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Evening outdoor ritual on a lawn at night. A seated man in a rust-red embroidered robe and matching red turban sits on a gold-framed throne under three tiered golden yellow fringed umbrellas. Before him, a standing priest in an orange-and-gold draped garment and orange head wrap, with a rudraksha-style mala, pours liquid from a silver vessel over a row of coconuts with green leaves and flowers, set on a table draped in pink and blue cloth. Seated devotees watch from the background and foreground, with palm trees and illuminated hotel balconies behind. Mood and setting are ceremonial.

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December 09 20132013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09Evening outdoor puja on a lawn at night, with tiered golden umbrellas with tasseled fringes above a man seated on a gold-framed throne-like chair. The seated man wears a red-orange turban, a red-orange silk kurta and dhoti, and holds a long staff, with a bare-footed posture on a white cloth. Before him a long table draped in magenta and blue cloth holds several coconuts wrapped in white cloth set in pots with green leaves. Several seated people in the background, including a man in glasses and a person in a red turban, watch the ceremony. Illuminated hotel buildings and palm trees frame the scene.2013-12-09Outdoor evening ritual on a lawn at night, lit by lamps and building lights. A standing man in orange-brown cloth with a red head wrap and a long beaded necklace performs a flame offering with a lamp at a table draped in blue and magenta cloth. Several coconuts wrapped in white cloth with green leaves sit on the table, along with a metal bowl and a brass plate. Behind him a seated group in white and coloured clothing listens and watches. On the left a seated figure in red garments sits by a tiered golden umbrella canopy, near a raised cushion. Attendees in white and red sit on a green lawn while a large hotel building stands in the background.2013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09Night photograph at an outdoor ceremony. A seated man in a red-orange turban and embroidered red-and-gold garment sits on an ornate gold carved throne beneath tiered yellow and gold parasols with fringed tassels and small mirror embellishments. In the foreground, a blurred figure in a red-orange turban and draped orange-red and gold cloth stands with back to the camera, facing the seated man. Flower petals and pink blossoms sit in the lower foreground, with white draped cloth in the background.2013-12-09Outdoor evening ceremony on a lawn at night, lit by a bright spotlight. In the foreground a bare-shouldered man in a maroon-and-gold draped cloth, a maroon turban and a long beaded necklace faces an altar of coconuts wrapped in white cloth, set on a purple and teal cloth with red flowers and small brass vessels. He holds his hands together in a devotional gesture. Behind him a seated figure in red sits before a tiered golden canopy, and a line of seated devotees in white and red clothing watches the ritual. Illuminated hotel windows stand in the background.2013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09January 11 20142014-01-11Outdoor evening event at night. A man seated on an ornate gold-carved throne under a yellow fringed ceremonial umbrella wears a red-orange turban and a matching rust-red silk kurta with gold embroidery and a shawl draped over his shoulder. To the right, a pink-draped table holds several potted plants wrapped in white cloth and green leaves, and a second person sits partly visible behind them. Warm string lights glow in the dark trees behind. a person: the seated man has a turban and ornate red-gold ceremonial clothing, consistent with the page, but appearance is only moderately distinctive.2013-12-09 +1 copies