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Outdoor photo at a stone-walled pond edge where a line of devotees stands on striped woven mats beside rows of brass lamps and offering bowls. Many wear white clothes; several have hands joined in anjali. An orange umbrella with a gold finial and a multicoloured canopy shelter an unseen priest in an orange robe in the foreground, with the sit of a long orange cloth at lower left. A figure in white stands on a mat near the water while others gather behind. Trees, a palm and a bank of earth are behind the wall, with more onlookers on a higher terrace at the top right.

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July 01 20092009-07-01Outdoor ritual by a stone-walled pond at dusk. A figure in orange robes sits on an orange-cushioned seat under a multicoloured parasol, speaking into a microphone. Two orange-clad attendants sit beside him, and an offering tray with brass vessels lies on a mat at the water's edge. Around them, many seated devotees in white and yellow clothing face the ritual on the stone steps, and a few in orange and pink sit among them. The water reflects the robes and the crowd. A homa and tharpanam offering appears to be in progress.2009-07-01Outdoor photo beside a still water tank with a dry-stone retaining wall behind it. A man in an orange-red robe sits on an orange cushioned seat under a colourful multi-panelled umbrella, holding a microphone and speaking. Beside him, a monk in saffron-orange robes sits on a red cloth, with brass offering plates and trays laid on the mat in front. Around them, devotees in white and yellow clothing sit on the stone edge, several with hands joined in prayer, while others sit along the water's edge. A tharpanam-style water offering appears to be taking place at the tank.2009-07-01A photograph of a riverside or tank ritual at a Dasara celebration. Standing in shallow water in the foreground, a central figure in an orange saffron robe with an orange-and-white garland stands with hands together while a tall figure in a sleeveless orange wrap and orange beaded necklace stands beside him. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow sashes stand in the water and along the steps. Behind them, a row of women in yellow, pink and white saris and a crowd of onlookers stand against a red brick wall; a multicoloured umbrella stands on the steps. Floral offerings float on the water in front of the group. A camera operator stands among the attendees.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17July 01 20092009-07-01A photograph of a lakeside ritual at a stone-walled water edge. In the foreground, a group of devotees sits on a striped cloth mat with rows of small brass oil lamps and a flower-decorated offering tray at the bottom left. A woman in orange sari sits near the centre, with a man in white shirt and dark trousers beside her, and a man in white and orange at the left. Behind them, a larger crowd of people in white clothes sits along the rocky embankment overlooking calm water. The setting suggests a tharpanam offering by the lake.2009-07-01A photograph of a ritual at a water tank with a red stone wall behind it. Several men wearing white dhotis and white shirts stand in shallow water, while a central figure in saffron-orange robes stands with a brass pot near a small red cloth and floating red petals. A sannyasi-style figure in orange robes and a shaved head stands beside them holding a vessel, and a striped umbrella is held above the group. Behind them on steps, a crowd of about twenty people, many in white and yellow clothes and some with ID lanyards, watches the ceremony. The setting suggests a water-based purification rite.2010-10-17December 02 20132013-12-02July 01 20092009-07-01October 17 20102010-10-17July 01 20092009-07-01