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Outdoor ritual at a red-earth site with a small stone shrine and a leafy tree behind it. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti, with a sacred mark on his forehead, stands at a freshly mounded earth altar covered with marigold and mixed flower garlands, yellow and red powder and scattered petals, holding a small tray or ritual item in both hands in a folded, offering gesture. Beside him another priest in a white dhoti and pink shirt stands with hands folded. Behind them a row of men in everyday clothes, including checked lungis, a green shirt and a dark kurta, stand with hands folded or raised in namaskar near a wire fence. Wooden posts and a dry open field stretch into the background under a pale sky.

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A bare-chested man in a white dhoti kneels at a flower-covered mound of red earth, offering something from a small brown clay dish or plate. Flowers in pink, yellow, white and magenta, along with green leaves, decorate the mound in front. Behind him a grey stone shrine with a tiered tower stands near a leafy tree in an open dry field with wooden fence posts. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaste. To the right, two men in checked lungis and shirts stand watching. The scene resembles a puja at a sacred spot.2017-02-03Outdoor photo of a burial-site rite at a small village shrine area with dry red earth. In the foreground a fresh mound of earth is covered with marigold petals and yellow flowers, with a yellow-flower garland on a stone marker at right. A shirtless man in a white dhoti pours or offers from a bowl, with smoke rising, while an elderly man in white dhoti and shirt stands with hands folded. Behind them a row of saffron-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas and marigold garlands stand with hands folded; one bearded man in brown-maroon robes joins them. Several men in white dhotis and shirts and a man in a blue-striped shirt stand with hands pressed in prayer. A small child in blue shorts stands at left. Red, orange and blue ceremonial umbrellas are held above, and a small stone structure sits in the background under a tree.2017-02-04February 04 20172017-02-04February 02 20172017-02-02February 02 20172017-02-02Outdoor photo at a dusty red-earth site beside a small white stone shrine with a tree behind it. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds a brass plate and gestures toward a freshly dug mound decorated with marigold and red flower garlands, yellow turmeric powder, and green leaves. A man in a white dhoti with folded hands stands beside him, and several men in lungis and shirts look on from behind a wire fence. Scattered flowers, brass pots and cloth bundles lie around the mound.2017-02-03Outdoors on bare red earth, a shirtless man in a white dhoti pours offerings over a mound of soil covered in marigold petals, coloured powder and a small flame. Around him stand a group of saffron-robed sannyasis, several holding ornate multicoloured umbrellas on poles. A bearded man in a long brown robe with hands joined in prayer stands centre-left, beside a small child in a green shirt and patterned shorts also with hands folded. On the right, men in white dhotis and shirts and a man in a blue striped shirt watch with hands joined. Palm trees and a stone shrine structure appear in the background.2017-02-04Outdoor ground-breaking ritual on bare earth with fresh red soil heaped at right. An older man in a white kurta and cream trousers, barefoot, bends low to place a flower-decorated yellow brick into a trench; several more bricks are already set in a row. Around him stand women in a white sari with a brown border and a purple sari, plus men in striped and white shirts, watching with hands folded. A brass bell, coconut halves, a striped cloth, a brass plate of flowers, and bowls of red kumkum and yellow turmeric lie on the ground in the foreground beside marigolds and roses. A digging tool leans at upper right.2002-01-01An outdoor photograph at a dusty red-earth site beside a small stone shrine with a pillared canopy and a black Shiva lingam on a yoni base, under a leafy tree. In the foreground a mound of earth is decorated with garlands of marigold and red flowers, yellow and red powder, and green leaves, with an offering pot and cloth bundles beside it. A bare-chested man in white dhoti pours or sprinkles from a vessel over the mound while another man in white garments stands near him. Several other men in lungis and shirts stand watching, and a boy in a brown shirt is at the right. The scene is a rural puja at a memorial or sacred spot.2017-02-03Outdoor photo of a shaved-headed, bare-chested priest in a white dhoti kneeling at a red-earth mound decorated with marigold and rose garlands, petals and yellow turmeric powder, holding a small offering tray. Behind him stand several men: an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti with hands folded, a man in a white shirt and checked lungi, and men in dark shirts and lungis. A small stone shrine with a pinnacle and a green tree stand in a field behind a wire fence under a hazy sky.2017-02-03February 02 20172017-02-02 +1 copiesFebruary 03 20172017-02-03