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Outdoors on a dry, cleared field with palm trees and sugarcane behind, a silver SUV stands with its side door open. A bald man in an orange saffron robe and shawl stands at the door, holding a pink and white shopping bag, while a man in white kurta and dhoti opens the vehicle. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala holds a leaf plate, and a man in a white shirt stands with hands folded. Steel pots and small offerings sit on the ground, and several men in white and a few children stand around. a person in orange robe is a standing figure at the vehicle, identified only by his saffron robe and shaved head; no name is printed in the scene.

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Outdoor rural scene at a dry, freshly dug field edge with sugarcane stubble and palm trees behind. A bald man in saffron-orange robes and a shawl stands at right, with a young boy in a white dhoti and gold-trimmed sash beside a silver SUV. A woman in orange sari stands at centre near a row of brass and steel pots (kalasha) set in the earth, while men in white shirts and dhotis stand around the pit, one bending over it. Offerings including fruit and flower garlands rest on the ground.2010-01-23January 23 20102010-01-23November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor photograph of a ritual at a dug pit in dry, cleared farmland with sugarcane and palm trees behind. A woman in orange robes with a long rudraksha mala holds a metal plate of offerings. A man in a white shirt and jeans holds the plate beside her, while another man in white crouches at the pit's edge. A younger person in orange stands nearby. Steel pots and a parked silver SUV are at right, and a sannyasi in orange stands by the vehicle.2010-01-23January 23 20102010-01-23Outdoor photo of a dug pit in a dry, stubbly sugarcane field beside palm trees and a silver SUV. Several men in orange robes and white clothing stand around the pit, some holding steel vessels and small offerings, while a man in a white shirt bends over a wooden tray of offerings and a bowl beside the hole. A bald man in an orange robe holding a white bag stands at right near the car. A worn ritual setting with banana leaves and flowers on the ground suggests a puja at the site. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance here.2010-01-23Outdoor photo on a dirt road at the foot of a wooded hill. A figure in an orange saffron robe wears a long white and red flower garland and stands barefoot beside a silver SUV. A kneeling man in white dhoti and shirt touches or washes the feet of the robed figure, while a white-haired man in white dhoti and shirt stands nearby with hands folded. To the left, a line of young men in white dhotis with raised folded palms and a woman in a cream sari with a yellow border watch, and several more men in saffron and white stand in the background. Prominent figure is a person in saffron, not a statue.2011-10-07Outdoor photo on a dirt field beside a sugarcane crop and palm trees. A freshly dug pit lies at left, and a man in white shirt and dark trousers crouches beside it. Several people in saffron-orange robes stand near a silver SUV with its door open. A man in white kurta holds a white plate, and a woman in a sari stands at right. Steel pots and small offerings sit on the ground, with a carrier bag near the pit.2010-01-23December 31 20082008-12-31November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor photograph beside a silver SUV with its driver-side door open on a dry, open field with sparse trees. A woman with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange sari-style wrap and stands at the open door, one hand resting on the vehicle while she speaks to a group of men and a woman gathered around. A man on the left wears white clothing and a beaded necklace, a man in a purple shirt and another in a blue check shirt stand close, a man in a white-striped shirt and checked lungi crouches near the ground, and a woman in a blue shawl stands at the right edge. Two cues are not enough to call the woman a person, so her identity is left uncertain; the photo shows a roadside meeting with villagers at a car.2006-09-23November 14 20052005-11-14