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A photograph of an outdoor ritual beside palm trees. A man with long matted dreadlocks, bare-chested and wearing a rust-brown dhoti with a red-and-yellow garland, reaches up to tie a bundle of straw around a tall copper kalasha-like vessel decorated with white and yellow flower garlands and mango leaves. Behind him, two attendants in saffron-orange cloth stand; one holds a brass plate. Several other men with garlands are visible at the lower right, and a striped cloth covers the base. Flower petals scatter on the ground.

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August 27 20162016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27Outdoor photo of a ceremonial flag-hoisting or ritual pole event beside a tall polished copper pole topped with a bundle of straw or grass and green leaves, wrapped with white and orange-red flower garlands and a small carved deity figure in a niche. A man with long swept-back hair, a dark beard and a vibhuti marking on his forehead stands on a raised platform, holding a rope that runs up the pole. He wears a yellow, orange and red marigold garland, a dark rudraksha mala with a large ceremonial pendant, and a rust-red cloth. Two young women in orange saris with white body markings stand beside him with palms pressed together in prayer. Palm trees and greenery stand in the background, and a few onlookers are visible at the bottom edge.2016-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20162016-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20162016-10-03 +1 copiesAugust 27 20162016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27Outdoor photo of a bearded man in a maroon-red robe with a rudraksha mala and white-and-red flower garlands touching mango leaves on the top of a large ornate copper kalasha with a bundled straw crown. A second man in an orange cloth and a long-haired companion stand beside it, and a metal bowl and brown cloth are held at the right edge. Green trees fill the background. The scene suggests a ritual like abhishekam or puja, with a small seated deity murti visible on the vessel. No readable text is shown.2017-01-01Outdoor ritual scene beside a copper-coloured ratha or palanquin structure topped with a bundle of straw-like dried grass and ropes. A man with long dark hair, a vertical tilak on his forehead, a beard and a red-and-yellow marigold garland wears a rust-coloured dhoti and holds the ropes and a dried palm frond, stepping near the structure. A younger person with long dreadlocked hair, white stripe markings on the arms and shoulders, an orange dhoti and an orange-beaded necklace stands in front of him holding a cloth. A golden figurine of a seated deity sits in the lower left, wrapped in white jasmine garlands. Greenery is visible at left and palm fronds blur in the background; a third person's hand holds a silver plate at lower right.2016-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a ceremonial copper-plated kalasha-topped structure, a tall tiered copper finial above a wooden-carved pedestal, wrapped with a straw bundle and draped with white jasmine and red rose garlands, yellow marigold strings and banana leaves. A man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, long black hair falling down his back, a red-yellow garland around his neck, bracelets on his wrist, reaches up to place a yellow flower on the top. Behind him a younger man in an orange cloth and a rudraksha-style bead necklace holds a brass plate. Trees and a shelter roof are in the background, with colourful striped canopies at the edges.2016-08-27October 03 20162016-10-03 +1 copies