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Close view of a sand-drawn ritual diagram on the ground. Bare feet and the edge of a red-orange cloth appear at the top, belonging to a seated person outside the frame. Pale sand is marked with dabs of yellow turmeric and red kumkum powder arranged in a pattern. Beside them sits a small brass or steel cup with a spoon, and at lower left are two bananas, a few green limes and a green leaf as offerings. A striped mat with purple and red edges lies at the upper right, and a white cloth edge appears at lower left. No other people are visible.

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April 28 20182018-04-28June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesOctober 10 20102010-10-10Night-time outdoor ritual at a temple-like courtyard. A priest in an orange turban and orange-gold dhoti stands at left holding a silver tray of yellow flowers and fruit. Beside him a man in a white dhoti holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp and offerings. Several young boys sit in a row on a raised platform strewn with yellow marigold petals, wearing white and orange garlands, sacred ash and orange or blue cloths. A devotee woman in a white sari with garland sits in the background. Brass vessels and a red kalasha-like pot rest on the platform, with flower garlands hanging from the roof.2016-10-10December 30 20062006-12-30September 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesApril 20 20182018-04-20Close-up of a bare foot resting on a silver and gold ritual tray during a padapuja. A person in an orange cloth is seated behind it, their legs and orange garment visible at the upper right. Silver bowls hold white flower petals, sliced fruit and a ripe apple, with bright pink roses and white blossoms scattered at the left. Water droplets glisten on the foot and tray. Another person's hands, partly visible at the top left, hold petals over the scene.2010-10-09A photo of an outdoor homa fire ceremony on a tiled courtyard beside a red wall. A man seated on a white cloth with a folded striped mat wears a bare chest, a rudraksha mala and a gold chain and sits before a rangoli of yellow flowers and red powder with apples laid out. Beside him a standing man in white dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala, bends over a square fire pit lined with brick-coloured blocks and yellow marigold petals, where flames burn above a copper vessel and ladle. Marigold garlands, a kalasha and pots of offerings are placed around the area, and two people in saffron clothing stand in the background. Several rows of coconuts decorated with flowers line the wall.2016-02-27February 27 20162016-02-27Outdoors on a sandy beach, a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair sits cross-legged in the centre, wearing a rust-red robe, a dense multi-strand rudraksha mala across his chest, rudraksha bracelets on his arms, and a red-and-white forehead marking. Around him, several men sit on the sand in white dhotis and bare-chested clothing with white ash markings; one wears a black turban and rudraksha beads. A man at right in white cloth holds a metal plate of flowers, fruit and red offerings toward the seated central figure. A camera on a tripod at left films the ritual. Bowls of fruit and flowers rest on the sand in front. The sky is pale and the sea horizon is visible behind. The page does not establish a specific event, so the ceremony is described by its visible elements only.2018-04-28November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copies