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Outdoor ritual scene at dusk beside a raised stone platform with a mango tree overhead and colourful balloons tied to its trunk. A man in a saffron-orange robe, with bare upper arms and shaved head, holds a brass plate of offerings and extends one hand toward a steaming vessel on the ground. Beside him a smiling man in a white shirt and black trousers holds a plate, and a woman in a yellow shawl and a woman in a white sari with gold border stand nearby. A smoking fire pit or cooking vessel is in the foreground, with flower garlands and a shrine with a deity murti at left. Hills are visible in the background.

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January 15 20112011-01-15Annadhan in 20112011-01-01Outdoor photograph at sunset of a ceremony beside a steaming cooking vessel. A man in an orange saffron garment reaches toward a steaming black pot, handing or serving food, while a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a woman in a red floral dress and yellow shawl look on smiling. A bald man in an orange shirt stands behind them, and colourful balloons hang from a tree branch above. A white-and-red striped stone step and a garland are visible at the left edge.2011-01-01January 15 20112011-01-15January 15 20112011-01-15January 15 20112011-01-15Outdoor photo at dusk of a line of people standing before a ceremonial setup with balloons in pink, red and orange tied to a pole behind them. On the far left a bald man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala stands with hands clasped, smiling. Next to him, older men in white shirts and white dhotis stand together, one with white hair and a moustache. A younger man in a red-orange cloth and a woman in a white sari stand to the right, with a smoky fire or incense in the foreground at right. Small sculpted shivalingas and offering trays with flowers and fruit sit on a table at the lower left.2011-01-15A photograph of an outdoor Pongal-style offering at an ashram courtyard. A long-haired man in orange robes and a heavy gold-bead necklace holds a brass plate of flowers and offers a flower toward a clay pot decorated with white lines and banana leaves, with a small flame burning. Behind him a bald priest in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a plate, and a bearded man in white stands nearby. Several women in saffron and white saris stand with palms pressed together in namaste. White walls, trees and a wire fence form the background. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired man in orange robes with a gold-bead necklace leads the offering.2010-01-14Outdoor Pongal festival scene at an ashram. In the foreground, a figure in long dark hair and an orange robe with a strand of gold-coloured beaded necklace stands at a stone platform, holding a steel tray of offerings. Behind a clay pot with leaves and a visible fire of wood, a man in orange robes and rudraksha beads prepares offerings. Clay pots of boiled rice sit beside a fruit plate and brass lamp. Around them, devotees in white, cream and orange-yellow clothing stand with hands folded in prayer, including an elderly bearded sadhu with long matted hair in orange at left. White walls and trees form the background.2010-01-14Outdoor photo under a green canopy with coloured fabric trim on a sunny day. A man in white shirt and dhoti on the left leans over a metal tray holding cooked rice and colourful food. A man in white with rudraksha mala and pendant reaches toward the tray, and a standing man in an orange shawl and glasses watches. On the right, a person in an orange turban and orange-gold shawl with long dark hair reaches into the tray. Other people in white and orange stand in the background.2007-01-12Outdoor ritual under a white canopy with purple bunting and a bamboo frame. A seated man in saffron robes, a saffron turban and long hair, with rudraksha beads, sits on a wooden chair with a silver bowl of food in front of him. A woman in white and saffron kneels and offers food from her hands, with banana-leaf plates of fruit, sweets and snacks on a mat. A standing row of men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas, watches, with more white-clad attendees and a red chair nearby. A banner in Tamil script hangs behind, and a rocky hillside appears in the background.2006-11-12January 14 20102010-01-14