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Outdoor photo at a dusty red-earth site beside a small white stone shrine with a tree behind it. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds a brass plate and gestures toward a freshly dug mound decorated with marigold and red flower garlands, yellow turmeric powder, and green leaves. A man in a white dhoti with folded hands stands beside him, and several men in lungis and shirts look on from behind a wire fence. Scattered flowers, brass pots and cloth bundles lie around the mound.

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Outdoor photo of a shaved-headed, bare-chested priest in a white dhoti kneeling at a red-earth mound decorated with marigold and rose garlands, petals and yellow turmeric powder, holding a small offering tray. Behind him stand several men: an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti with hands folded, a man in a white shirt and checked lungi, and men in dark shirts and lungis. A small stone shrine with a pinnacle and a green tree stand in a field behind a wire fence under a hazy sky.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoor photograph at a small shrine site with red earth and a grey stone shrine structure under a tree. A shirtless man in a white dhoti stands at the front, bent over a grave-like mound decorated with garlands of marigolds and pink and red flowers, turmeric powder, and banana leaves. Behind him, a man in a pink shirt and white dhoti stands beside other men in checked lungis, shirts and trousers, and a boy in a brown shirt. Brass pots and a clay vessel sit beside the mound, with scattered flowers and offerings on the ground. Trees and open fields stretch behind them.2017-02-03Outdoor photo at a sacred site with reddish-brown earth. A shaven-headed, bare-chested man in a pale pink dhoti stands barefoot beside a mound of soil decorated with marigold and other flower garlands and yellow turmeric powder, a small pot or offering balanced on his head. Around him, men in white dhotis, checked shirts and jeans stand and watch. Behind them is a small stone shrine with a black linga-like form and pillars, a green tree, a fence and distant hills under a pale sky. The scene is a ritual offering at a mound.2017-02-03Outdoor photo of a ritual at a red-earth site beside a small stone shrine with a pointed spire and a banyan-type tree. A shirtless man in a white dhoti stands at a mound of earth decorated with marigold and flower garlands, holding a small object overhead near his head with his hands, while standing men in checked shirts, white dhotis and lungis watch nearby. A clay pot and offerings sit by the mound, with a small boy in a brown shirt at left. The sky is pale and the field is dry.2017-02-03Outdoor ritual on bare red earth beneath a striped purple, green and white canopy. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in white dhoti pours liquid or applies offerings near a small grey stone set in mounded red soil, decorated with red, white and yellow flower garlands and scattered petals. A man in white shirt and dhoti, with an ash-marked face, holds flowers and a bowl beside him. Behind them a seated crowd of devotees, many in orange and red clothing, sits under the tent while a man in white with a camera stands among them. Trees and a few onlookers in shirts stand in the background.2017-02-03An outdoor photograph at a dusty red-earth site beside a small stone shrine with a pillared canopy and a black Shiva lingam on a yoni base, under a leafy tree. In the foreground a mound of earth is decorated with garlands of marigold and red flowers, yellow and red powder, and green leaves, with an offering pot and cloth bundles beside it. A bare-chested man in white dhoti pours or sprinkles from a vessel over the mound while another man in white garments stands near him. Several other men in lungis and shirts stand watching, and a boy in a brown shirt is at the right. The scene is a rural puja at a memorial or sacred spot.2017-02-03A bare-chested man in a white dhoti kneels at a flower-covered mound of red earth, offering something from a small brown clay dish or plate. Flowers in pink, yellow, white and magenta, along with green leaves, decorate the mound in front. Behind him a grey stone shrine with a tiered tower stands near a leafy tree in an open dry field with wooden fence posts. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaste. To the right, two men in checked lungis and shirts stand watching. The scene resembles a puja at a sacred spot.2017-02-03Outdoor ritual at a red-earth site with a small stone shrine and a leafy tree behind it. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti, with a sacred mark on his forehead, stands at a freshly mounded earth altar covered with marigold and mixed flower garlands, yellow and red powder and scattered petals, holding a small tray or ritual item in both hands in a folded, offering gesture. Beside him another priest in a white dhoti and pink shirt stands with hands folded. Behind them a row of men in everyday clothes, including checked lungis, a green shirt and a dark kurta, stand with hands folded or raised in namaskar near a wire fence. Wooden posts and a dry open field stretch into the background under a pale sky.2017-02-03Outdoor ritual on bare red earth beneath a striped canopy in purple, green and white. Two bare-chested men in white dhotis stand at left; the nearer one pours or holds a pot of liquid over a small dark stone lingam-like pillar garlanded with orange, yellow and red flowers and marigold strands. A man in a blue shirt and jeans stands with folded arms, and a cameraman in a white shirt and dhoti films. Behind them a large seated crowd, including many people in saffron and orange robes, faces the ritual under the tent. Ritual marks are visible on the bare torso of the nearer priest.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03