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Outdoors under a bright blue sky with palm trees, a carved wooden chariot or ratha-like structure, decorated with white jasmine garlands and red flower strands, stands at left. At right, a man in a brown and gold-striped dhoti and bare upper body, wearing red flower garlands and gold-beaded necklaces, holds a tall orange and teal ceremonial umbrella (chatra) over the chariot. The scene suggests a procession or ritual preparation.

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August 20 20142014-08-20August 20 20142014-08-20August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesAugust 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesAugust 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a tall copper-coloured ritual pole or dhvaja-like column, its base carved with figures and wrapped with white and red flower garlands and green leaves, rising toward the top of the frame. Beside it a man in a rust-orange dhoti with gold borders and a long red-and-white flower garland holds a rope and raises a large orange-and-teal umbrella against a blue sky and tall coconut palms. The scene suggests a ritual procession or temple rite; the man is the only visible person, with a few partially visible figures at the lower right edge.2014-08-20 +1 copiesAugust 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesAugust 20 20142014-08-20Outdoors under a bright sky, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a red and gold waist cloth stands beside a large copper kalasha-shaped vessel wrapped with white jasmine and red flower garlands. He wears a long red flower garland and a gold-beaded necklace and holds a tall wooden staff with an orange ornate umbrella overhead, the umbrella fringed in teal. Behind him are palm trees and green foliage, and a small figure in a niche is visible on the copper vessel. At the lower right, a man peers up from the edge of the frame. A purple logo appears in the top-left corner.2014-08-20 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a tall ornate copper-toned ritual pillar or kalasha-like pedestal wrapped with white jasmine garlands and red flower strands, topped with green leaves. Beside it stands a person in maroon and gold-striped ochre robes, wearing a long red flower garland and an orange-gold beaded garland, holding a silver bell and a small brass handbell. An orange umbrella with a blue border shades them, with palm trees behind. The person's face is partly visible; appearance cues are insufficient to establish identity, so the role is recorded as a devotee-priest performing a ritual with bell and offerings.2014-08-20 +1 copiesAugust 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesOutdoors under a bright sky and palm trees, a bare-torsoed man in a brown dhoti with gold borders and a long garland of red flowers stands beside a decorated ritual structure. He raises both arms to hold a rope, while an orange-and-teal parasol with a lotus-like motif stands at his side. The tall copper-coloured vessel with a kalasha-like top is wrapped in white and red flower garlands and green leaves. No face details are used for identification; the figure's role is a ritual officiant at the structure.2014-08-20