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Photograph of a ritual scene at an outdoor tent with devotees. In the foreground a kneeling man in a maroon-red dhoti with a rudraksha mala and bangles bows over a pile of coconuts wrapped in blue and green cloth, with marigold petals and offerings laid out. To the left a bare-chested priest with white sandalwood marks on his arms and a grey beard, in orange cloth, leans forward with hands joined. Behind them a line of men and women in orange robes and white kurtas stand with palms pressed together, including a bearded sadhu in saffron robes and a woman in a white sari with a red border. A brass plate of flowers is held at the left edge. The scene appears to be a devotional offering.

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January 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor ritual photograph under a white tent canopy. A bare-chested elder with long grey hair and white sacred markings, wearing a white dhoti and rudraksha mala, kneels at left arranging offerings. Beside him a man in a red-and-orange turban and a red-brown robe with rudraksha beads holds a brass tray of offerings across the ground. Around them devotees in saffron and orange robes, white kurtas and an orange turban stand with hands folded in prayer. Green, blue, purple and maroon cloth bundles hold coconuts, decorated with yellow marigold petals and scattered grains on the earth.2015-01-13A ritual scene in a hazy, smoky tent with people gathered around a row of coconuts wrapped in red, blue and green cloth and set on the floor with flower petals. A man in a red turban and dark robe holds a brass plate with a flame in the centre. Beside him, a woman in orange robes and a long beaded necklace stands near a man in an orange shawl and bare upper body with white sacred markings. Several men in orange and saffron robes, one in a white turban, and men in white kurtas stand around. A camera operator is at the right edge. The scene resembles an aarti or homa-style offering with coconuts. Another person in white-robed attire holds a mala-like garland near the centre. This appears to be a puja with flame and coconut offerings.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor ritual under a white tent at a sadhu gathering. A bare-chested elderly priest with long white beard and white dhoti pours or offers from a vessel, while a man in a red-maroon turban and maroon-brown robe with a long rudraksha mala and a long-haired central figure stands before him with hands together. Orange-robed sannyasis, one with a red turban and others with shaved heads, stand around. On the ground in front are brass plates holding coconuts wrapped in blue and purple cloth, with flowers, leaves and grains. Marigold garlands and orange cloths surround the group.2015-01-13A photograph of a ritual inside a white canopy tent. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with a long flowing shawl stands with hands joined in prayer, beside an older bare-chested priest with a long white beard, rudraksha mala and white markings on his shoulders, pouring liquid from a small vessel. A young man in maroon and gold garments wearing a maroon turban and a garland of flowers stands nearby, while a younger man in a maroon turban and sash helps. Several people in white and a woman in a cream sari watch. On the ground in front of them, several coconuts wrapped in blue, purple and orange cloth sit on leaf-lined plates with flower petals, fruit and offerings, as part of a puja or abhishekam. Other people in white and orange sit in the background behind metal barricades.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor ritual under a white canopy with haze. Around them stand saffron-robed sannyasis, some with hands folded, and a man in a yellow dhoti holds a tray of flowers. Several green, blue and maroon cloth-wrapped coconuts sit in offering plates on the ground, with petals and grains.2015-01-13A photograph of a ritual outdoors under a white canopy where several saffron-clad sadhus and devotees stand around a set of offering trays. Each tray holds a green coconut wrapped in a coloured cloth (blue, green, maroon, purple, black) with flowers and grains, and yellow petals are being placed on them. A central figure in a maroon-and-gold robe and a dark red turban, with a long beaded mala, stands with hands joined at the chest. Nearby, a bare-chested sadhu with a white dhoti and rudraksha malas kneels among the trays, and a man in white with a saffron shawl holds flowers. The scene reads as a puja-style offering ceremony with abhishekam-type preparation.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13