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Outdoor ritual on a raised wooden platform beneath a large leafy tree. Four men in matching rust-orange and saffron dhotis and shawls stand on the platform. The man second from right, with long swept-back hair, a gold armband and a mala, raises an arm and pours or sprinkles liquid from a small vessel. Beside him, a man in saffron holds a garland of yellow and orange marigolds. A tall black stone deity murti with a crown stands at right, draped in green garlands. A silver kalasha and a metal plate with flowers sit on a purple-and-striped cloth. Seated devotees in orange clothing sit below the platform.

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Outdoor ritual photo beneath a large spreading tree. A standing woman in a maroon-and-gold bordered sari with gold bangles and a long white-and-yellow flower garland stands on a raised red wooden platform. Beside her, a bald man in a maroon-and-gold dhoti holds a green-and-yellow marigold garland, and another man in maroon robes holds a matching garland. A figure in maroon bends low to a silver vessel and offering plate of red flowers on a purple striped cloth. At right, a dark bronze deity murti with a crown and a green garland stands in front of carved ornate stonework. Other devotees in maroon sit in the background.2015-02-05Outdoor ritual scene beneath a large spreading tree. On a red-framed wooden platform draped with a striped purple and red cloth, a man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a long dark ponytail stands holding a garland, while another man in similar orange-red garments raises his arm high, holding an object aloft near a silver vessel and a tray of flowers. Several young men in orange garments wearing marigold and yellow-orange garlands stand nearby. Two dark stone or metal deity murtis, one with a crown, stand to the right draped with green garlands. Other people in orange and white clothing are visible at the bottom edge of the frame.2015-02-05Outdoor temple-style ritual under a large leafy tree beside a dark stone deity murti with a raised arm and ornate headdress, garlanded with green foliage. A central figure with long dark hair and a gold armlet stands in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti, a sacred thread visible on the shoulder, while another priest in similar red-and-gold cloth lifts a white object above him. Two attendants on the left hold large garlands of yellow and orange marigolds with green leaves, and one wears a rudraksha mala. A red metal stand draped with a blue and striped cloth holds a silver vessel, a small silver lamp and a tray of orange and red flowers. Several more people are seen in the background at lower left.2015-02-05Outdoor abhishekam at a large shaded tree. A figure in long-haired, bare-chested ceremonial attire with a white and red flower garland and gold bangles stands at left beside another man in orange-red robes. At right, a robed priest in red and gold cloth pours liquid from a white vessel over a dark stone deity murti standing in front of the tree. Brass vessels and a plate of flowers sit on a striped cloth in the foreground. Green vine garlands drape the statue.2015-02-05Outdoor photo beneath a large leafy tree. In the foreground, a priest in orange-red dhoti with gold borders pours liquid from a white vessel onto a tall black stone deity murti decorated with green vine garlands. Beside him, a man with long hair, a white flower garland with multicoloured strands, and gold bangles wears an orange-red dhoti and stands with his hands at his sides. Two more priests in orange-red cloth stand at left. A white-clad attendant is visible in the background. Brass vessels and a flower-filled plate sit on a striped cloth in the lower left.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading tree at a temple site. In the foreground, a long-haired man in an orange-red dhoti-style garment with a gold-yellow border wears a white and multicolored flower garland and gold bangles. Beside him, another person in matching orange-red and gold robes raises a white vessel high with one arm, pouring liquid over a large black stone deity murti standing on the right, which has a crown and an arm raised. Two more robed attendants stand at the left beside a tray of orange and yellow flower offerings, a brass lamp and a metal bowl. Green vines hang on the statue, and a man in white stands partly visible in the background. a person wears long swept-back hair, a multicolored garland and gold bangles, identified by these cues as the garlanded man in the foreground, and that person is present in person. The scene shows an abhishekam being performed.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor ritual beneath a large spreading tree at an ashram setting. Four men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand on a raised wooden platform draped with a striped blue-and-pink cloth; a brass lamp and offering plates sit on the table. The man second from right, with a towel-like shawl, holds a vessel raised toward the tree while others in orange wear marigold and yellow garlands. Beside them are two large dark stone deity murtis with garlands, and a woman in red-and-white sari with rudraksha beads sits at the lower edge of the frame. Marigold and green leaf garlands hang throughout the scene.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor ritual scene under a leafy tree at a temple-like site. Several priests in rust-orange dhotis with cream-and-gold borders stand on a raised platform covered by a striped blue and pink cloth. The central priest wears a long white flower garland with red and green accents and holds a small object while raising his hand in offering. Beside them a bare-chested priest stands with palms together, and a priest in white dhoti with gold border holds a large brass vessel. To the left stands a large dark stone deity murti with a tall crown-like headdress and carved figure, near a gold-painted temple wall.2015-02-05