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Outdoors among coconut palms, a bearded man in a rust-brown robe and a long rudraksha-style mala stands on a tall stone kalasha-style base decorated with white jasmine and red-and-yellow flower garlands and topped with green leaves and straw. He raises one arm and holds a thin cord or rope, while a bare-chested assistant in white dhoti stands at left beside the base. A man in white and a seated spectator in white appear at the lower right near an orange railing.

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January 01 20172017-01-01A photograph of an outdoor ritual beside a tall ornate brown kalasha-style pot with a conical roof topped with green leaves and straw bundles, draped with white jasmine garlands, red and yellow flower strings. A man in a rust-red robe stands on a raised platform with arms raised, holding a rope, wearing a long white and red garland and a brown rudraksha-style mala over one shoulder. Palm trees and bright sunlight fill the background. A man in white dhoti with a saffron cloth stands at the left edge.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01Outdoor ceremony beside a large ornate copper kalasha on a stone base, topped with bundled straw and green leaves. A bearded man in a rust-red robe and dark brown shawl, with long dark hair and a red-and-white flower garland, stands on a raised step raising his right arm and holding a thin implement. Beside him a second robed figure in orange-gold cloth and another attendant in a white dhoti and dark shirt are present, with palm trees behind and a gold railing at right. Several people are visible at the edges of the frame.2017-01-01Outdoor ritual procession beside palm trees and green foliage. In the centre, a bearded man in rust-red robes and a white flower garland with red and yellow flowers raises his arms and smiles while standing beside a large copper kalasha topped with mango leaves and grass. To the left, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a striped border and a dark cloth bag walks beside the kalasha, and a third man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style garland is visible at right. A camera operator in the lower right films the scene.2017-01-01December 03 20162016-12-03January 01 20172017-01-01Outdoor ceremony beneath coconut palms. A man in a rust-red turban and rust-red dhoti-style garment, wearing a heavy gold necklace, a white and pink flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala, holds a long white cloth that hangs from a tall copper-brown kalasha-topped pillar decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. Beside him a bare-chested man with long hair, rudraksha beads and a wristband lifts a wicker basket of white cloth. Colourful striped cloth is draped over a platform at right, and a few heads are visible at the bottom edge.2016-12-03A photograph of an outdoor ritual beside a large ornate copper kalasha vessel topped with green leaves and a bundle of grass, wrapped with white and orange-red flower garlands and yellow marigold strands. A bearded man in a rust-red robe and rudraksha mala stands at center, his right arm raised and holding a long ceremonial whip-like implement, with a garland of white and red flowers around his neck. Beside him, a second man with a bare upper body, gold necklace and orange-saffron dhoti-style wrap also raises his arm and holds a cord. Palm trees and greenery fill the background, and a few onlookers stand at the right behind a gold metal railing.2017-01-01A photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-brown robe and long garlands of red and yellow flowers stands beside an ornate carved wooden ratha or chariot-like pillar wrapped with straw and dressed with white and red flower garlands and yellow marigolds. He stands with bare arms, wearing rudraksha beads and a gold ceremonial pendant on a necklace, and a sacred mark on his forehead. His hand rests on the carved structure. Behind him, another person in orange clothing holds a silver vessel, and a third, partly visible person in orange also tends the structure. Palm trees and a metal spiral sculpture stand in the background.2016-08-27January 01 20172017-01-01