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A ceremonial scene outdoors among coconut palms. A bearded man in a rust-red turban and rust-red robe, with long dark hair, a pink-and-white flower garland and gold necklaces, pulls a long white cloth upward on a rope while holding it beside a rust-red cloth. Beside him a second man with bare upper body, gold armbands and red-and-gold bangles grips the rope, and a third man in an orange dhoti and red-and-white bead necklace watches. Nearby, a carved brown wooden canopy shelter is hung with yellow and red marigold garlands and topped with a green leafy bundle and a brush-like finial. A woven basket holds folded white cloth. The setting resembles a ritual flag-raising, with a striped textile at the right edge.

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December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor ritual scene beneath palm trees. A man with long dark hair, a beard, and a rust-red turban and wrap, wearing a pink-and-white flower garland, gold necklaces and gold armbands, is adjusting a long white cloth tied to a wooden ratha or palanquin-style structure decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and a leafy green canopy. Beside him, another man in a rust-red cloth lifts a red fabric, and a third man with dark hair, bare-chested with ash-marked skin, a beaded necklace and an orange-yellow dhoti, holds a woven basket of white cloth. The setting suggests a festival procession or puja preparation.2016-12-03Outdoor ritual scene beneath coconut palms. A bearded man with long swept-back hair and a rust-red turban stands at left, gripping a long white cloth, wearing a rust-red dhoti-style wrap, a pink-and-white garland, gold necklaces, and gold armbands. Beside him, two men in rust and orange clothing hold a rope and red cloth; one bare-chested man with long hair and striped body markings holds a woven basket. A wooden carved stand wrapped in yellow and red flower garlands supports a leafy green canopy at left. Colourful fabric hangs at lower right.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor photograph of a ceremonial scene beside palm trees. On the left, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a rust-red turban, a full beard, bare upper body and a red-brown wrap, with pink-and-gold garland and gold armlets, is pulling a rope to raise a red cloth canopy. Behind him, a second figure in a red cloth lifts the same canopy. On the right, a younger man with long braided hair, a rudraksha necklace and body markings holds a woven basket of white cloth. A garland-decorated red and gold wooden palanquin or ratha stands at left, with a red-and-gold umbrella at right. a person appearance is uncertain from this view.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor scene among palm trees and leafy greenery. A man with a rust-red turban and a bare upper torso, wearing a pink and white flower garland over one shoulder, gold armbands and bangles, and a rust-red wrap, stands beside a carved wooden ornamental structure draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. He raises a long white cloth on a rope with his right hand while holding a bundle of green leaves and dried grass at the top of a red fabric canopy. Another man in dark red clothing and a second person are partly visible at the right edge. a person in the appearance-based sense is only a tentative label given the distinctive turban, bangles and garland cues.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor ritual photograph in a palm-fringed garden. A central figure in a rust-red turban, rust-orange dhoti-style wrap and multiple rudraksha malas, with a flower garland, grips a rope while lifting or lowering a decorated carved wooden palanquin-like kalasha structure topped with green leaves and marigold garlands in yellow and red. Beside him a bare-chested attendant with long hair and white body markings pulls on a rope, and another attendant in saffron-orange cloth with beaded necklaces stands by a red-garlanded wooden pole. A person in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala is at the right edge. Blurred heads of onlookers appear in the lower foreground.2016-12-03Outdoor ritual scene beside a carved wooden structure draped with a cream cloth and garlanded with yellow marigolds and red flowers, with mango leaves tied at the top. A man with long dreadlocks and a bare back, wearing an orange cloth and a rudraksha mala, lifts the cloth. Beside him a bearded man in a red turban, gold armlets and a long garland of pink and white flowers reaches up to the structure. At right a bare-chested young man holding a basket draped in white cloth, wearing rudraksha beads and a pendant, looks on. Palm trees and foliage stand behind them.2016-12-03Outdoor ritual scene beside a red-brown stone shrine decorated with white and red flower garlands, with coconut palms behind. A man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, with a gold armlet, a long multi-strand rudraksha-style mala with gold beads and red flowers, and shoulder-length dark hair, stands at a wooden swing-like frame, holding a whisk of green grass and a white cloth. A second person in orange-saffron robes and gold necklaces reaches toward the cloth, and a third person with long braided hair in orange garments holds a metal tray of white and red flowers. A camera is visible at the right edge.2016-04-10