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August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual photograph at a temple courtyard under bright sky with palm trees. Two bare-chested men in rust-red and saffron-banded dhoti wraps stand on a red-painted platform, reaching up to a tall copper-toned kalasha pot wrapped with white and red flower garlands and green leaves; one lifts a bundle of leaves at its top. A row of standing devotees in orange and saffron clothing, some holding ceremonial staffs, watches from the right beneath a metal-roofed pavilion. A large orange and blue umbrella appears at the far left edge.2014-08-20 +1 copiesOutdoors under palm trees, a long-haired man in a red-brown dhoti and shawl with a red flower garland and beaded necklace stands beside an ornate brass kalasha-shaped pedestal wrapped in white and red flower garlands. He raises one hand toward its top, while a shaven-headed priest in orange-brown robes with a golden band pours from a silver vessel. Behind him an orange and turquoise umbrella shades the scene, and two devotees with folded hands stand at the right.2014-08-20 +1 copiesAugust 31st 20142014-08-31August 31st 20142014-08-31Outdoor scene at a copper flagstaff (dhvaja stambha) on a red-painted square base, with a yellow and pink marigold garland wrapped around the upper section of the pole. Two men in orange-red dhoti-style garments with yellow borders pull ropes that run up the pole, one with a flower garland around his neck; the man on the right is bare-chested with his arms raised. A third man at the far right edge is partly visible, shaved-headed and in orange, and a group of onlookers stands behind the base near palm trees and foliage, several in red or white clothing. The scene appears to be flag-hoisting at an ashram-style outdoor site.2014-10-05April 21 20152015-04-21August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual photo at an ashram-style grounds with palm trees. A large ornate copper-coloured kalasha-like vessel with carved relief panels stands on a red base in the foreground. Three robed figures in saffron-orange garments stand beside it. The foremost man, bald and bare-chested with a saffron shawl and ochre dhoti edged in gold, holds a brass plate with a flower or offering, while another attendant in orange holds a rope or cord. A man in an orange robe with a garland of flowers around his neck stands at centre. Several more monks in orange attend at the right edge and a red-and-white canopy appears behind.2013-02-28November 26 20142014-11-26October 05 20142014-10-05August 20 20132013-08-20 +1 copies