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A photograph of a temple ritual at an outdoor shrine under a corrugated metal roof. A person with long dark hair wearing a saffron-orange draped garment and a beaded orange-yellow necklace stands at right, holding a lit oil lamp in a metal stand with a flame. Beside them a sculpted stone pedestal supports an ornate carved stone structure, wrapped with pink and magenta flower garlands and dry wheat stalks, with small pink petals scattered on the platform. At left a person in orange clothing is partly visible, with another person in white behind them. The setting includes palm trees and an orange wall with a sign. Swamiji candidate appearance is probable: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a beaded necklace while performing aarti.

A long-haired man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with a beaded orange-red-and-gold necklace, stands at left holding a lit oil lamp (deepa) and worship items in front of a large ornate copper-toned ritual pillar or pedestal. The vessel-like structure is draped with garlands of pink and red flowers, has grass-like tufts and rose petals at its base, and a tiered dome top. Behind him, a second man in white with an orange-trimmed shawl holds a plate, and a bald man in orange cloth sits at the bottom left. The setting is an open-sided shelter with a corrugated metal roof, palm trees, and a sign reading 'Sri Adhishwar...' on an orange wall. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, orange-red garment and gold-beaded necklace; he is performing a lamp offering at the pillar.

August 23 2011

A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders standing beside a large ornate copper-toned pillar or flagstaff base decorated with carved panels showing a seated deity and a flower garland. He wears a long dark rudraksha mala and has a hand resting on the pillar. Above is a corrugated metal roof with colourful striped tassels hanging down. Orange tents and structures stand in the background, with a few people visible in the lower right foreground.

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March 10 2013

Outdoor photo of a ritual at an ashram. A bronze kalasha-like pedestal with a carved shrine niche and a deity murti is decorated with white jasmine garlands and orange-yellow marigold strands, topped with green leaves. To the right, a man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing a long red-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, holds a silver lamp and a bell while performing worship. A crowd of devotees stands at left under green trees and palms.

March 11 2013

Outdoor ritual scene in bright daylight with palm trees behind. A person in a saffron-orange garment with a rudraksha mala with long dark hair stands at right, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small bell in the other, performing aarti before a large ornate copper kalasha-like vessel wrapped with an orange cord and draped with yellow marigold garlands. Another attendant in white holds a plate of yellow flowers at far right. Stone deity murtis and a stone figure stand at left, and several onlookers are seated along the bottom edge.

An outdoor ritual scene under a bright sky with palm trees. A man with long dark hair stands atop an ornate copper-coloured ceremonial pillar, raising one arm while holding a long thin cord or rope. He wears a rust-orange and gold dhoti-style garment, a red-and-white flower garland, and a beaded necklace. The pillar is wrapped with white and orange flower garlands and topped with green leaves, and carved with a small seated figure. To the right, a large orange ceremonial umbrella is held overhead, and robed attendants in saffron and orange clothing stand nearby, some wearing rudraksha malas. A tin-roofed shelter is at the left edge.

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Outdoor photo of a bare-chested man in an orange-red dhoti with a gold border and a red-and-yellow flower garland standing beside a tall copper-coloured ritual pillar. The pillar is decorated with white and yellow flower garlands, red blossoms, green leaves and a bundle of grass on top, and has a small gold deity figure in a niche. The man holds a brass bell in one hand and a small lamp or vessel in the other, performing a ritual offering. Palm trees, a flowering tree and a bright sky frame the scene, and a crowd of devotees stands at the lower edge.

Outdoor evening photograph of a figure in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a long red and gold garland, holding a small bell in one hand and a small oil lamp or incense vessel in the other while looking up toward a tall copper-toned ceremonial kalasha-style pillar or flagstaff. The pillar is wrapped with yellow marigold garlands and topped with bundled grass, with flower offerings at its base and palm trees behind.