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Outdoor scene near trees and a red boundary wall in dry earth. A shirtless young man with long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha beads and a white forehead band raises his arm high, holding pink and magenta flower petals or offerings above a tree trunk. Around him, several shirtless men in orange cloth, one holding a brass plate of offerings, another a tray with a lit oil lamp flame, and a drum rests at the left edge. Thin coloured threads are strung between the trees. The setting suggests a ritual offering, possibly part of a puja or sacred rite, with five people visible.

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October 31 20162016-10-31Outdoor ritual scene on a dirt path beside a bare tree with a pink-and-violet cloth wrapped around its trunk. Young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas and white sacred marks on their faces, stand in a group. One holds a lit oil lamp in a small brass holder while another carries a brass plate of offerings with flowers. A drummer on the right beats a hand drum. Red walls, scrubby trees and a distant dome sit in the background. Count visible people: about seven.2016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31Outdoor photo of a group of young male devotees in orange and saffron dhotis performing a ritual at a tree trunk wrapped with yellow-orange thread. A shaven-headed priest in a red-orange wrap, with a rudraksha mala and red-and-gold armbands, stands at left holding a small silver cup while pointing upward. Nearby, a young man in orange holds a silver tray with pink flowers, another holds a leaf plate with offerings, and a boy in an orange wrap with a rudraksha mala holds a silver bowl. Dry earth, shrubs and a red wall form the background.2016-10-31Outdoor ritual photograph beside a large tree trunk wrapped with pink ribbon. Three young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand in a dusty clearing. The man on the left bare-chested with long dreadlocked hair and orange shawl gazes upward, while the central figure with long dreadlocks raises one arm toward the leaves, holding a leaf in his other hand. The man behind them with sandalwood tripundra marks on his forehead, rudraksha mala and a gold necklace holds a silver tray of yellow offerings on a banana leaf. A brass lamp with a flame stands at the left edge, and a red brick wall sits in the background. Several people are partially visible at the edges.2016-10-31Outdoor scene at dusk on a dirt ground beside a red brick wall and leafy trees. A young man with long dark braided hair and bare torso, wearing orange cloth, holds up a lit oil lamp flame beside a tree trunk wrapped in red thread. Four young men stand in a row facing him wearing orange and red-orange dhotis and sashes; one bald man in red-orange wraps and rudraksha beads holds a small brass vessel, another holds a leaf-lined plate of offerings, and the others wear white forehead markings, rudraksha malas and long hair. The ritual appears to be an arati with a lamp and offerings. Nobody visible is identified as a person.2016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31