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Outdoor ritual on a green-covered platform beneath coconut palms and a yellow water tank. Several priests in dark red-orange dhotis with gold borders and red-and-orange turbans, some with rudraksha malas, perform a puja around a large brass kalasha garlanded with white flowers and marigolds. A tall, slender man in a red turban and red-orange dhoti holds a small offering tray at the centre, while another priest in a red turban holds a tray of rose petals and flowers. A man in white with a white head cloth stands behind the kalasha. A cameraman in white kneels in the foreground filming, and a man in white with a red shawl stands at the right edge. Floral rangoli-style patterns in green, red and white lie on the platform, with scattered petals.

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Photograph of a ritual at an outdoor ashram site under palm trees, with a yellow water tank behind. Several men in maroon and saffron-bordered dhotis and maroon headcloths stand around a brass kalasha-topped vessel decorated with white and pink flowers, garlands and a yellow fruit, set on a colourful painted yantra-style base on a green tarpaulin. The man in the centre wears a maroon turban and garland and holds flowers over the vessel. Others carry brass plates of petals and offerings, and a man in white holds a plate and wears rudraksha beads. At the right edge a cameraman films the rite, and a man raises a hand in greeting. Five or six people are visible.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual photo on a green-covered platform beneath palm trees, with a large copper kalasha topped with a white cloth and marigold garlands set on a decorated kolam-like base of colored powders and petals. 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