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Outdoor ritual scene near an orange-painted structure at a rural site. A long-haired man in an orange top and rust-coloured dhoti holds a white bowl and flings a spray of liquid or grains into the air. Beside him a bare-chested man in orange cloth holds a long wooden pole with red and black tassels, and a woman in a red sari stands among devotees. A decorated offering with green leaves and a white flower garland sits on the ground at lower left, with a colourful cloth beneath. Several devotees in orange and white clothing watch from the side under a pale sky.

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Outdoor ritual at a freshly dug pit of earth during last rites. A bearded man with long matted dreadlocks, wearing an orange fleece jacket and rust-orange cloth, holds a brass plate and pours a stream of yellow turmeric powder into the pit. Behind him a man in an orange robe holds a tall wooden pole topped with a red tasselled canopy. Other men stand with bare torsos, orange dhotis, rudraksha necklaces and white sacred ash, and one wears a white dhoti with a gold border. A woman in a red sari stands with folded hands holding a metal plate. Blue sky and trees stand behind them.2016-12-30Outdoor last-rites scene beside a deep open earth pit. A central man with long dark hair, beard and an orange fleece jacket over rust-coloured dhoti pours bright yellow powder from a brass bowl into the pit. Around him, shirtless men in orange dhotis and rudraksha malas stand; one on the left holds a tall bamboo staff with red and green tassels, and another on the right holds a tray of flowers. A woman in a red sari with a brass vessel stands among them, and a man in white dhoti stands behind. Tree and sky in background; flower petals on the ground.2016-12-30December 31 20162016-12-31 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual at a construction site beside orange-painted walls. A long-haired, bearded man in an orange-red top and rust-coloured dhoti stands at a concrete slab, pouring something from a white plastic bag onto it while a man in an orange dhoti holds a large yellow-and-multicolour decorated umbrella overhead. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border stands at left. At right, a man in a rust-coloured dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a woman in a rust sari with dark beaded necklaces hold a metal tray of green leaves; a bowl of green leaves sits in the foreground. Clay pots lie on the slab. Several onlookers stand behind.2016-12-31 +1 copiesDecember 30 20162016-12-30December 30 20162016-12-30December 31 20162016-12-31 +1 copiesDecember 31 20162016-12-31 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual at a sandy site for the last rites of the bull Nandi. A central figure with long dark hair, a fresh tilak and an orange fleece jacket over rust-orange dhoti waves both palms in blessing while standing barefoot on a striped cloth scattered with flower petals. Behind him, a bare-chested attendant in orange dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a tall ornate parasol with red, green and white tassels. To the right, a man in a white dhoti with gold border holds a folded maroon towel. Other orange-clad attendants, a drummer and a bald priest with rudraksha beads stand nearby, and a blue-and-white decorated kalasha or sacred pot sits at the lower left. Water tanks and trees are visible behind.2016-12-30December 31 20162016-12-31 +1 copiesDecember 31 20162016-12-31 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a funeral rite at a sandy dug pit covered with a colourful striped cloth scattered with flowers. A central man with long dark hair, a beard and a forehead tilak wears an orange zip fleece and rust-coloured dhoti while holding a small silver bowl and a silver lamp from which smoke rises. To the right, a young man in a white dhoti with gold border and a pink towel, with a tilak, stands watching. On the left, a bare-chested attendant in an orange dhoti holds a tall bamboo pole with red and green tassels. Behind them, a white-haired woman in orange clothing has her hands joined in prayer, with several other people in orange and maroon clothes nearby. Water tanks and trees appear in the background.2016-12-30