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Outdoor photograph on a dusty red-earth field beside a small grey stone shrine with pillars and a tree behind. In the foreground a mound of earth is decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands and scattered petals. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at the mound holding a bundle of flowers and greenery overhead, while a small brass pot sits nearby. Around him stand several onlookers in shirts, checked shirts, lungis and dhotis, watching; a boy in a light shirt stands at left. Mountains appear faintly on the horizon.

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Outdoor photo of a ritual at a red-earth site beside a small stone shrine with a pointed spire and a banyan-type tree. A shirtless man in a white dhoti stands at a mound of earth decorated with marigold and flower garlands, holding a small object overhead near his head with his hands, while standing men in checked shirts, white dhotis and lungis watch nearby. A clay pot and offerings sit by the mound, with a small boy in a brown shirt at left. The sky is pale and the field is dry.2017-02-03Outdoor photo at a sacred site with reddish-brown earth. A shaven-headed, bare-chested man in a pale pink dhoti stands barefoot beside a mound of soil decorated with marigold and other flower garlands and yellow turmeric powder, a small pot or offering balanced on his head. Around him, men in white dhotis, checked shirts and jeans stand and watch. Behind them is a small stone shrine with a black linga-like form and pillars, a green tree, a fence and distant hills under a pale sky. The scene is a ritual offering at a mound.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoor ritual at a red-earth site under a striped canopy on bamboo poles. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a white dhoti kneels and pours white grain or salt from a bowl onto a mound of red soil decorated with yellow and orange flowers, marigold garlands and a small upright stone. Two men in checked and striped shirts stand beside, one holding a white cloth. Behind, seated devotees in white and red saris and dhotis face the mound, and a cameraman in a white shirt and dhoti films. No clear deity or a person identification is visible in the image.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoor scene at a dirt-and-flower-covered mound at a rural site with a small shrine structure and a mango tree behind it. Several men in saffron-orange robes hold up ornate umbrellas in red, orange and multicoloured patterns. A man in a deep maroon robe with long dark hair and a beard stands at centre, hands folded, wearing a rudraksha-style necklace; whether he is a person is uncertain from appearance. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, one bare-chested, stand around the mound, which is strewn with marigolds and yellow petals, with coconuts and a small water or oil offering at its base. A young child in a colourful outfit stands among the saffron-clad group. A rope-like ritual pole is visible among the umbrellas.2017-02-04February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoor ground ritual on reddish-brown earth beside a small tent and a parked dark SUV. A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a gold-edged cloth, wearing a yellow-beaded wrist band, gestures over a mound of freshly dug soil with a standing grey stone and a small yellow flower placed on it, beside a brass-coloured pot. Around him stand about six men in checked or plain shirts, one in a navy shirt and white trousers bowing with hands folded, another in a white shirt and white dhoti, and a cameraman at left with a camera. No identifiable a person depicted or present.2017-02-03Outdoor photograph at a small shrine site with red earth and a grey stone shrine structure under a tree. A shirtless man in a white dhoti stands at the front, bent over a grave-like mound decorated with garlands of marigolds and pink and red flowers, turmeric powder, and banana leaves. Behind him, a man in a pink shirt and white dhoti stands beside other men in checked lungis, shirts and trousers, and a boy in a brown shirt. Brass pots and a clay vessel sit beside the mound, with scattered flowers and offerings on the ground. Trees and open fields stretch behind them.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03