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Outdoor photo at a rocky hillside cave entrance during a pilgrimage group gathering. A seated man in orange robes and a long orange garland, with dark curly hair and gold beads, pours or sprinkles from a small silver bowl onto a small golden stepped structure on the ground. Beside him a bearded man in a dark jacket and orange shawl bends forward over the offering. Around them a large group of devotees wear orange shawls and orange clothing, many seated on white stone, with bags and bottles at their feet. A man in a white t-shirt with glasses and a crossbody bag stands behind, and a stone wall and cave opening rise in the background.

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A photograph of an outdoor puja at a stone shrine under a concrete canopy, with a crowd of devotees in orange robes seated and standing around. In the foreground a young man in an orange shirt and orange shawl sits cross-legged with a rudraksha mala, beside brass bowls, small pots and a red heap of garlands. A woman in an orange sari with a gold necklace pours liquid from a metal pot onto a brass shivalinga-style murti on a tray, while a Western woman in orange shawl and jeans assists. Orange and yellow ceremonial parasols with embroidered emblems stand nearby, and a row of orange-clad devotees sits on white marble steps. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance.2006-06-01May 28 20052005-05-28 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual on a white tiled platform beneath a large stone canopy with a central pillar. 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In front are a plate of marigold flowers, brass pots and a book on a stand. At left, a grey-haired man in light clothes presses his palms together, and a woman in orange-patterned dress and rudraksha mala sits nearby. Behind them a crowd of many men and some women sit or stand on the stone steps watching.2008-06-28June 01 20062006-06-01 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual gathering under a large stone canopy with a concrete pillar, beside a wire-mesh fence. A seated man in orange robes and a second man in orange, hands pressed together, kneel before a small brass deity murti on a low wooden stand. A woman in orange holds a small brass lota or vessel while a seated crowd of devotees in orange and saffron shawls, many with hands folded, fills the background. Yellow and orange ceremonial banners and a yellow-trimmed umbrella with a bird emblem stand at left, and a cameraman in orange films at right. 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A woman in orange robes and a gold necklace sits cross-legged holding a silver vessel, while a man in a green-patterned tunic and orange wrap kneels and touches a small gold shrine-like object on a gold tray. Nearby stand silver bowls, brass pots and a tray of red flowers. Behind them a standing man in a light blue shirt with a rudraksha-style bead mala presses his hands together. Many devotees in orange shawls sit and kneel on the marble, and orange and red ceremonial banners hang at left.2006-06-01A photograph of an outdoor ritual on a white stone floor beside a yellow pillar. A woman in orange sari-style wrap and long dark hair sits cross-legged at left-center, wearing a gold necklace, and pours water from a silver vessel over a small golden shrine-like object on a gold tray. A blonde woman in an orange wrap and white top kneels at right, hands near the golden object. 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