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Outdoor temple procession on a dusty ground in front of a brick building with a flat roof. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a crouching posture breaks coconut halves on a stone, while a red-and-gold decorated pole or palanquin pole with yellow marigold garlands lies on the ground. Devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with orange or yellow shawls stand in a line, some holding a drum and a tall orange flag. A large colourful parasol with tassels is held overhead at left. A woman in orange sari stands at right, and a man in white robes with an orange shawl stands nearby, with a person filming on a camera at right edge.

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Outdoor ceremony on a dirt ground in front of a brick building with a flat roof. A figure in saffron robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala kneels on the ground, bending over a small offering and a stone, while another saffron-robed figure stands nearby with hands folded. A row of people in white dhotis and kurtas, several with yellow or orange shawls, stands behind a red and yellow decorated umbrella and drummers with a drum. A person lies prostrate on the ground in front of a red pole decorated with yellow marigold garlands. At the right edge, a person in white holds up a long pole. Several spectators watch from behind the line.2009-12-27August 06 20092009-08-06December 23 20072007-12-23Outdoor bhumi puja at a red-brick ashram building. A man in a rust-orange robe with a long dark beard and loose hair, wearing a multicolour flower garland, stands centre-frame holding a small offering of flowers and fruit near a sapling and red bricks laid in the dirt. Two priests in white dhotis with yellow borders and bare upper bodies pour from a brass pot and attend the ground; a young attendant in saffron stands behind. A large yellow and red fringed umbrella shades the scene. Several people in white and saffron stand in a line in the background, and a man in white with rudraksha malas stands at right holding a clipboard.2016-11-23 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor firewalk ritual at an ashram on bare sandy ground beside a palm-lined grove and low red-roofed buildings. A central figure in long dark hair and a saffron-orange wrap walks barefoot past a pit of glowing embers, with a long bamboo pole held horizontally across his path. Men in white dhotis and orange shoulder cloths flank him; one carries a brass ceremonial vessel with a long handle and another holds a metal pot. A yellow-filled ritual pit sits in the foreground beside the dark ember pit. Seated devotees in white clothes with rudraksha malas sit on blue tarpaulin, several holding bundles of straw, and a large pile of stones lies behind them.2007-02-14December 27 20092009-12-27December 23 20092009-12-23July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on sandy ground beside palm trees and stone sculptures. A man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron shawl, wearing a long white flower garland with red flowers, stands at centre holding a silver vessel with flowers. Beside him a woman in an orange sari holds a similar offering. On the left a man in orange robes with a saffron shawl gestures. A man in a white dhoti and saffron shawl kneels and touches the ground in front of the group. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shawls play a drum and a horn, and a man in white holds a video camera. The scene is a temple-related ritual procession.2010-07-26Outdoor photograph on bare dirt ground near a white building and a silver car. A bare-chested man in orange dhoti with long dark hair, rudraksha-style beads and gold necklaces stands centre, holding a tall golden staff with a trident-like top. Around him, men in white kurtas and orange shawls stand and hold staffs and a bundled orange cloth; two men in white crouch digging or planting in the soil at the front. A trident-topped gold staff is planted in the ground. Tree line and red flowers appear in the background. a person candidate is present with distinctive long hair, gold adornments and saffron dhoti, presiding over a ground-breaking or planting-type ritual with attendants.2007-12-23