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Night-time outdoor ritual scene. A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with a vertical white tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala stands centre, watching a woman in a red blouse and orange shawl with a long braid pour rice from a silver plate into a girl's cupped hands. The girl wears a purple dress and a white flower garland. Other children in white and orange clothing, one boy with a yellow garland, and women in white stand around. Orange cloths hang on a red pillar behind them, and the men's white garments and ritual stance suggest a puja offering. No identity can be established from appearance; the white-clad man is described by role only.

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Outdoor evening ritual at dusk with orange cloth draped on poles behind. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti with a white forehead band, a rudraksha mala and a gold chain stands center holding a brass plate. A young girl in a purple dress with white jasmine garland holds a brass plate of offerings. A woman in a red blouse and orange-and-red sari with a long braid holds a plate while facing him. Children in white and orange shawls stand at left, and an older woman in white with orange shawl sits at right. The man shows no distinctive a person cues, so he is described only by role as a priest.2012-04-30April 30 20122012-04-30April 30 20122012-04-30Night-time ritual scene outdoors near a red pillar with saffron cloth draped overhead. A shaved-headed man in plain white dhoti and white shawl with a red-and-white border stands centre, wearing a rudraksha mala and a white forehead band, eyes lowered. A young girl in a pink and green embroidered dress holds a small silver plate while a woman in white with an orange shawl leans in to pour or offer something into it. Other white-clad attendants with orange shawls stand behind, including a woman in white and an orange shawl at left.2012-04-30A photograph taken at dusk of a ritual exchange in an open courtyard. A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with a maroon-bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala holds a silver plate and bends toward a young child in a purple embroidered outfit wearing a yellow marigold garland. A woman in a white top and orange shawl bends forward beside him, and another person in white stands at left. The man has a white forehead band and appears to be a priest in white ritual clothes; the presentation cues are insufficient for identification, so the role is given as priest. Plastic chairs and a red pillar are visible in the background.2012-04-30Night-time ritual at an ashram outdoors. A shaved-headed young man in white clothes and glasses pours water from a small vessel while a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and angavastram with a red border, sandal-marked forehead and rudraksha mala holds a tray. A woman in a white dress with an orange shawl offers a steel plate with white offerings. Orange cloth hangs behind, with other devotees in white and orange shawls.2012-04-30April 23 20122012-04-23April 30 20122012-04-30Night photo of an outdoor ritual gathering on bare ground. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a reddish-maroon border carries a silver plate toward seated devotees. Seated devotees wear white, saffron-orange and red clothes; a woman in a maroon and gold sari with a rudraksha mala stands at right holding a fruit or flower, and a young woman in white and yellow stands at the right edge. Brass plates, a white cloth bundle and offerings lie in the foreground, and a large orange-and-red structure with a light-coloured canopy stands behind. Many people sit in rows in the background, some in white and others in saffron, and a figure in white stands at upper right. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2010-10-16 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesOctober 29 20162016-10-29Evening ritual scene with three people at an open-air pavilion. A shaven-headed young man in white dhoti and white kurta with glasses pours or holds a metal vessel, while a middle figure in a white dhoti with a red border and a tripundra mark on the forehead, wearing rudraksha beads, stands beside him. A woman in a white embroidered top with an orange shawl, wearing bangles, holds the vessel with both hands. An orange cloth canopy hangs above and a red pillar stands at left. The setting suggests a ritual offering or abhishekam, though the vessel contents are not clearly visible.2012-04-30