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A ritual scene inside a temple with grey stone pillars. On the right, a man in a rust-orange robe, a black turban and layered beaded necklaces sits on a step, gesturing with his hands toward a priest. The priest, bare-chested in a white dhoti with red-and-green border and a sacred thread, holds a silver plate of pink flower petals and sits beside a line of men and boys in white and yellow dhotis. Before them are coconuts wrapped with white jasmine garlands, set in painted pots with green leaves, with scattered petals on the floor. This appears to be a puja with coconut kalasha offerings and petal offering.

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April 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29A seated ritual scene at a temple, with a man in saffron-orange robes and a dark turban-style headwrap, wearing a yellow-and-white beaded necklace with a pendant, sitting cross-legged and holding flower petals while facing a row of coconuts decorated with white jasmine garlands and set in painted pots with green leaves. To his left, a white-clad priest with a grey beard, white dhoti and sacred marks sits beside him, and several bare-chested men in yellow and green dhotis and white cloth sit in the background on temple steps near a stone pillar. A plate of pink and white flower petals rests on the ground, with brass vessels and offerings in the foreground.2018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29A temple ritual on a stone floor between dark stone pillars. A group of men sit on a mat, several bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas, some in white dhotis and others in orange-yellow cloth. At the centre, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds a small brass item and sits beside a plate. In the foreground, a row of coconuts topped with white flower garlands sits on a tray with colourful painted pots, betel leaves, bananas and small brass bowls. A man on the right, wearing a dark head wrap, a red-orange cloth and layered beaded necklaces, sits with a plate of fruit. Standing men and a person in a purple top watch from the background.2018-04-29 +2 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29A temple ritual in progress, seated on a stone floor scattered with pink and white flower petals. In the foreground, a man in a dark brown-red robe, a long beaded necklace of dark and amber beads, and a dark turban holds a brass tray of pink petals and gestures toward a row of coconuts crowned with white flowers, set on decorated kalasha pots with colourful patterns. Beside him, a bare-chested, grey-bearded priest in a white dhoti and shawl, with a sandalwood tilak and rudraksha beads, faces the group and holds a petal tray. Behind them, several bare-chested men in yellow and white dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas, sit in rows near a weathered stone pillar, with a tall stone wall behind. A pooja setting with offerings and petals, consistent with a puja.2018-04-29A seated ritual scene inside a temple hall with stone pillars. A man in an orange-red robe with a dark turban-style headwrap and a long yellow-and-green beaded necklace sits on a mat, holding a silver tray of pink flower petals. Around him, bare-chested men in white dhotis and colourful cloths sit in rows, and a bearded man in white robes sits beside him. In front are arranged brass-rimmed coconuts wrapped with white flower garlands, set in woven baskets with colourful decorated bases, alongside small silver bowls and offerings on a yellow and maroon cloth. A man's head is visible in the foreground. The setting suggests a puja or ritual offering in a temple.2018-04-29A seated group of men in a temple courtyard during an evening ritual. In the centre-right, a bearded man with grey hair in white dhoti and shawl holds a brass tray of pink and white flowers while a man in red dhoti and dark shawl with a striped border stands at right. Left foreground shows decorated brass kalasha pots wrapped with white flower garlands and green leaves, arranged on a cloth. Several bare-chested men wear rudraksha malas and sit on stone steps in front of weathered grey walls. A man in yellow dhoti sits behind them, and a man in a turban sits at right. Flower petals scatter on the stone floor.2018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copies