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A photograph of an outdoor ritual beside a wooden ratha or chariot decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and a kalasha of green leaves on top. A bearded man in a maroon-red turban and rust-red dhoti and shawl stands centrally, holding a long pink-white cloth rope, with a gold and beaded necklace, rudraksha mala and a floral garland. Beside him a bare-chested young man with long dreadlocks, a saffron-orange dhoti and a red-beaded necklace holds a woven basket of cloth. Coconut palms and a tasselled multicoloured canopy fill the background. Two people are visible.

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Outdoor ceremony beneath coconut palms. A man in a rust-red turban and rust-red dhoti-style garment, wearing a heavy gold necklace, a white and pink flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala, holds a long white cloth that hangs from a tall copper-brown kalasha-topped pillar decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. Beside him a bare-chested man with long hair, rudraksha beads and a wristband lifts a wicker basket of white cloth. Colourful striped cloth is draped over a platform at right, and a few heads are visible at the bottom edge.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor ritual scene beneath coconut palms. A bearded man with long swept-back hair and a rust-red turban stands at left, gripping a long white cloth, wearing a rust-red dhoti-style wrap, a pink-and-white garland, gold necklaces, and gold armbands. Beside him, two men in rust and orange clothing hold a rope and red cloth; one bare-chested man with long hair and striped body markings holds a woven basket. A wooden carved stand wrapped in yellow and red flower garlands supports a leafy green canopy at left. Colourful fabric hangs at lower right.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor ritual photograph in a palm-fringed garden. A central figure in a rust-red turban, rust-orange dhoti-style wrap and multiple rudraksha malas, with a flower garland, grips a rope while lifting or lowering a decorated carved wooden palanquin-like kalasha structure topped with green leaves and marigold garlands in yellow and red. Beside him a bare-chested attendant with long hair and white body markings pulls on a rope, and another attendant in saffron-orange cloth with beaded necklaces stands by a red-garlanded wooden pole. A person in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala is at the right edge. Blurred heads of onlookers appear in the lower foreground.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 14 20162016-12-14December 03 20162016-12-03A photograph of an outdoor ritual beside a tall ornate copper-toned vessel or kalasha-like structure decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and topped with green leaves. A bearded man in a rust-red dhoti and draped shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, stands at the vessel holding a white cloth over its top. Beside him, a younger man in an orange cloth and bare chest holds the end of the white fabric. Palm trees and a decorated ceremonial cloth are in the background, and blurred heads of onlookers fill the foreground. The man in rust-red has distinctive visible cues of a rudraksha mala, gold necklaces and a shawl, but the identification is uncertain from appearance alone.2016-12-03Outdoor photo of a ritual at a tall copper-clad flagpole (dvajasthambha) wrapped with a green leafy crown and a garland of yellow marigolds with red accents. A bearded man in an orange-red turban, orange-red dhoti and a white-and-red shawl over a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads stands at left, one hand resting on the pole. Beside him a bare-chested younger man with long dark hair, wearing an orange dhoti with a gold waistband and a gold armlet, holds a small vessel. A rope hangs from the top of the pole and a palm frond lies at its base. Coconut palms and a colourful pennant string frame the scene. The bearded man has long, swept-back hair and gold ornaments, but his appearance is not a clear enough basis for an identity claim, so the a person field is unsure.2016-12-03Outdoor ritual scene beneath tall coconut palms. A bearded man in a rust-red dhoti and maroon-and-orange turban, with a rudraksha mala and a garland of white and pink flowers, grips a long white cloth hanging from a wooden-and-copper ritual post. The post is topped with green leaves and wrapped with yellow and red marigold garlands. Beside him a shirtless younger man in orange dhoti and rudraksha beads holds a basket of white cloth and looks upward. Blurred devotees stand in the foreground, and a colourful striped festoon hangs behind them. This appears to be a dhwajarohanam-style flag-hoisting ritual, shown as a photograph.2016-12-03