photograph of a Janmashtami celebration at an ashram courtyard under a corrugated metal-roofed open pavilion, with palm trees behind. A tall red-painted pole stands at left and a second pole frames the scene; a clay pot hangs at the top, the traditional Dahi Handi pot-breaking. Several men in orange dhotis and orange cloth, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, stand near blue barrels, one pouring water from a metal pot. A young boy in a pink and white costume stands among them. Onlookers in white and orange clothing watch from behind a barrier, and pink cloth is draped across the ground.2014-08-17An outdoor courtyard under a corrugated metal-roofed open pavilion with red-painted posts, palm and plumeria trees around it. Several young men in saffron-orange robes and dhotis stand on wet ground around blue plastic drums, one lifting a blue vessel overhead while another holds a hose-like rope. A clay pot hangs from a rope above. A large crowd in orange, white and bright saris and kurtas watches from the sides, and a figure in white stands further back under the pavilion.2014-08-17August 17 20142014-08-17Outdoor ritual scene at a temple courtyard under a corrugated metal roof with a red steel frame. Several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and orange shawls, some bare-chested, stand at blue barrels pouring water, while a pot hangs from a rope and pulley above. Behind them a large crowd of devotees, many in orange, red and white saris and white clothes, lines the yard and watches. The ground is wet and stained with red and pink powder.2014-08-17