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KAILASA FAMILIA PORTUGUESA, PORTUGAL on 1/14/20182018-01-14 +1 copiesKAILASA FAMILIA PORTUGUESA, PORTUGAL on 1/14/20182018-01-14 +1 copiesJanuary 14 20182018-01-14KAILASA FAMILIA PORTUGUESA, PORTUGAL on 1/14/20182018-01-14 +3 copiesA ritual scene in an open pavilion with a sandy floor decorated with white and coloured kolam designs. In the foreground, three women in saffron-orange cloth sit cross-legged over a large floral mandala of yellow and white marigolds and red flower petals, with brass lamps and small figurines placed on it. The woman at centre holds a lit lamp or flame over the offerings, while the woman on the left and the one on the right sit with palms pressed together in prayer. Two large clay pots decorated with greenery and bananas sit behind them, and a set of bananas lies to the left. Behind them, a standing crowd of devotees in orange and white clothing, with hands folded, faces a raised seat draped in red and white at the back where a figure in orange robes and a garland sits. Decorative orange and red canopies frame the seat. A tall wooden pillar edges the left foreground.2018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14A Pongal celebration outdoors under an open shelter with a red-brick wall. In the foreground, a seated man in orange cloth sits on a striped rug with his back to the camera, facing a white kolam rangoli design decorated with marigold garlands, bananas, and a small kalasha-like pot with coconut and leaves. Clay pots with garlands stand at left, and a large offering tray heaped with yellow flowers, rose petals and lit lamps sits at right. Sugarcane stalks lie at the lower right. Behind them, a standing man in a maroon robe and a large saffron-and-gold turban wears a long marigold garland and gold necklaces, hands folded in prayer. Around 20 people in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis stand behind in a semicircle, many with palms joined, including several children. A decorated ceremonial parasol with a crest appears at upper right.2018-01-14Outdoor ritual in a covered open-sided pavilion with a sandy ground. Sannyasis in saffron-orange robes sit on striped mats around a floral kolam drawn in white on the floor, edged with yellow marigold garlands, with brass kalasha pots, pineapples, bananas, and a flower-covered platform with an offering tray. A bare-chested priest in orange cloth with a rudraksha-style headband pours from a vessel at the right. A standing figure at left wears a maroon-brown robe with a tall red turban, long beaded mala and large ceremonial garland, and stands before a crowd of devotees, many in orange, some children with palms together, others in white dhotis and maroon saris. A brass oil lamp and a yellow ceremonial flag stand at right.2018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14Photograph of a ritual in a temple hall. In the centre, a young man with short hair wears an orange sannyasi-style wrap and rudraksha mala, with a tilak on his forehead and pale ash markings on his arms, and reaches toward a metal plate of dried cowdung cakes and a pile of dry sticks spread on a pink and green cloth. On the right, a shirtless man with ash-marked chest and arms wears an orange cloth, rudraksha malas and sunglasses. Behind them, seated devotees in orange and saffron clothes, including girls with gold necklaces, watch. A deity murti and a yellow cloth stand in the background, and a brass bowl sits in the foreground.2017-08-31 +1 copiesJanuary 14 20182018-01-14June 05 20132013-06-05