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A photograph of an outdoor ritual under a canopy of red, orange and yellow fabric panels decorated with floral motifs. A shaved-headed man in an orange saffron robe with a red border and a rudraksha mala stands on a striped mat, holding a small object. Beside him a younger man in white dhoti and yellow shawl holds a silver tray with a lamp. A man in white with yellow shawl at left holds a white ceramic kalasha, and a wooden pole stands in dug earth with scattered flowers and petals. Several people in white ritual dress stand nearby.

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A ritual outdoors in front of a white building with banana plants. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a matching orange shawl and a tall orange head covering stands barefoot on a woven mat, holding a small silver ritual vessel and a bell. He wears a large ornate gold-toned necklace with a pendant and rudraksha beads, and a horizontal sacred ash mark on his forehead. Three men in white dhoti and kurta clothing surround him: one on the left holds a brass tray, one behind him holds a tray, and one at right in a yellow-and-white shawl holds a plate. A seated man in white with a yellow shawl in the foreground holds a brass plate with offerings. Flower petals and offerings lie on the ground. A deity murti is visible at upper right behind a black pedestal. The scene resembles a puja with offerings.2009-09-26A photograph of a ritual outdoors on bare red-brown earth beside a striped red-and-white stepped platform. A seated figure in orange robes, a red-edged orange shawl, a gold-toned beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style bead mala sits on a striped woven mat, holding a flower-covered ritual item, with a tilak on the forehead. Three men in white dhotis and kurtas with yellow shawls surround him: one at left handles brass pots and a small tray, one in the center holds a mala, and one at right, wearing glasses, holds a brass tray of yellow and pink flowers and a brass vessel. A large banana leaf stands in the background, with brass offering trays and fruit on a table behind.2009-09-25Outdoor ritual scene on bare reddish earth beside a young banana plant tied to bamboo stakes. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe with an orange head covering, a white forehead marking and a gold necklace kneels and reaches toward the soil with a handful of offerings. Around him, several men in white dhoti-style clothing with yellow shawls sit or stand; one holds a brass tray with small bowls, another a tray of offerings, and a copper vessel of colored material sits near the plant. A woven mat lies under them. The arrangement suggests a puja or planting ritual, with a visible tray of offerings and a brass oil lamp in the lower foreground.2009-09-26September 26 20092009-09-26September 26 20092009-09-26Outdoor ritual photograph on a dirt ground beside palm trees. A man in saffron-orange robes with a red border and an ornate gold-toned necklace with a large central pendant holds a small brass bell in one hand and a lamp or flame in the other, standing before a tall wooden post. He wears glasses and has a shaved head. Two attendants in white dhotis and yellow shawls stand beside him, one holding a silver dish and the other carrying a tray, and a bowl of offerings sits on a striped mat near the post. Another person in white is visible in the background. The scene suggests a puja or homa-style ritual.2009-09-26September 26 20092009-09-26September 26 20092009-09-26Outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and a red-orange brick wall. A man in saffron-orange robes wearing a rudraksha mala walks barefoot across a woven striped mat toward a ring of ash around a small fire pit, with a brass oil lamp beside it. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and saffron shawl walks with a cane, and another man in white and saffron sits near a fire pit. Dark stone deity murtis and a tall orange ritual pillar decorated with yellow and orange garlands stand in the background.2010-08-26November 24 20062006-11-24Outdoor groundbreaking ceremony under a striped purple and white canopy strung with mango leaves, at a foundation pit where yellow bricks are being laid. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and long flowing hair, garlanded with white jasmine, red and yellow flowers, pours from a silver kalasha pot into the pit as part of a bhoomi pooja. Beside him, an older bearded man in an orange shawl and white dhoti, also garlanded, stands at the edge. Around them, a shirtless priest with a tilak and rudraksha mala, and men in white shirts and dhotis, watch. A rangoli of coloured powder and flower petals decorates the ground, with a plate of offerings and oil lamps nearby. a person candidate appearance is compatible with the orange turban, long hair and orange robe, but the identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2006-11-24September 26 20092009-09-26 +1 copies