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Outdoor ritual scene beside a large copper pillar with a tapered base, wrapped with a red and yellow flower garland and red threads. Four men in saffron-red robes with gold borders stand on a red platform under a palm tree. Three face the pillar with their backs to the camera, shaved heads visible, one holding a small brass vessel. A man in the centre, with a mala and garlands, faces the pillar and holds offerings. At the right edge a seated person plays a small instrument. Ritual abhishekam setting.

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September 09 20142014-09-09September 09 20142014-09-09Outdoor ritual photo at an ashram-style grounds with palm trees. A large ornate copper-coloured kalasha-like vessel with carved relief panels stands on a red base in the foreground. Three robed figures in saffron-orange garments stand beside it. The foremost man, bald and bare-chested with a saffron shawl and ochre dhoti edged in gold, holds a brass plate with a flower or offering, while another attendant in orange holds a rope or cord. A man in an orange robe with a garland of flowers around his neck stands at centre. Several more monks in orange attend at the right edge and a red-and-white canopy appears behind.2013-02-28Outdoor ritual photograph beside a large copper kalasha-style vessel with a tiered pedestal, garlanded with yellow and red marigold and rose strands. Two shaved-headed priests in rust-red and maroon dhotis with gold borders stand at the vessel; one raises a rope with a red and white cloth bundle, the other holds a brass plate and tends the cord. A bare-chested assistant in the right foreground also wears a rust-red dhoti. Palm trees and green foliage fill the background, and a few onlookers stand at the base.2014-09-09August 31st 20142014-08-31Three people in saffron-orange robes perform a ritual beside a tall copper pillar with ringed bands and a small gold deity figure in a niche. The central figure wears a saffron robe, gold necklace and bangles, and smiles while holding a shallow wooden tray with orange cord. A man on the left and a man on the right, both bare-chested with white marks on their arms and chests, reach toward the tray and pillar. Palm trees and stone figures stand in the background.2013-02-28Outdoor photo of a flag-hoisting ceremony at a red-painted pole base beneath palm trees. Three men in rust-red dhotis with gold-bordered shawls are working on the pole: the man at left leans in with his arm extended, the man at centre wears a marigold garland and a rudraksha mala and holds the upper part of the pole, and the shaven-headed man at right pulls a rope. Onlookers stand at the left edge of the platform. Ornate red-and-copper pole base with carved detail is visible.2014-10-05September 09 20142014-09-09August 31st 20142014-08-31Three priests in orange-saffron dhotis and shawls perform a ritual around a large ornate bronze-and-copper kalasha-style vessel on a stone base. Two bare-chested priests at left and right hold a yellow cord stretched across the top of the vessel, while a woman in a red-and-gold sari with a red garland stands in the centre and reaches up to touch it. The vessel is draped with yellow and white marigold garlands and has a green leafy top. Below, a crowd of devotees in saffron and white stands under a corrugated roof, with marigold petals scattered on the base.2013-10-05November 26 20142014-11-26November 26 20142014-11-26