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Outdoor ritual on grass with saffron-robed devotees around a seated central figure. A figure in orange robes with a white tilak and a long red-and-white flower garland sits on the left, eyes lowered. Beside him, a bald man in orange with a gold-bead necklace holds a silver staff with a finial, and another man in orange holds a silver staff overhead. A young man in a grey cap, grey vest and white dhoti with a pink checked cloth holds a small clay bowl. Marigold flowers, a brass plate and small dishes of grains or rice lie on a mat in front. Several standing devotees in orange and red robes frame the scene.

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Outdoor ritual photo on green grass. Beside him, a bald priest in saffron dhoti and orange shawl with a gold pendant necklace presses palms together in anjali. Behind them, a bald saffron-clad man and others hold tall silver staffs with bells. A seated man in grey cap, pink checked cloth and beige kurta holds a small clay cup near marigold garlands, brass bowls and rice-like offerings on a cloth.2013-02-12Outdoor photograph of a puja on grass. A woman in orange robes, white forehead marking, pink and white flower garland and bangles sits smiling with hands joined at the centre-left, beside a bald man in orange dhoti with gold chain necklace and rudraksha mala, eyes closed and palms pressed together. Behind them, orange-robed devotees stand and sit with joined hands. In the foreground are marigold heaps, small clay bowls of rice and vermilion, a lit oil lamp, and a clay pot. A man in a grey cap and pink-checked shawl sits with hands folded at right.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12Outdoor puja on grass with a seated figure in saffron robes, white and red flower garland, and white forehead marking, hands pressed in prayer before a brass pot wrapped in marigold garlands, with small bowls of rice, kumkum and oil lamps arranged on a red cloth. Behind and beside are several seated men in saffron and orange robes, some with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, one with hands pressed together. On the right sits a young man in a grey cap, white kurta and pink-and-white checked shawl. Standing figures in orange clothing stand at the back.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12Outdoor ritual photograph on grass: a man with long dark hair, a white vibhuti line on his forehead, wearing orange-saffron robes and a large white and red flower garland, sits cross-legged with hands joined, smiling. Beside him a shaven-headed priest in orange robes and gold chain holds a silver trident-topped staff and joins his palms. Behind them, saffron-robed sadhus and a man in a red top stand with orange turbans, rudraksha malas and silver tridents. A seated man in grey cap and pink-checked shawl touches a brass vessel, and an orange marigold garland lies on the grass near a clay pot with offerings. Suggests a puja or ritual gathering with about a dozen visible people.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12Outdoor puja on grass beside a stone platform scattered with marigold flowers. A seated figure in orange robes and a white-and-red flower garland, with a white tilak on the forehead and a long dark hair, sits on a red cushion with hands joined in a mudra. Beside him, a man in a grey knitted cap, grey vest and pink-checked cloth holds a small brass plate and offers items. Behind them, monks in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas stand and sit, and a crowd in orange and yellow stands behind a rope barrier. Marigold heaps, small bowls and a dark stone object lie on the platform. a person: the seated figure wears a long-haired, orange-robed appearance with a garland and tilak, consistent with the page's reference to a person.2013-02-12