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Outdoor ritual scene at a red and white striped stone platform with steps. A seated man in a yellow-gold dhoti and leopard-print shawl holds a silver tray and has his bare feet touched by a man in white kurta and white dhoti who kneels and bows low on the ground. On the left, a man in orange saffron robes holds a tray of offerings, and a brass bell lies nearby. Behind them, a row of people in white clothing, some wearing rudraksha-style mala necklaces, stand watching. Brass lamps and marigold petals decorate the steps. A seated figure in saffron clothing with a shaved head is not clearly identifiable. The scene appears to be a padapuja-style honouring with the kneeling devotee touching the feet of the seated man.

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December 19 20102010-12-19Outdoor photograph of a ritual on a striped stone platform with red and white bands. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti bends forward and offers a silver tray or vessel to a seated young man in a cream silk dhoti with gold border and a leopard-print shawl, who smiles and gestures with raised hands. A monk in saffron-orange robes stands at right with his back partly turned. Behind them, devotees in white clothes and beaded necklaces stand in a row, and a brass lamp stands at the far right.2010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19A seated figure in a leopard-print shawl over pale yellow-gold robes sits on a red and white striped stone platform, while a man in white kneels before them, bending forward to touch their bare feet in a padapuja-style reverence. Behind him stands a bare-chested attendant in saffron-orange cloth holding a silver tray with oil lamps and offerings. A brass lamp and a silver bowl sit on the platform, and a large crowd of devotees in white garments and red-and-white lanyards watches from steps behind. Marigold petals and small oil lamps decorate the ledge.2010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19Outdoor ritual on stone steps with red-and-white banded walls. A man in a leopard-print shawl over pale yellow dhoti sits on a raised platform, smiling, with brass lamps and marigolds beside him. In front, a woman in white with a gold-bordered shawl kneels offering a tray, and a person in white prostrates on the ground. Standing devotees in white and a saffron-robed figure frame the scene.2010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19Outdoor ritual on a stepped platform with red and white banded walls. A seated man in a leopard-print shawl over pale yellow-bordered white clothing receives honour, holding a silver tray and sitting beside a silver bowl of offerings. A man in white kneels with forehead touching the ground in obeisance while a woman in a white sari with gold border stands nearby. A standing attendant in saffron-orange robes with gold trim carries a silver tray. Brass lamps and standing devotees in white clothes with necklaces watch from the steps, and a woman in orange appears at right.2010-12-19Outdoor ritual scene at a raised stone platform edged with red and white painted bands. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a leopard-print shawl over a pale yellow dhoti, sits on the platform while a man in white dhoti and shirt bends forward to offer him something from a metal tray. In front, a woman in white with a gold-bordered shawl and another person in white kneel and bow on the ground. Brass lamps with lit oil wicks and yellow flowers sit on the platform. Behind them a crowd of people in white clothes, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, stands watching.2010-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 19 20102010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19December 19 20102010-12-19