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A photograph of a large hall with a crowd of seated devotees dressed in white and pale pink. In the foreground, an older man with grey hair and glasses, wearing a pale pink dhoti-style garment with orange and gold borders, a rudraksha mala, and red-beaded bracelets, holds out a brown coconut toward a shirtless young man in a white dhoti sitting across from him. A bald man in pink kurta with a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded. Pink and striped mats cover the floor, and a pink banner decorates the back wall. The scene suggests a coconut-based ritual in a ceremonial gathering.

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April 23 20172017-04-23April 23 20172017-04-23April 23 20172017-04-23Photograph of a seated ritual in a marble-floored hall. Rows of men in white dhotis and white shirts with gold-bordered cloth sit on mats, holding coconuts in both hands and passing them along the line. The foreground man wears a large gold-beaded necklace and gold bangles and a rudraksha-style mala, with a red-orange cloth over one shoulder. Others wear beaded malas and gold bracelets. A woman in a pink sari sits at the left edge. The scene suggests a coconut offering or puja line; no specific deity or event name is legible. Visible people: roughly ten or more.2017-08-15 +1 copiesApril 23 20172017-04-23Devotees in white dhotis with yellow borders and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats in a hall with a red curtain backdrop. Several hold coconuts on their laps and one man in the foreground holds an open book with a portrait, while others with folded hands sit in rows; a standing attendant in white with a yellow border moves among them. The scene reads as a ritual sitting, with a camera operator at right. Roughly 25 physical people are visible.2017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a large ritual gathering with many participants dressed in white clothes and orange-red shawls. In the foreground a bald man in a white shirt with an orange-red shawl sits facing a man with long dark hair, a beard and a hoop earring, who holds up a brown coconut in his open palm. Behind them, seated rows of devotees in white garments and orange-red sashes are engaged in ritual activity, with blurred figures and brass-toned vessels on the floor. The scene suggests a puja or ritual offering with a coconut.2017-03-14 +1 copiesPhotograph of a seated group ceremony in a large hall with pink-lit walls and a crowd of white-clad participants in the background. In the foreground, a bald man in pink robes on the left sits with hands folded. A bare-chested younger man in a white dhoti with a yellow border holds a brown coconut and passes it to an older man on the right with white hair, glasses, a rudraksha mala and a pink shawl with orange edging, who holds a second coconut in an outstretched hand. Several other coconuts are held by people behind them.2017-04-23A photograph of a seated group at a ritual session. In the foreground, a smiling man in white kurta and white dhoti wears a red-orange shawl printed with script; he sits cross-legged with hands folded. Across from him, an older man with grey hair in white clothes and a red-orange shawl holds out a coconut in his open palm. Behind them, rows of participants in white and red-orange garments sit on the floor, and small decorated altar-like stands with yantra-style designs are visible.2017-03-14A photograph of a large hall filled with seated participants dressed in white with orange-red shawls, many bending forward over ritual setups. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange-red shawl holds a brown coconut on his open palm, offering it toward a bald man in white with an orange shawl. Gold bangles and hoop earrings are visible. The background shows many more devotees in white and orange sitting at tables with brass vessels and decorative mats. No figure with distinctive a person cues is clearly identifiable.2017-03-14 +1 copiesA seated group of men in white dhotis with gold borders and red-orange shawls, many with rudraksha malas and forehead tilaka, perform a ritual. A man in the foreground at right holds a coconut and sits beside a man in white with folded hands. Several men in the background sit cross-legged on mats, some with bare chests, and a young Western-looking man at left wears white garments and tilaka. Coconuts rest on the mat. The setting appears to be a ceremonial hall.2017-03-18