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A man stands barefoot on a stone step beside a sunken pit in an open courtyard, hands pressed together in namaskar with eyes lowered. He wears a rust-red draped robe, a pink-and-white flower garland, a gold bead necklace and a gold pendant, with white ash marks and a red bindi on his forehead. Long grey hair hangs past his shoulders. A striped pink, teal and blue mat covers the ground, a red and white striped pole rests diagonally behind him, and green trees and a cow stand in the background.

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October 01 20172017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01A photograph of a man standing barefoot on a stone slab at the edge of an open pit, hands pressed together in namaste at his chest with eyes lowered. He wears a rust-red draped garment with a gold border, a pink and white flower garland, a heavy gold bead necklace and a gold pendant, and a white vibhuti marking on his forehead. His long dark hair falls to his back. Behind him stands a red and white striped wooden pole, and the ground is covered with pink, teal and purple striped cloth. Green trees and a red wall are in the background, with a cow visible at right.2017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01Outdoor photo of a man in a maroon-brown robe and a long pink-and-white flower garland with a gold pendant, standing barefoot on a striped pink, teal and blue mat. He cups pink flower petals in both hands above a shallow pit in the ground, scattering offerings into it, with petals and a small yellow fruit nearby. Behind him a young man in an orange robe and orange shawl holds a dark umbrella overhead, and a man in white ritual dress with folded hands stands further back among green trees beside a red-and-white painted pole and a red wall. Appearance-based a person cues: long dark hair, forehead tilak, rudraksha, ceremonial gold pendant and garland.2017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01Outdoor ritual scene at a red-painted structure with a white-and-red striped pole. A man in rust-brown robes with a long pink-and-white flower garland and a gold pendant stands barefoot with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes lowered. Behind him a younger man in orange robes and bare upper body holds a red-and-gold umbrella over him. Rose petals lie on the striped pink, teal and purple mat and around a square pit in the ground. A man in white dhoti with gold border stands with folded hands in the background among green trees.2017-10-01Outdoor temple ritual photo: a man in orange-red robes with a pink and white flower garland and a gold pendant stands with palms pressed together and eyes closed beside a white pole wrapped in cloth, set into a pit lined with yellow bricks and scattered red and pink petals. Behind him, a helper holds a red and gold parasol, another man in orange pours from a brass vessel, and a line of orange-clad attendants and drummers with drums stands in the background. Trays of offerings, kalasha-style pots and brass vessels sit on striped mats. This appears to be a pole-raising or consecration rite with flower offerings.2017-10-01