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Night-time ritual outdoors beside a tall wooden pole hung with yellow and green cloth strips. On the left, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-edged border, wearing a heavy gold necklace and bracelets, reads from an open book and holds a small metal vessel. On the right, a bald man in an orange-saffron cloth with gold trim and a gold bead necklace holds a brass plate with lit oil lamps and a small object, offering it. A woman in the background watches. Dark foliage surrounds the scene.

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Outdoor night ritual at a dirt-floor courtyard beside a tall white-barked banana-style pole hung with yellow-green banana leaves. On the right, a shaved-headed man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with gold border, wearing a gold bead mala and bangles, rings a brass bell in one hand and holds a silver tray with small vessels in the other, offering water or ritual items at the pole. On the left, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with gold border and gold beaded necklace holds an open book and a green leaf, reciting. Lit red string lights decorate a wall behind, and a leaf with offerings lies on the ground. The pole and leaves suggest a traditional pooja or ritual rite; a visible name sign appears on the wall.2011-10-03November 21 20102010-11-21April 29 20132013-04-29April 29 20132013-04-29April 29 20132013-04-29Night-time outdoor scene at a procession or pooja in front of a crowd. A bald man in a white dhoti and orange shawl stands at left with his back partly turned. Beside him, a young man in white dhoti with maroon border, a gold necklace, and white vertical tilak on his forehead holds a brass plate of offerings. A man in a white striped shirt and glasses leans in to receive from the plate.2010-11-20Night outdoor ritual with several shaved-headed men in saffron-orange and red-orange dhoti and shawl attire wearing white and ochre tripundra forehead marks. In the centre, a man in a red-maroon dhoti with gold trim holds a small silver bowl and a plate with offerings, wearing a gold chain and rudraksha malas. To the right, a man in red-gold robes reads from an open book while holding a silver vessel, and others carry silver plates and pots. Several people stand or sit in the dark background near a low stone platform with flowers.2013-04-29April 29 20132013-04-29April 29 20132013-04-29April 29 20132013-04-29Night photograph of a ritual scene. A young man with short hair, bare-chested under a cream-white dhoti and shawl, holds a brass plate with fruit and betel leaves while wearing a gold-beaded necklace and a large gold pendant. Beside him, an older bald man in white dhoti and shawl with dark rudraksha-style beads sits near a microphone. Incense sticks burn in a brass holder, with open books, a brass kalasha and small brass lamps in front, and a carved wooden backrest behind them. Two people are visible, both in white ritual dress.2011-10-26Night-time outdoor ritual at dusk among palm trees. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron cloth with gold border and a gold-beaded necklace, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him are several men in orange robes with rudraksha-style garlands, also with hands folded. On the right a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border holds a lit aarti lamp with flame and is accompanied by people in white. A brass plate with flowers lies at lower left. Behind, devotees in white and red clothing stand and one person holds up a camera. The scene suggests a deepam lamp ceremony.2010-11-21