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Outdoor ritual scene on sandy ground beside a tall white-and-red pillar wrapped in cloth. A bearded man with long dark hair, bare-chested except for a rust-orange wrap and a large rudraksha mala, holds a brass plate or bowl toward a second person with very long matted dreadlocks in an orange-brown robe who reaches toward the pillar. Two cameramen with video cameras film at the edges, and orange-robed devotees stand behind in a field with trees and a red-roofed building. a person cues are not clearly established here, so the central man is described by role only.

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October 06 20162016-10-06Outdoor ritual scene on sandy ground with trees and a red-roofed building behind. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks, a beard, rudraksha mala and a rust-orange wrap ties white and striped cloth around a tall red-and-white pole. To the right, a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands beside a woman in white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, both watching. Behind them, saffron-clad devotees, cows and onlookers gather under the trees.2016-10-06Outdoor ritual photo of devotees in orange and saffron robes gathered around a white-and-red pole topped by a red and yellow canopy. In the foreground, several men with long dreadlocks and bare shoulders lean forward, placing hands or heads near the base of the pole in a sandy pit scattered with petals and small yellow objects. A standing man in a rust-red shawl wears a pink and white flower garland and a large gold pendant, with a tilak on his forehead. Behind them, drummers beat white drums, and a crowd of orange-clad devotees and white-clad attendees watches under a tent. A stone seat with a book sits to one side. Beads, rudraksha malas and bracelets are visible on several participants.2017-10-01February 28 20132013-02-28Outdoor ritual photo beside tall palms. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks and a red-brown cloth draped at his waist, wearing a multi-coloured flower garland, ties or wraps a white cloth around a tall wooden post decorated with bundles of dried grass. Beside him, a second figure with long dreadlocks in a yellow and white dhoti stands with back turned. At left edge, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace watches, with a red tilak on his forehead. Red and gold bangles adorn the arms. The setting appears to be a temple-style pillar ritual in a garden.2016-04-10October 06 20162016-10-06October 01 20172017-10-01October 06 20162016-10-06October 01 20172017-10-01October 06 20162016-10-06October 01 20172017-10-01October 03 20162016-10-03