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A photograph of a festival scene outdoors with a large crowd of onlookers behind a barrier. In the foreground a man with a shaved head and a yellow shawl wrapped over his shoulders, wearing layered marigold and white jasmine garlands, sits with his face turned up and eyes shut while a metal rod passes through his cheek. A man on the right with long dark hair, wearing an orange garment and a white flower garland, presses his hand on the seated devotee's head. Above them a red wooden frame holds coconut-shell cups decorated with green leaves, and a few fires burn in the background.

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December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoor ritual photograph at a temple-style stage with orange and red fabric. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe, a large white and red flower garland and a gold-bead necklace, reaches a hand over a burning clay lamp held in a shallow bowl. Another orange-robed man with a shaved head stands behind him holding a tray, and a man in white attends at the right edge. A small fire burns in the foreground above clay pots hung on a wooden frame, with smoke rising. Crowds of people in white clothes are seated beyond the stage under blue tarpaulin tents and trees. The scene suggests aarti or fire-offering ritual activity.2010-12-29Outdoor ritual on a red-carpeted stage under a canopy. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron garment and a garland of white jasmine and yellow-red flowers, places his hand on the head of a seated devotee in a yellow garment with a yellow-and-white garland. Before them stands a coconut-shell oil lamp with a lit flame, and kalasha-like clay pots hang on a wooden frame at left. Onlookers in white and orange clothing stand behind, and a crowd is visible in the background. The scene appears to be a blessing or ritual with flame.2010-12-29A man in a saffron-yellow shawl and marigold and white flower garlands stands on a red wheeled cart, his mouth open as if calling out. Behind him, a man in white stands close by. Four clay bowls on red-brown stands hold burning oil lamps, decorated with green leaves, and a brass vessel with flame sits at lower right. A large crowd fills the background under a pale sky.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29July 03 20122012-07-03December 29 20102010-12-29July 03 20122012-07-03January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph of a ceremonial abhishekam-style ritual indoors. An elderly bare-chested priest with a white beard and many rudraksha and gold-coloured bead malas stands at left, pouring or offering from a metal vessel held by a man in white kurta and a young assistant holding a silver tray. Seated centrally is a man with long swept-back dark hair wearing an orange-brown robe, yellow marigold garlands and red wristbands, smiling as he holds a metal item. Beside him, seated at right, an older man with short grey hair wears a bright red-orange robe, yellow marigold garlands and a rudraksha mala, looking forward. Behind them, several men in orange and white dhotis and saffron shawls stand, with a large pink-and-orange hanging vessel at upper right and a portrait backdrop labelled with a printed name. Photo credit overlay in the image.2015-01-13