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Outdoor ritual scene with a carved wooden palanquin or ratha-like structure draped in a white cloth with red and green borders and topped with leafy foliage. Garlands of yellow and red flowers hang from its sides. Bare-chested men in orange dhotis and sacred threads carry or steady it, one in white dhoti with yellow border on the left. A man in an orange dhoti holds a brass plate of flowers at right, with a tiered golden-tipped structure and palm trees behind. A camera rig is visible at left, and a few partial figures stand at the edge.

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November 26 20142014-11-26December 14 20162016-12-14August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesNovember 26 20142014-11-26Outdoor ritual scene beneath tall coconut palms and a bright sky. Two priests in saffron-orange dhotis, one with long dark hair and a red headcloth, lean over a large ornate copper-and-red pedestal, draping white cloth and lifting a wicker basket. A third priest in orange stands on the platform holding a basket, and a shirtless man in the lower right, wearing a white dhoti and rudraksha-style beads, folds his hands in namaskar. Red and white marigold garlands hang on a brass stand at left, a coloured striped cloth is spread on the platform, and a tall copper pillar wrapped with greenery rises behind. Colourful bunting and a white umbrella appear at right, with onlookers in the background. This appears to be a puja ritual on a sacred pedestal.2016-12-03April 10 20162016-04-10A photograph of a ritual at a wooden temple structure decorated with yellow marigold garlands and a thatched top. A man with long dark hair in an orange saffron robe wears a white and maroon flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, and gold bangles on his upper arms, while he ties a white cloth with orange thread to the structure's hanging cord. Two shaven-headed men in orange robes stand beside him; one holds a brass plate of marigolds, leaves and folded white cloth. Coconut palms stand behind.2011-12-11 +1 copiesOctober 03 20162016-10-03Outdoor ritual photo of a kalasha pot topped with mango leaves and a coconut-type bundle tied with orange and white cords, set on a copper-toned pedestal wrapped in yellow and purple-white flower garlands. A man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron garment, a white-and-red flower garland, gold necklaces and bangles, and holds a brass tray of yellow flowers while touching the kalasha. A second man in orange cloth stands beside him, and a figure in white dhoti is partly visible at right. A grey stone deity statue stands behind, with green trees in the background; a few spectators are at the lower left. The man's identity is an appearance-based probable match.2011-12-11December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor photograph of a dhwajarohanam flag-hoisting ritual at a temple-style setting with palm trees behind. A tall copper-toned dhwaja staff stands on a red platform, wrapped with yellow and white marigold and jasmine garlands and crowned with green leaves. Three priests in dark maroon-red dhoti and shawls with gold-yellow borders assist. One in the centre wears a red-and-white flower garland and holds a brass dish, another holds a silver vessel, and the right priest raises his hands in a blessing gesture near a white cloth bundle on the ground. Behind them, a bald man with a rudraksha mala and red garments smiles at the right edge.2014-11-26December 03 20162016-12-03