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Outdoor ritual at a sandy courtyard beside a red-painted pillar and a dug pit. A bare-chested priest with a saffron-brown cloth tied at the waist bends forward over the pit, hands cupped, pouring or offering into it. Behind him, a man with long dark hair, a rudraksha-style garland and a bare chest stands with hands folded in prayer. A white-clad man in a striped shawl with a gold-coloured necklace stands at left, and a boy in orange robes stands nearby. Behind them, a line of young women and girls in orange and saffron robes with garlands press palms together. Striped cloths cover the ground, with brass vessels, a green coconut, a tray of sweets and scattered flower petals in the foreground. Palm trees and a red building frame the background.

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October 01 20172017-10-01Outdoor ritual at a red-walled compound with palm trees. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a long garland, bends over a shallow square pit on a striped multicolour cloth, pouring or offering with his hands. A second man in a red cloth and floral garland stands with palms joined beside him. A man in white dhoti with a golden-striped border and a garland stands at left, and a boy in orange robes and beads stands near the red pillar. Behind them, a line of girls and women in orange-saffron robes stand with hands folded. Brass and steel vessels, a coconut, marigold garlands and small gift packets sit on a tray and cloths. A red-and-white pole stands over the pit. a person is not visually identifiable with confidence here.2017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01Outdoor ritual at an ashram courtyard: a man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, with a white-and-pink flower garland and gold necklace, stands with palms pressed together beside a shallow pit in the ground. Above him a shirtless attendant in orange cloth raises a long red-and-white pole. Behind, rows of children and young people in orange robes and orange garlands stand with hands folded. A green coconut, brass vessels and a striped rug surround the pit, and a man in white dhoti stands at the left by a red pillar.2017-10-01Outdoor 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.2017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01Outdoor ritual on a paved courtyard with striped pink, green and blue mats. A red-and-gold umbrella with om-style motifs is held above a bearded man in a maroon dhoti and maroon shawl wearing a white floral garland and gold necklace, hands joined in prayer before a square pit with red petals. Beside him a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and gold chains holds an umbrella-shaded position, while several men in orange dhotis stand at right holding brass plates and a conch-like vessel. A white-clad attendant stands at left beside a red pillar, a green coconut lies on the mat, and marigold-yellow sweet packets and brass vessels sit in the foreground. Several people in orange clothing stand in the background among trees.2017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01Outdoor ritual photo at a temple courtyard under a red and gold canopy with OM motifs and a striped multicolour canopy behind. A man in a rust-brown robe with a pink and white flower garland and gold pendant stands with hands joined in prayer, forehead marked with white tilak. Beside him a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a long rudraksha mala and gold necklace holds a tall white-and-red pole, while a dreadlocked man in orange cloth kneels at a pit lined with yellow bricks, the pit scattered with red flower petals. Behind them rows of orange-robed devotees and drummers stand among flower offerings and a green coconut on a striped mat.2017-10-01