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A man in a white shirt and white dhoti kneels at night on a mound of reddish-brown earth, pouring liquid from a small steel vessel over a dark stone set among scattered yellow and white flowers. Behind him, a second man in a dark garment and a rudraksha-like necklace leans forward holding a plate of flowers. At upper left, a figure seated on a golden chair wears a rust-brown garment with a gold border, with red and white flowers in a garland nearby. A brass plate of powdered substance and a silver pot sit on a stone ledge at right. The scene suggests a ritual abhishekam at an outdoor altar.

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April 24 20132013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24A night-time ritual outdoors on reddish earth. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti kneels and presses his hands into a mound of soil, placing marigold and white flowers around small dark stone or brick blocks. Beside him, a shaved-headed priest in orange-brown dhoti and a bead mala sits cross-legged, holding a metal plate of flowers. A thin smoke rises from the scene, and a small metal cup with incense sticks stands on the ground. Behind them, other figures in orange-brown cloth are partly visible, and a seated figure in an ornate brown and gold garment with a red-and-white flower garland sits to the left. A brass kalasha and a plate of sand or powder sit on a stone platform at right. The activity appears to be a ground ritual with flowers and smoke.2013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24Close view of a ground-level ritual site on reddish earth, with a freshly dug mound in the centre. Two dark stone blocks sit in the soil, scattered with yellow marigold petals and white jasmine flowers. A small metal cup with a stick stands at the left edge. Behind, legs of people in maroon and gold-bordered dhotis and white dhotis are visible, with a brass tray of ash or powder on a white stone block at upper right. A purple and pink cloth lies on the ground. No faces are visible, and no person can be identified from appearance.2013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24A night-time ritual at an outdoor shrine, with a bare-chested priest in rudraksha malas and a red-brown dhoti kneeling beside a pit of freshly dug brown earth. The priest holds a silver tray of yellow flowers and a yellow-powder offering while an unseen worshipper in a white shirt and white dhoti kneels at the pit's edge, palms raised. Marigold petals and white flowers lie scattered around stone blocks, a small metal cup holds incense smoke, and a brass plate of earth and a silver vessel sit on a white stone platform. Other figures in red and gold garments are visible at the upper left. The scene suggests a bhoomi puja or ground-breaking ceremony.2013-04-24A man in a white dhoti and sleeveless white vest kneels at a small stone shrine on the ground, arranging white and yellow flowers and green leaves over a dark stone lingam-like block. Smoke rises from a small fire nearby, and a brass plate of sandy powder sits on a stone ledge at upper left. A lit oil lamp glows in the dark background between stone walls, and a cup of incense sticks stands near the shrine. The scene suggests an outdoor puja or abhishekam setting with a stone platform and scattered petals.2013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24