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Outdoor ceremony at a dry, scrubby site with a multicolored canopy umbrella on a tall yellow pole. A central man with long dark hair, a white vertical forehead mark and a red bindi, wearing a rust-brown robe and a long white jasmine garland with a red-and-yellow tassel, stands with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed. Behind him to the left, a shirtless attendant in orange dhoti and rudraksha mala holds the umbrella pole. To the right, another bare-chested attendant in orange cloth holds a red tray, and a further attendant holds a brass lamp with a lit flame. A low table with a yellow mat and a small incense holder with sticks appears in the foreground.

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Outdoor ritual scene with a bearded man in a rust-brown robe and white jasmine garland, eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste at the centre. He wears a rudraksha mala, white vertical tilak marks and a red bindi. Behind him, young men in orange dhotis and rudraksha malas stand, one holding a brass lamp with a lit flame and another a brass vessel. A tasselled colourful canopy hangs at left, and a red plate of flowers and a small lamp sits on a bamboo mat in front. The setting is open sky with trees in the background.2017-03-11 +1 copiesMarch 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copiesA photo of a procession scene outdoors. A central man stands with palms pressed together in anjali, wearing a rust-red robe, a long red rose garland with a white and yellow flower tail, and a dark brown rudraksha mala across his chest. He has a tall black dreadlocked crown-style hair and a gold ornament at the crown, with white vibhuti on his forehead. Behind him, attendants in orange robes with gold borders and white-marked foreheads wear garlands; one holds a long silver staff at right. Above them a red, blue and yellow umbrella with tassels and emblems reads Dhyanapeetam. Some people are in the background, with one in orange praying with hands together.2016-03-01March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copiesMarch 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copiesA procession on a dirt ground in front of a red brick wall, with a large multicoloured fringed parasol held over a central man in a rust-red robe, a thick white jasmine garland around his neck and a rudraksha mala. He walks barefoot along a narrow cream mat edged in blue. Around him, young men in orange dhotis with bare chests wear white vibhuti stripes and beaded necklaces, and a man in a white dhoti with gold border carries sandals. a person, walking in procession, with rudraksha mala and flower garland.2017-03-11January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copiesJuly 19 20162016-07-19March 11 20172017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copies