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Outdoor 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.

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Outdoor ritual at a ground-level sacred site with a ceremonial fire pit and offerings of fruit, flowers and a brass vessel in the foreground. To the left, several men in orange robes and garlands stand with palms pressed together. A man in white kurta walks barefoot on the right, taking photographs or handling a camera. Behind, people in white and pink clothing watch near bamboo fencing with orange flags, and tall painted, decorated pillars stand along the path. Palm trees, shrubs and a floodlight complete the open-air setting.2008-04-19January 13 20152015-01-13April 19 20082008-04-19Outdoor ritual under a white tent with hazy light. A bald man in orange robes stands centrally, holding a brass plate with a lit flame and reaching toward a row of coconuts wrapped in purple, blue, green and maroon cloth set on the ground amid flowers and leaves. Around him, orange-robed men and a woman in orange with a red-beaded necklace witness the offering. A bare-chested man with a long grey beard and a gold chain wears a white dhoti, and a person in a red turban and maroon dress stands nearby. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at the right edge. Ritual offering of coconuts.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor ritual gathering under a white canopy with hazy light. Several saffron-robed sadhus and priests stand in a semicircle. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti and pink-edged cloth kneels at center among a row of plates on the ground, each holding a coconut wrapped in red, green, purple and blue cloth, with flowers and offerings. Nearby stands a man with a long hair and shawl, wearing a red-and-orange turban-style head cloth, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, hands folded in anjali, with a white-clad devotee to the right in an orange shawl. A camera on a tripod is visible at right. People: about twenty visible.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor ritual gathering at a hazy riverside or camp setting. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold chain and a shaved head stands at left beside a man in a maroon wrap and yellow-striped cloth; an elderly bearded man in orange robes raises a hand. In the centre a man in a deep red turban, maroon-and-gold robe and multiple rudraksha malas stands with a long swept-back hairstyle; the appearance is a person candidate with distinctive turban, rudraksha and ceremonial gold cues, but this is uncertain. Around him stand many people in saffron and orange robes, white kurtas and orange shawls. In the foreground coconuts wrapped in coloured cloth in red, blue, green and purple sit on leaf plates with flower petals and grains. A camera on a tripod is at upper right.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13 +1 copiesJanuary 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor ceremonial scene under a large white tent canopy with bright haze. A bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti and orange sash faces a group of standing men in saffron and orange robes. A central figure wears a red-orange turban, long hair, a rudraksha mala and a bead garland, with hands joined in greeting. Nearby an elderly bearded man in white holds a brass lamp with a flame, and a man in white with an orange shawl stands at right. Several coconuts wrapped in cloths of red, blue and green sit on brass plates of offerings in the foreground. Banana stalks and green decorations frame the scene, and a video camera on a tripod stands at upper right.2015-01-13