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Outdoor ritual procession at a temple-like site with a white tent and wooden pole behind. A woman in an orange sari with a red border holds a silver kalasha-style pot topped with flowers and green leaves, walking forward. Beside her, a man in white shirt and white dhoti holds a long white and blue flower garland, while nearby a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti with gold-bordered shawl and a gold chain stands with hands folded. Several men in white and a bald priest with a rudraksha mala are in the background, along with spectators in the crowd.

Outdoor procession on dusty ground in a village setting with a thatched hut and chain-link fence behind. A woman in a cream sari with green border and orange-red shawl carries a brass kalasha vessel topped with mango leaves and yellow flowers, the pot wrapped in mesh. A young man in a striped shirt and grey trousers holds a silver tray of bananas. Behind them a man in white dhoti and shirt with orange-bordered shawl, gold bangles and a rudraksha-style necklace walks beside another in white. A girl in red and pink clothing stands in the background, and a man in a white kurta with folded hands is partially visible. The scene suggests a ritual procession with offerings.

A photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall. In the centre, a woman in a white sari with gold borders and a red-brown sindoor-style mark on her forehead holds a small silver-rimmed pot with green leaves and an orange offering, and a beaded necklace is visible at her throat. Behind her, shirtless men wear white dhotis and sacred threads, and several seated participants in white and saffron-orange cloth sit in rows, some holding phones. The setting suggests a puja or homa-style ceremony, with a bright red and yellow backdrop behind the crowd. Visible people number roughly ten to fifteen, including partially visible figures at the edges.

A photograph of women in white saris with yellow borders at an outdoor temple ground with dirt and scattered bricks. The woman at left, with a long braid and flowers in her hair, stirs or pours from a clay pot set on the ground. Beside her, a young woman wears a white sari with a rudraksha mala and stands with hands near her waist, while another woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala and an ID badge stands with palms joined. At right, an older woman in a red-and-pink sari with an ID badge also stands with hands joined. Behind them, men in white and a man in a blue shirt move among white structures and a white-and-blue banner line. The scene suggests a milk-pot offering ritual.

Outdoor photo in a green, scrubby hillside setting. Three devotees in plain white ritual dress stand together performing an offering. The young man on the left, bare-shouldered with a rudraksha mala, holds a brass kalasha steady while pouring. The woman in the centre, wearing a vermilion bindi and pink garment, holds a brass pot. The woman on the right, in white with a white shawl, pours water from a brass vessel over a bundle of pink and white flowers. A partially visible person stands at the far right edge. Sunlight falls on dry rocks and foliage behind them.

Outdoor Pongal celebration on a paved courtyard under a open pavilion with palm trees behind. Two clay pots are set over a small wood fire on brick supports, with bamboo or sugarcane stalks tied in a tripod frame beside them. A woman in orange sari crouches at the fire, and a man in white dhoti and shirt kneels to tend the flames. Several devotees in white and orange saris, gold-bordered clothes and garlands stand watching. A cameraman and a man in orange robe are visible in the background, along with a seated person in orange. Sand mounds and small stone pots sit on the floor.

March 16 2017

Outdoor ritual under a white tent on dirt ground, with a floral garland hanging from a pole at left. Two men in white dhotis bend over a dark, wet mass of material on the ground, one reaching into it with his hand. A bare-chested man in a dark orange-brown cloth bends forward, leaning on the shoulder of a standing figure in an orange-brown robe with a long rudraksha mala. Around them, a crowd of about twenty people, mostly in white clothes, watch closely, including a bald man in orange, a woman in a red shawl, several children in yellow and white, and a man in a blue checked shirt standing at the upper right. The scene appears to be a ritual preparation involving earthen material.

A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and pink-bordered shawl, his bare upper body showing and a gold necklace at his neck, extending his hand to pour or offer a substance into the cupped hands of a woman in white with a black ponytail and gold bangles. Behind them a man in white with a rudraksha mala and a vertical tilak stands watching, and in the background other devotees in white clothes with yellow and orange shawls stand near orange and red painted walls.

January 15 2016