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A photograph of a bare-chested man with a long dark bun and full beard, wearing a white dhoti and a gold-beaded necklace with rudraksha beads, seated during a ritual. He holds a striped red-and-white wand in one hand while another man in red-bordered cloth raises a decorated brass kalasha wrapped in white and red bands, crowned with jasmine garlands and mango leaves, above the group. Yellow and red flower garlands rest in the foreground, and a woman in a pink silk sari stands behind. The scene suggests a kalasha puja or abhishekam ceremony.

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April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual at a temple setting. In the foreground, a man with long dreadlocked hair, a gold ornamental necklace, a rudraksha mala across his bare shoulder and an orange-brown cloth stands at left, reaching forward with his arm to touch a decorated brass kalasha pot wrapped in colourful red, green and white striped cloth, topped with mango leaves. At right, a man in a purple turban and pink silk shawl with a white flower garland leans over the pot. Behind them, other attendees in white and orange clothing and an umbrella in pink and yellow are visible.2018-04-14A photo of a bare-chested man seen from behind, carrying a decorated kalasha pot on his head with both hands raised. The pot is wrapped in red, white and green patterned cloth, crowned with a white jasmine garland and green leaves, and tied with a red and gold band. He wears a white dhoti with a pink and gold brocade shawl draped over the shoulder. In the left foreground a young girl in an orange outfit with rudraksha beads looks on. The background is a green tarpaulin with blurred pillars.2018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14A man in an ochre-saffron dhoti and wrap with a dark wrapped turban and rudraksha bands on his head and wrist holds a decorated kalasha with mango leaves and a green bundle on top. He wears heavy gold beaded necklaces and a gold waist ornament, with a vertical tilak on his forehead, and looks down while performing a ritual offering. Behind him, a red and orange striped garment and a second person's hands support the pot, and a faint red and gold cloth fringe appears at the right edge.2018-04-14A photograph from behind of a temple ritual where a bare-backed priest in a purple and gold brocade dhoti and a white sacred thread raises garlands of red roses, white flowers, green leaves and yellow marigolds toward a figure with a tall braided dark topknot, wearing rudraksha beads and gold jewellery. Banana leaves frame the scene, and red petals are scattered on the priest's back. Another man with hands folded in namaskar stands at the right edge. The garlanded figure's face is turned away and partly hidden. Visible people: three.2018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesJune 23 20172017-06-23 +1 copiesA close side view of a ceremonial kavadi-style decorated frame carried on a man's shoulder, topped with white jasmine garlands, green leaves and straw, and draped with a red and white striped cloth with gold borders, beaded blue and white ornaments, and red tassels. A man in a pink garment holds the frame with one hand, wearing a dark wristwatch. The background is a teal fabric screen with blurred pillars.2018-04-14 +1 copies