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Outdoor photo of a bearded man in a maroon-red robe with a rudraksha mala and white-and-red flower garlands touching mango leaves on the top of a large ornate copper kalasha with a bundled straw crown. A second man in an orange cloth and a long-haired companion stand beside it, and a metal bowl and brown cloth are held at the right edge. Green trees fill the background. The scene suggests a ritual like abhishekam or puja, with a small seated deity murti visible on the vessel. No readable text is shown.

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Outdoor photo of a bearded man with long dark hair in a maroon-brown robe and a rudraksha mala, wearing white and red flower garlands, raising a hand to sprinkle or place mango leaves and rose petals atop a carved bronze-brown kalasha or ritual pot wrapped in straw and leaves. A priest in an orange dhoti with gold border holds a brass plate at right. A golden deity murti sits in a carved shrine niche at left, with palm fronds overhead.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01Outdoor photograph of a ritual at a carved bronze kalasha-style vessel topped with a bundle of mango leaves and straw. A bearded man with long dark hair wears a maroon robe, a rudraksha mala, and a white and red flower garland, holding a metal bowl with a folded brown cloth. Beside him a shirtless young man in an orange dhoti reaches up to adjust the leaves, and a third person in orange stands at the right edge. A seated deity figure is carved on the vessel, which is also draped in white and red flower garlands. Bright sky and green foliage form the background.2017-01-01A photograph of an outdoor ritual beside palm trees. A man with long matted dreadlocks, bare-chested and wearing a rust-brown dhoti with a red-and-yellow garland, reaches up to tie a bundle of straw around a tall copper kalasha-like vessel decorated with white and yellow flower garlands and mango leaves. Behind him, two attendants in saffron-orange cloth stand; one holds a brass plate. Several other men with garlands are visible at the lower right, and a striped cloth covers the base. Flower petals scatter on the ground.2016-08-27January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01August 27 20162016-08-27Outdoor photo of a ceremonial flag-hoisting or ritual pole event beside a tall polished copper pole topped with a bundle of straw or grass and green leaves, wrapped with white and orange-red flower garlands and a small carved deity figure in a niche. A man with long swept-back hair, a dark beard and a vibhuti marking on his forehead stands on a raised platform, holding a rope that runs up the pole. He wears a yellow, orange and red marigold garland, a dark rudraksha mala with a large ceremonial pendant, and a rust-red cloth. Two young women in orange saris with white body markings stand beside him with palms pressed together in prayer. Palm trees and greenery stand in the background, and a few onlookers are visible at the bottom edge.2016-10-03 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20172017-01-01August 27 20162016-08-27Outdoor ritual scene beside a tall polished copper pillar wrapped with dried straw and green leaves, with thick ropes running upward. A man with long dark dreadlocks, a dark beard and a red-and-yellow marigold garland wears a rust-brown robe and a gold-toned rudraksha-style necklace; he reaches up to touch the head of a second man with long black hair, bare shoulders and white markings, who wears an orange lower cloth. Behind them a small gilded deity murti sits in a copper shrine decorated with white and red flower garlands, and a partly visible person sits at the lower right. Palm fronds and a blurred sky fill the background.2016-10-03 +1 copiesAugust 27 20162016-08-27