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Outdoor scene on a paved walkway beside a red-walled courtyard, with palm trees and a covered canopy overhead. In the foreground a bare-chested young man in a white dhoti with a yellow border holds a small object in his hands, with a white horizontal tilak and a dark cord across his chest. Beside him a woman in an orange sari and a man in orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala stand holding small bowls, one containing red offerings and another green dish. A woman in an orange sari with a phone stands at the left, and more people in orange and saffron clothing stand in the background. No candidate is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.

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May 13 20152015-05-13May 13 20152015-05-13Outdoor scene at a temple courtyard with a covered walkway and palm trees. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a thick rudraksha mala and brown-red beads stands at right, applying white sacred ash (vibhuti) to the forehead of a bare-chested young man with a blue sacred thread and white dhoti, who holds his hands together in a respectful gesture. The standing man holds a green metal cup in his other hand. Behind them, several people in orange saffron clothing stand in a line, one holding a small plate, and a red stone structure with a kalasha-like finial sits at right.2015-05-13May 13 20152015-05-13Outdoor ritual scene in a courtyard with palm trees and a small temple-style structure behind. A man in a white dhoti with gold border and white head cloth applies a mark to the forehead of a young devotee in orange robes and rudraksha malas, who has white tilak stripes on the face. Other devotees in orange and maroon robes, some with white body markings, hold brass and green bowls. Red and pink decorative umbrellas hang at left.2015-05-13 +1 copiesOutdoor temple-courtyard scene under a tin awning with palm trees and a red wall behind. A bare-chested young man in a white dhoti and a dark blue lanyard stands with clasped hands and a vibhuti mark on his forehead. An older man in saffron-ochre robes, rudraksha mala necklaces and glasses holds a small green cup and applies a sacred mark or ash to the young man's forehead with his fingers. Behind them, several women in white and cream saris and men in saffron cloth stand near a drummer in orange wraps and drums, and a red paper lantern hangs at right.2015-05-13May 13 20152015-05-13May 13 20152015-05-13May 13 20152015-05-13May 13 20152015-05-13May 13 20152015-05-13 +1 copiesMay 13 20152015-05-13