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Outdoor evening ritual in a open-sided shed. On the left, a woman in a red sari stands beside an ornate gold throne with a golden canopy and orange cloth. In the centre, a black-and-white cow stands behind a stone trough, with sugarcane stalks and leaves set up nearby. On the right, three people in orange robes stand in a line holding lit lamps, with a bright floodlight behind them. In the foreground a brass plate holds offerings, a kalasha pot sits on a striped cloth, and a small fire burns near a tripod. Two other figures in white stand in the background.

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January 16 20162016-01-16January 16 20162016-01-16January 16 20162016-01-16January 16 20162016-01-16Outdoor ritual at dusk under a tiled shed. A large black-and-white cow stands at right beside a stone trough. At center, a woman in a red sari with a red floral garland stands near a golden decorated backdrop and a seated figure under a small decorated umbrella canopy. A man in white shirt and grey trousers stands at left beside a stone basin and a green leaf offering, while a tall bamboo-like pole with green leaves stands upright. Brass pots and kalasha vessels sit on the ground, and a loudspeaker on a tripod is set up. Several men in orange-and-red dhotis with folded hands stand in the background, and a man in white at right holds his hands together. A bright floodlight lights the scene.2016-01-16January 15 20182018-01-15Night ritual outdoors at a Mattu Pongal celebration: two cows, one brown and one reddish calf, stand on sand decorated with a colourful kolam, garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds and flower strands. A man in white dhoti and shirt holds a lit oil lamp or flame near the cows, and a sannyasi in saffron-orange robes rings a handbell in the foreground. Nearby, saffron-robed devotees with rudraksha malas stand in rows with palms pressed together, some holding offering plates of fruit and flowers. On the right, a man in orange robes and a long garland of pink and white flowers holds his hands folded in namaste. A floral-decorated bowl sits on the ground, and striped mats cover the floor.2018-01-15 +1 copiesJanuary 16 20162016-01-16Night outdoor ritual at Mattu Pongal celebrations. A cow with a brown coat, garlanded horns and yellow and white flower decorations stands on a sand-coloured platform while a white-clad older man holds its head. Behind them, devotees in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas stand with hands joined and some carry brass trays with offerings. On the right, a bare-chested man in brown cloth wears a long white flower garland and has long dark hair, with an ornamented figure beside him in an orange robe and white head cloth. A striped mat covers the ground and a crowd stands behind in the dark.2018-01-15January 16 20162016-01-16October 10 20172017-10-10 +2 copiesNight ritual photograph at a fire ceremony. Three people stand with their backs to the camera before a lit fire pit. A man on the left wears an orange-brown head wrap and a bare upper back, holding a tray of offerings. Two figures on the right wear orange and white cloth wraps; one holds a tray with a green-wrapped bundle, the other stands bare-backed with a dark bead necklace. Behind the fire, a red-and-gold throne holds a seated deity murti or figure draped in yellow garlands, flanked by a brass lamp stand and a decorated kalasha. A large steel vessel and brass pots sit in the foreground. Flowers and a rope of leaves hang overhead. This appears to be a homa/yagna or puja setting with fire offerings.2016-10-10