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Outdoor photo of a ritual at an ashram. A bronze kalasha-like pedestal with a carved shrine niche and a deity murti is decorated with white jasmine garlands and orange-yellow marigold strands, topped with green leaves. To the right, a man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing a long red-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, holds a silver lamp and a bell while performing worship. A crowd of devotees stands at left under green trees and palms.

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A standing man in a rust-red dhoti and matching wrap, bare-chested, with long dark hair and a short beard, holds a silver bell and a small lamp-like ritual vessel while facing a large ornate bronze kalasha-style pot wrapped in white and red flower garlands, with a grass and leaf crown on top and a seated deity murti visible inside its carved shrine niche. Behind a golden railing, a crowd of devotees stands on the left in a green outdoor setting, watching the ritual; palm fronds and trees fill the background.2017-01-01Outdoor ritual photo. A man with long dark hair and a full beard, wearing a reddish-brown dhoti and shawl with a long flower garland of white jasmine and red blooms, stands on a raised platform holding a silver handbell and a small silver lamp, performing worship at a large ornate bronze kalasha-shaped vessel. The vessel is decorated with white and red flower garlands, yellow marigold strands, green leaves and a seated figure in its carved niche. A crowd of devotees stands at left under palm and green trees.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01Outdoor ritual photo of a large bronze kalasha-shaped vessel with carved sides and a small shrine niche holding a seated deity murti, draped with white jasmine and red flower garlands, marigold tassels and a palm-leaf and greenery crown on top. A man in rust-brown robes with long dark hair, a beard, and a red-and-white flower garland holds a small brass lamp and a handbell while facing the vessel. A crowd of devotees in light clothing stands on the left beneath green trees and palms.2017-01-01February 23 20152015-02-23Outdoor photo of a bare-chested man in an orange-red dhoti with a gold border and a red-and-yellow flower garland standing beside a tall copper-coloured ritual pillar. The pillar is decorated with white and yellow flower garlands, red blossoms, green leaves and a bundle of grass on top, and has a small gold deity figure in a niche. The man holds a brass bell in one hand and a small lamp or vessel in the other, performing a ritual offering. Palm trees, a flowering tree and a bright sky frame the scene, and a crowd of devotees stands at the lower edge.2015-02-23Outdoor temple ritual in a garden setting with palm trees. A tall decorated kalasha-style sculpture with a thatched top and carved stone base stands on a striped cloth draped with marigold petals. A bearded man with long dark hair wears a rust-brown dhoti and a red-and-yellow flower garland with a rudraksha-style mala, holding a small bell and an offering vessel while performing abhishekam. Beside him, a second man in an orange saffron dhoti holds a silver pot and a lamp-like vessel. Behind them, a row of people in white clothes stand with hands folded in prayer. The scene is a puja at an outdoor shrine. The bearded man's appearance is a person based on long swept hair, flower garland and ritual role, so a person is set to in_person.2016-08-27A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a copper-coloured kalasha-style vessel on a stone pedestal, wrapped in yellow, red and purple marigold garlands with green leaves on top. A person in a reddish-brown dhoti-style garment with a gold-and-orange band, red flower garland and rudraksha-style beaded mala holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a bell in the other. Behind them, several people in saffron and white attire stand near a tray of yellow flowers, with coconut palms in the background.2014-11-26A photograph of an outdoor ritual at dusk beside a palm tree. In the foreground, an ornate copper-coloured kalasha-style vessel stands on a carved pedestal, draped with yellow marigold garlands and layered purple, magenta and yellow flower garlands. On the right, a man in a maroon and orange-bordered dhoti and shawl, wearing a saffron-orange garland and a red-and-white flower garland, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a handbell in the other. Behind him, other people in white and saffron clothing are partly visible, and a ceremonial horn player stands at the left edge. The setting is an open courtyard with greenery.2014-11-26Outdoor photo of a man in a rust-orange turban and orange-red robe performing a ritual at a carved wooden pedestal with a kalasha-like top draped in white and striped cloth. He wears layered garlands of yellow and white flowers, a long necklace and gold armlets, and holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small bell in the other. Yellow and red marigold garlands hang down the pedestal, with a flower-decorated trident beside it. Palm trees and foliage fill the background. a person: the figure is a long-haired man wearing a turban, ornate gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style mala, performing the puja as the presiding officiant.2016-12-03January 01 20172017-01-01