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Outdoor ceremony beneath palm fronds. A bearded man in a dark maroon robe and rudraksha mala, wearing white garland and a forehead mark, raises one hand in blessing beside a large ornate brass kalasha decorated with white flower garlands, red roses, green leaves and a tuft of dried grass. Behind him, a man with bare shoulders in an orange and gold dhoti lifts a carrying pole and basket draped with red cloth and garlands. Two other figures in orange dhotis are partly visible at the right edge. Sunlight and coconut palms fill the background.

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January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01August 27 20162016-08-27 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20172017-01-01A photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-brown robe and long garlands of red and yellow flowers stands beside an ornate carved wooden ratha or chariot-like pillar wrapped with straw and dressed with white and red flower garlands and yellow marigolds. He stands with bare arms, wearing rudraksha beads and a gold ceremonial pendant on a necklace, and a sacred mark on his forehead. His hand rests on the carved structure. Behind him, another person in orange clothing holds a silver vessel, and a third, partly visible person in orange also tends the structure. Palm trees and a metal spiral sculpture stand in the background.2016-08-27Outdoor photo of a ceremonial procession beneath coconut palms. In the foreground a copper-topped wooden ratha-like structure with a tall bundle of dried straw, garlanded with white and red flower strands and green leaves. Beside it a man in rust-red robes and a dark rudraksha mala with a gold pendant stands with eyes closed and mouth open, gripping a long cord and a red cloth with a flower-garlanded broom-like staff raised overhead. A second man with a bare upper body, a white cord and beaded necklaces stands at right. Wooden carved tower structures and palm fronds fill the background.2016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01January 04 20152015-01-04January 01 20172017-01-01A photograph of a man in a rust-red saffron-toned robe standing beside an ornate wooden shrine or palanquin decorated with white jasmine garlands and red and yellow flower garlands, with palm fronds tied on top. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck over the robe and a red thread on his wrist. His eyes are closed and he raises one arm upward, while a brass tray or vessel is visible at the right edge. Palm trees and bright sky form the background. Visible text includes a copyright notice overlay, which is not transcribed.2017-01-01