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Outdoor ritual in a grassy yard beside bamboo stalks and leafy trees. A bearded man in orange robes and a dark shawl stands at right, holding a pink flower and reaching toward a tall wrapped bamboo pole. Nearby, another robed figure in orange stands at a bamboo base beside a circular pit decorated with pink, yellow and red flower petals. A long-haired person in orange garments kneels on a striped cloth at left, while a man in white clothes tends items on the mat. Several figures in orange and red robes with rudraksha beads move about the site. Sandy soil, a tripod and a small table complete the setting.

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Outdoor ritual at a dirt-ground ashram site where a tall red-and-white wooden pole is being planted into the earth. A man in a long, dark-red robe with long, dreadlocked hair stands at right, holding the pole upright with both hands. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with gold borders bends forward, pressing a long iron rod into the ground at the pole's base. Two men in orange robes with rudraksha malas kneel and crouch nearby, and a bald man in an orange cloth and beaded necklaces watches at far left. The base is decorated with a colourful rangoli of red, yellow and green powder and scattered pink flower petals, edged with yellow bricks. Bamboo and green shrubs stand behind, with a building and clear sky in the background.2016-10-06October 06 20162016-10-06October 06 20162016-10-06October 06 20162016-10-06October 06 20162016-10-06A photograph of an outdoor ritual at an ashram site where a long white-and-red pole is being set into the ground. A man in a dark red-brown robe with long dark hair and a beard stands at right, both hands on the pole. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and white top with rudraksha beads and a garland stands behind the pole. Three men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas kneel at the base, one packing soil with his hands, another working near the hole. Coloured rangoli powder in red, yellow, green and white and scattered pink flower petals surround the base, with yellow bricks along the edge. Bamboo, shrubs and a few clay pots frame the scene, with other white-clad people visible in the background.2016-10-06Outdoor ritual on bare ground beneath bamboo and green trees. A man with long dark hair and beard, wearing orange-saffron cloth and a dark shawl, stands at right touching a bamboo pole with a red-tinged hand while a helper in orange lifts the bamboo pole held upright over a round pit filled with flower petals and coloured powder. Other people in orange and red clothing with rudraksha-style necklaces kneel and work nearby on a striped mat; one in white stands at left. A tripod-mounted camera stands at right. The scene resembles a prepared pit ritual with flowers and bamboo.2016-10-06Outdoor ritual at a white-and-red striped pole set in the ground, surrounded by bamboo and a low building. A bearded man on the right with long dark hair wears a rust-red robe and rests his hands on the pole. Several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas gather around the pole, hands raised to it, and a man in white shirt and trousers bends to pour from a black container. Rangoli-style colored powder and scattered red and white petals decorate the ground, with yellow bricks laid in a row. A woman on the left in red clothing with a yellow border watches. Papers and a bamboo-leaf backdrop complete the scene.2016-10-06October 06 20162016-10-06Outdoor ritual on bare earth beside bamboo: several people in saffron-orange clothing hold long bamboo-like poles wrapped in white cloth, lifting them upright near a shallow pit ringed with scattered pink and yellow flower petals. On the right, a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a dark shawl over one shoulder, wearing an orange dhoti, holds a flower and stands by the pit; a woman in orange nearby wears a rudraksha-style mala. On the left, a woman with long braided hair and orange garments stands on a colourful striped mat with brass items, while a figure in white crouches near a cloth-covered bench. A tripod stands at the right edge beside a grey stone platform, with green trees and a red tent behind.2016-10-06Outdoors on bare dirt, four men perform a ground ritual around a tall white-and-red striped wooden pole set into a decorated base of coloured powder rangoli with scattered pink flower petals. On the left, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala crouches and digs with a long stick. Next to him, a seated man in orange with a rudraksha mala tends the base. A third man in orange kneels beside the pole. On the right, a man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested except for a maroon garment, with a dark shawl draped over his shoulder, grips the pole with both hands. Yellow brick pavers line the foreground, and bamboo and greenery fill the background.2016-10-06October 06 20162016-10-06