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A photo inside a plain hall with a concrete floor, plastic chairs and an orange armchair. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, lights an oil lamp held near two copper kalasha-shaped vessels draped in orange cloth and decorated with pink and white flowers. Beside him a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a bell and stands with hands folded. At right a bald young priest in white dhoti and shawl with red borders, wearing a gold necklace, holds his hands in añjali near a gold-and-red throne. Behind them an orange curtain, a tall colourful banner and a framed picture hang on the wall, and a brass lamp stand stands at left. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired man in orange with rudraksha mala is a candidate by appearance and the page indicates his presence.

A photograph of a ritual scene in a plain hall with a corrugated metal roof and bare concrete floor. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a vertical white ash line and a red bindi, wearing a saffron-orange sleeveless top and orange wrap with a black rudraksha mala, stands with his palms gesturing before two silver tiered vessels draped on orange cloth and heaped with pink and yellow flowers. Beside him a man in a white kurta, black mala and glasses stands with palms pressed together. Behind them a man in a cream dhoti with a gold necklace holds a brass tray of flower petals, and a man in white stands at the right. Brass oil lamps and a small framed picture sit in the background.

A photograph of a ritual inside a plain room with pale walls and concrete floor. A long-haired man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) over two silver pyramidal vessels draped in orange cloth and decorated with pink and yellow flowers. Beside him a man in white kurta and white trousers with a black beaded mala stands with palms pressed together, and behind them a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with a gold necklace holds a small metal vessel. Plastic chairs and a flower tray are visible at the sides.

A photograph of a ritual puja in a plain hall with a concrete floor. A man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, wearing an orange saffron garment, leans over two silver pyramid-shaped sri yantra vessels draped on orange cloth on a table, placing pink flowers on them. Behind him a shaven-headed man in orange robes holds a brass tray of pink flowers. On the right a man in white with glasses and a pendant bends over a tray of pink and yellow flowers. At the lower right a seated man in white dhoti offers items near small oil lamps. A man in white with a shawl stands at the left, and a blue chair and a brass lamp are in the background, with framed photographs on the back wall.

July 12 2009

Two men stand on a stage before a large backdrop photograph of a face. The man on the left wears an orange turban, sleeveless orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, his hands folded and head bowed. The man on the right wears white clothes with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, holding a silver tray with red offerings beside a brass oil lamp decorated with red and yellow flower garlands. A white air conditioner sits at the left edge, and white drapery hangs behind the stage.

July 07 2009

May 21 2006

A seated man in long flowing saffron-orange robes and a red undershirt sits on a low wooden seat, holding a lit brass oil lamp in his left hand and a silver bell in his right. He wears a long rudraksha mala and has long, swept-back dark hair and a red forehead mark. In front of him on an orange mat are brass and silver puja vessels, a silver plate with a dark liquid, and a steel bowl with a spoon. To the right, a framed picture is decorated with red roses and yellow flowers. A standing electric fan is visible in the background.

A stage ceremony under a white tent canopy in front of a red backdrop. A man in a white shirt and glasses, on the left, extends his hands toward a brass oil lamp (aarti lamp) decorated with white jasmine garlands, held by a man in orange robes on the right. In the centre, a smiling man wears an orange turban, orange sleeveless robe, a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala, and stands behind the lamp. Another partly visible man in white sits at the far left edge. The lamp is being offered in a welcoming ritual on stage.

May 21 2006

A photograph inside a tent-roofed hall. A long-haired figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap with a dark rudraksha mala stands at left, facing right beside a table draped in orange cloth. On the table are two silver tiered kalasha-style vessels decorated with pink and yellow flowers. Behind them a man in a white kurta with a red tilak and glasses stands with hands folded in front of his chest, and a man in white dhoti with a gold chain stands behind him. A woman in an orange sari stands further back holding a brass tray. Brass oil lamps and a small offering table sit against the left wall beneath a hanging brass lamp.