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Outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal roof beside a tall copper flagstaff. A standing man on the right wears a red-orange dhoti with a gold border, a long multicoloured flower garland of pink, white, yellow and red blossoms, gold ornaments, and bare chest, with eyes closed and hands at his sides. Two priests in red-orange dhotis with gold borders stand to the left; the nearer one, bare-headed and shaved, holds a silver plate with flowers and a cloth, and another priest with a white-marked arm and rudraksha bands stands behind him. Trees and sky are visible beyond the roof edge.

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A photograph of a temple-style ritual under an open metal-roofed pavilion. A long-haired man on the right wears a red-orange dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a multi-coloured pink, yellow and green flower garland and a gold-beaded necklace, and extends his hand toward a steel tray of white flowers. Beside him, a bald priest in matching orange-red robes holds a tray with an orange shawl, and another shaved-headed attendant in red-orange cloth stands at left, holding a plate of white petals. A copper-coloured pillar with floral garland hangs behind them. Three people are visible, including one partially visible at the lower left, with a copper-coloured pillar and floral garlands behind them.2014-09-09Outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal roof with palm trees behind. A tall copper ritual pillar or kalasha stands at centre. A figure with hair tied back, wearing an orange-red robe with gold borders and a pink-and-white garland, reaches up to the top of the copper pillar and holds a straw-wrapped bundle. A second robed figure in orange-red stands beside them, reaching up with hands clasped. A bald man in an orange-red robe with a rudraksha mala sits at lower right, and another man with a sacred marking on his forehead sits at lower left. Some white-clad people stand in the background. a person appearance is uncertain.2014-09-09September 09 20142014-09-09July 22 20132013-07-22Outdoor temple-style ceremony under a corrugated roof with palm trees behind. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron shawl, gold necklaces and gold bangles, stands centre holding a bunch of green leaves while a shaven-headed priest in saffron robes at left offers a silver tray. Behind them are rows of saffron-clad sannyasis with orange shawls and marigold garlands, several women in orange saris, and a crowd of onlookers in white. a person candidate is present, identified by long hair, saffron shawl and ornate gold adornments; he is in the centre, presiding over the ritual, with a few shaven-headed monks beside him.2013-03-10January 16 20162016-01-16July 13 20152015-07-13August 31 20142014-08-31Outdoor temple ritual beneath palm trees. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a white and red flower garland, layered rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a red tilak, holds a lit oil lamp and smiles beside a carved wooden ritual pillar draped with yellow marigold garlands. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes with a yellow border holds a brass tray of white cloth and flower-decorated offerings. A green leaf bundle and orange cord hang from the pillar, and flower garlands lie at its base.2011-12-11April 21 20152015-04-21April 10 20162016-04-10September 09 20142014-09-09