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August 28 20152015-08-28Outdoor temple ritual with a man in the centre standing with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a rust-red sleeveless garment, a long white jasmine garland and a gold beaded necklace with red flowers, and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a ceremonial oil lamp on a stand, and a copper kalasha-topped shrine tower draped with yellow and white flower garlands. Around him stand men in saffron and orange robes, a bald priest in orange, a man in white dhoti with gold border at left, and a young boy in orange cloth with a tilak. Green trees fill the background.2014-08-31Outdoor evening gathering of devotees in white ritual clothing standing with palms joined in namaskar. In the centre foreground, a man with short dark hair wears a rust-red sannyasi-style wrap with gold-yellow bands and a dark rudraksha-style mala, arms raised with hands clasped above his head. Around him, people in white kurtas, dupattas and white trousers hold their hands in anjali, some wearing red-and-white lanyards. Dark trees and a red pillar form the background, with orange cloth on the ground in the lower left.2015-02-24 +1 copiesAugust 29 20142014-08-29October 27 20142014-10-27A photograph of a group of devotees standing in a row under a white canopy with red draping, hands pressed together in namaskar or closed in prayer. A man on the left wears white kurta and dhoti with a gold border and presses palms together. Next to him stands a man in plain white dhoti with gold border and a folded white shawl, hands clasped at his waist. A man in a maroon-red kurta with a cream shawl stands with eyes closed and palms joined at his chest. A woman in a cream sari with gold border and a shawl holds her hands together, and a woman on the right in a golden blouse and cream sari also prays. Others stand behind, some bare-chested with sacred threads. A wooden railing is visible at the lower right.2017-06-17March 03 20112011-03-03Outdoor photograph on a paved courtyard near palm trees, with a tall copper-coloured ceremonial pillar behind. Several men in rust-red and saffron dhotis with gold-bordered cloth stand in a procession. The central man in folded-hands namaskar wears a white and orange floral garland. Another holds a silver vessel, and a man in white dhoti with gold border holds a silver plate. Two large ornate ceremonial umbrellas or banners with red and gold designs rise above them. Behind, a crowd includes children in red uniforms and a woman in a red sari. Palm fronds and red poles frame the scene.2014-08-312015-July-302015-07-30December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a Hindu fire ritual at an outdoor venue. In the foreground a young man in white kneels with palms pressed together before a brick fire pit where flames burn, with a microphone on a stand beside him. Behind the fire pit a priest in white with gold-bordered dhoti and a white shawl, wearing a white flower garland, holds a metal tray of burning camphor or offering flames. Nearby sit other people in orange and white robes, and a man in white with rudraksha beads and a red-and-gold shawl stands with hands folded. Brass lamps, bowls, coconut halves and flower offerings lie on a red cloth. Women in white and cream saris with gold borders and beaded necklaces stand in the background, and a colourful banner hangs behind them.2005-12-09Outdoor ceremonial gathering under a leafy tree with red pillars. In the centre a man in a maroon-red robe with a long red-and-white flower garland and gold bangles stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Around him are men and youths in saffron-orange clothes with gold borders and rudraksha malas; several wear orange turbans. Others in white dhotis with gold borders and vibhuti marks on their foreheads stand nearby. A figure on the left holds a long curved horn, and a woman on the right in orange holds a floral offering. Devotees in white stand behind, with a mat on the ground.2016-04-10