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Outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal roof: a man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, long dark hair swept back, wearing a red-and-blue rudraksha-style garland and gold bangles, reaches up to adorn a tall copper kalasha topped with grass, green leaves and a white and gold cloth. The copper vessel stands on an ornate copper pedestal with a relief figure, draped with white-and-red flower garlands. Strings of leaves hang overhead and a few people are visible at the lower edge. a person cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold bangles and a red-and-blue garland on a saffron-clad figure, appearance-based only.

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January 04 20152015-01-04A photograph of a figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a ceremonial gold necklace, wearing a rust-orange wrap and a red-and-blue beaded garland, reaching up with both arms to touch a tall copper-coloured ritual structure topped with a white cloth wrap and green leaves. The structure is decorated with white and red flower garlands and has carved pillars. Hanging white paper or leaf ornaments and a metal-roofed canopy frame the scene. Other fabrics and a golden-yellow sash are visible at the lower left.2015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04Outdoor photograph under a corrugated metal roof showing a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a red and white flower garland and a gold bangle, long dark hair swept back, one hand resting on a large copper kalasha-shaped pot wrapped with a white and green cloth and topped with grass and green leaves. The copper vessel stands on an ornate base and is decorated with white and red flower garlands. A small group of seated people is partly visible at the lower edge.2015-01-04A figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair, a red and blue beaded garland, gold bangles and a white tilak on the forehead reaches up to adjust a copper-coloured ritual structure wrapped in white cloth with orange and green borders and topped with green leaves. The structure is decorated with white flower garlands and red blossoms, and a second person in orange stands behind. Hanging paper-like leaf ornaments dangle from a metal frame under a corrugated roof.2015-01-04October 05 20132013-10-05January 04 20152015-01-04Outdoor photo of a copper-coloured ceremonial pillar wrapped in yellow and white flower garlands, topped with green leaves and straw. A standing man in an orange-brown silk dhoti and shawl with gold borders, wearing a red-and-pink flower garland and a gold necklace, grips a yellow rope attached to the pillar with one bandaged arm. A red tilak marks his forehead and palm trees stand behind. a person is shown by the distinctive ceremonial cues of the garland-adorned orange silk attire and gold necklace, performing a ritual action at the pillar.2013-10-05Outdoor temple scene under a corrugated metal roof with a tall copper pillar wrapped in a spiralling white cord and topped with a carved finial. Its base is decorated with white and red garlands and a bundle of green leaves and grass. At left, a woman in an orange-brown sari with a red and blue flower garland and gold bangles holds the cord and tends the pillar. Strings of white leaf festoons hang from the roof beams at right.2015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04Outdoor ritual photograph at an ashram setting with palm trees behind. A large ornate copper-toned kalasha-style vessel on a red base is topped with a bundle of dried grass and green leaves and wrapped with garlands of white, yellow and red flowers. A man with long dark hair and a grey beard, wearing a red-orange dhoti, a red-and-white flower garland and gold necklaces, stands beside it holding a silver plate of offerings. To the right, a bald priest in a rust-brown robe holds a bundle of green leaves and a red flower garland, and a man in a white shirt stands at the left edge beside a yellow and red floral decoration. Onlookers stand in the background.2015-01-04Outdoors under a bright sky, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a red and gold waist cloth stands beside a large copper kalasha-shaped vessel wrapped with white jasmine and red flower garlands. He wears a long red flower garland and a gold-beaded necklace and holds a tall wooden staff with an orange ornate umbrella overhead, the umbrella fringed in teal. Behind him are palm trees and green foliage, and a small figure in a niche is visible on the copper vessel. At the lower right, a man peers up from the edge of the frame. A purple logo appears in the top-left corner.2014-08-20 +1 copies