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Outdoor ritual scene with rows of white-wrapped black Shivalingams arranged on the ground in front of banana plants with hanging green bananas. A tall man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a long ornate garland, holding a small ritual item in his hands, while a shaved-headed priest in saffron with beads stands beside him. Other saffron-robed attendants and men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand nearby; a man in white holds a video camera, and a musician with a long horn-like instrument stands at left. Trees and a white post frame the background.

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January 08 20102010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08Outdoor ritual scene under a canopy of green banana plants with fruit bunches hanging on either side. A long row of black lingams, each wrapped in white cloth and garlanded with rudraksha, stands in front of the group. Several men in saffron/orange robes, some with rudraksha malas, stand at the front. A central figure in orange with long dark hair and a saffron shawl holds his hands together in prayer, with a camera operator filming nearby. Behind them, men in white dhotis and white and yellow shawls stand with hands folded, and a child watches at the right edge. A banner with printed deity illustrations hangs at left, and trees fill the background.2010-01-08Outdoor ceremony with rows of seated people in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing black caps, filling the foreground. Between two tall banana trees with hanging green bananas, a person in a long orange robe stands centrally, wearing a garland, with long dark hair, holding a small object. Beside them, a bald man in orange and a man in orange with a garland stand near a drummer in orange who plays a large drum. Behind them, men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with yellow and orange shawls, stand watching, with a photographer in white shooting. A painted banner on the left shows a temple gopuram. Trees and a string of small lights fill the background.2010-01-08Outdoor photograph of a temple-style ritual site in the early evening. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe draped over his shoulders stands barefoot on a red-and-white striped platform before rows of black Shivalinga stones, each adorned with flowers. Beside him, a man in orange dhoti and orange upper cloth holds a brass plate, and a woman in white with a yellow cloth carries a silver tray. A shallow plate of yellow flowers and a small oil lamp sit on the platform, with kolam designs drawn on the ground. A white pillar is decorated with a banana plant and pink, orange and yellow balloons, and trees stand in the background. Multiple people in white and orange are visible at the right edge.2011-01-15July 08 20092009-07-08July 07 20092009-07-07Outdoor ritual at a rural site under a tent with orange and green cloth, with bamboo poles flagged in saffron. A long-haired man in saffron robes and a red-orange shawl with a beaded necklace stands at a stone-lined sacred pit, holding a small item in his hands, with a round wooden platform in front. Beside him, a bald man in saffron robes holds his hands in anjali. Several saffron-clad men stand at left holding a tray of flowers and fruit, and bananas lie on the ground. Figures in white clothes and pink saris stand behind a fence, and a cameraman in white films the scene. Painted decorative pillars stand at right and a dog is in the background.2008-04-19A photograph of a ritual in progress outdoors under a canopy, with an audience seated on mats behind. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a gold necklace sits cross-legged at centre, reaching toward a silver tray of offerings held by a second man in orange robes with a red tilak on his forehead; a microphone stands between them. A small brass lamp with a flame and a flower-decorated kalasha are visible at the lower right, along with a bowl of yellow liquid and a fire pit with flames at the bottom edge. To the left a shaved-headed man in orange and a striped sash sits with a rudraksha mala. Behind, a cameraman with a tripod and many seated devotees in orange, white and yellow clothing sit, some playing wind instruments. A white fan stands at the top centre. The scene suggests a puja or homa with offerings.2009-07-09December 23 20082008-12-23