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Outdoor ritual at a dry earthen ground beside a tall red-and-white painted wooden pole being set upright. A man with long swept-back dark hair and bare chest, wearing a long maroon-red cloth and a rudraksha mala, stands at right with both hands on the pole. Another man in a white dhoti with a gold border kneels and works at the base, while a seated man in orange-saffron cloth with a rudraksha mala sits at the foot. Two other men in saffron clothing stand behind. Pink and yellow flower petals and a coloured rangoli design lie around the base, edged with yellow-brown bricks, with a woven basket nearby. Green trees and a building stand behind.

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Outdoors on bare dirt, four men perform a ground ritual around a tall white-and-red striped wooden pole set into a decorated base of coloured powder rangoli with scattered pink flower petals. On the left, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala crouches and digs with a long stick. Next to him, a seated man in orange with a rudraksha mala tends the base. A third man in orange kneels beside the pole. On the right, a man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested except for a maroon garment, with a dark shawl draped over his shoulder, grips the pole with both hands. Yellow brick pavers line the foreground, and bamboo and greenery fill the background.2016-10-06October 06 20162016-10-06October 06 20162016-10-06October 01 20172017-10-01October 06 20162016-10-06November 12 20082008-11-12October 01 20172017-10-01October 06 20162016-10-06October 06 20162016-10-06October 06 20162016-10-06October 06 20162016-10-06Outdoor ritual at a temple grounds with a red-and-white pole and a stone-edged pit in the foreground. A man in a brown-maroon dhoti and a pink-and-white flower garland pours water from a silver vessel into the pit, with water visibly splashing. Beside him a second man in a dark maroon cloth holds a clear glass kalasha. Behind them stand men in saffron-orange robes and a bare-chested man with a rudraksha-style necklace. A man in a white dhoti with gold border and a bead garland stands at left. Pink and teal striped mats cover the ground, with brass vessels, fruit and offerings at right. A line of saffron-robed devotees and children with garlands stands in the background under a red canopy with tassels.2017-10-01