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Outdoor ritual photograph under an orange and red canopy. A figure with long dark hair, a white and red floral garland and a white forehead mark sits cross-legged on a red mat in orange robes, eyes lowered, hands clasped. Beside him a bald man in orange robes and a beaded necklace sits with hands folded, and a second bald man in an orange robe with a gold-trimmed cloth and a prayer necklace sits with hands together. A seated man in a grey cap and pink shawl pours from a small cup. In front lie a clay pot wrapped in marigolds, lit oil lamps, brass bowls of grain and kumkum, and a tiled floor marked with colored powder. Standing behind, saffron-robed men hold silver trishul staffs, and a bearded man in orange raises a hand. This appears to be a puja with kalasha and offerings, with a person figure seated among devotees. Several people are visible, with the sitting group plus standing attendants.

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A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a canopied open-air site with orange cloth overhead. A seated person in orange robes with a white-and-red flower garland and a white forehead mark performs hand gestures over a brass kalasha wrapped in marigolds, with small clay dishes of grains, kumkum and a lit oil lamp arranged on a tiled platform. Behind them, two shaven-headed men in orange sit with hands folded, one holding a silver trident. A crowd of saffron-clad sadhus and devotees stands behind, some wearing orange turbans and rudraksha malas, and a red-robed man with a beaded necklace is among them. The scene appears to be a puja or abhishekam-style ritual with marigold offerings.2013-02-22February 12 20132013-02-12 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual photo under a patterned canopy. A seated figure in orange-brown robes with a white garland of flowers and a red-and-white garland sits on a red cushion, eyes lowered, hands folded, with a tilak on the forehead. Behind is a silver trident. Around are orange-robed men, a man in red with rudraksha mala and orange turban, and a bald man in orange kneeling with palms joined. Before them are a bowl of red powder, clay bowls of grains, an oil lamp, a kalasha pot wrapped in marigolds, pink flower petals and a marigold garland on a decorated square. Bananas-like apples sit in a basket at left. Puja or padapuja setting.2013-02-22February 12 20132013-02-12 +3 copiesFebruary 12 20132013-02-12 +1 copiesFebruary 12 20132013-02-12 +2 copiesA photograph of a ritual gathering in an outdoor temple courtyard. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak sits cross-legged on an orange cloth, wearing an orange robe, a long rudraksha-style mala and gold beaded necklaces, hands pressed together in prayer. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in saffron robes with a white tilak kneels with palms joined, and a man in white dhoti with an orange-bordered shawl kneels with hands folded. A shaved-headed person in orange with a white tilak sits with eyes closed and hands joined in the right foreground. Brass bowls, a plate of grains and flowers, and small vessels sit on the cloth. Standing figures in orange and white and a crowd of devotees in white fill the background, along with temple pillars.2010-12-29Kailaasa Paramparagatha Mahanirvani PeethamApril 18 20162016-04-18Kailasa Paramparagatha Atal PeethamFebruary 12 20132013-02-12 +1 copiesFebruary 12 20132013-02-12 +1 copies