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Outdoor ritual at a dug earthen pit beside orange-painted corrugated buildings. A man in a long-sleeved orange-red jacket and rust-orange dhoti, with long dark hair and a full beard, stands at right ringing a silver handbell and holding a small brass lamp with a flame. Beside him, a bare-chested assistant in an orange dhoti holds a tall yellow-shafted umbrella with a multicoloured fringed canopy over the pit. Another assistant in an orange cloth and beaded necklaces stands with hands folded in prayer, and a white-clad man in a cream dhoti with gold border stands at left. A pile of white and red flowers and a white cloth bundle with leaves rest on the freshly poured concrete slab. Onlookers stand behind the wall.

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December 31 20162016-12-31Outdoor ritual at a samadhi-style mound of fresh earth beside orange-brown container buildings. A man with long dark hair and a full beard, wearing an orange-red fleece jacket and orange dhoti, rings a handbell and holds a small ritual object. Behind him, three men in orange or ochre dhotis and rudraksha malas stand; one holds a tall gold-shafted umbrella with a colourful fringed canopy above the mound, another has hands folded in prayer, and a fourth stands in white dhoti and shawl with a mala. Flower garlands, green leaves and a white cloth bundle rest on the mound. Several people watch from behind in the background.2016-12-31 +1 copiesDecember 31 20162016-12-31December 31 20162016-12-31 +1 copiesDecember 31 20162016-12-31December 31 20162016-12-31 +1 copiesDecember 31 20162016-12-31December 31 20162016-12-31 +1 copiesMay 10 20182018-05-10 +1 copiesFebruary 04 20172017-02-04 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A bearded man in a rust-red turban and rust-brown robe, wearing heavy gold necklaces, a garland of white flowers and a pink flower garland, stands at the centre bending over a small stone platform and a brass vessel with yellow flowers. Several young men in orange dhotis and rudraksha malas stand around him holding silver plates of purple flowers and offerings. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a sandalwood-marked forehead wears a rudraksha mala. Women in yellow and green saris stand in the background. Scattered red petals and a white flower garland lie on the stone.2016-12-23April 28 20182018-04-28