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August 22 2017

A man with hands pressed together in namaskar stands at night in front of a dark background with foliage and a wooden pillar. He wears a red-maroon sleeveless garment with a gold-bordered cloth at the waist, and a long white and yellow flower garland with gold and dark beaded strands. Behind him, several people in orange robes, some with white headbands, sit or stand, and a woman in a red sari with a black-beaded necklace sits with eyes lowered. An orange cushion or seat is visible at right. a person: the standing man has long swept-back hair, a tilak and a flower garland, and the orange-robed assembly suggests a satsang gathering.

Night photograph of an outdoor procession. A long-haired, bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth sits on a raised seat, wearing a garland of white flowers and red-and-yellow blooms with rudraksha bracelets on his arm. He holds a silver staff with a curved top and looks toward a lit oil lamp in a brass vessel. Devotees on the left raise their hands toward the flame and wear tilak. A decorated deity murti with gold ornaments appears on the right, and a fringed canopy hangs above.

April 24 2013

Night ritual outdoors beneath a large tree. A figure in a red-garlanded rudraksha-style necklace of red beads and an ornate gold pendant stands at left, dark hair swept back, holding a lit flame over a small oil lamp with both hands; a person candidate by visible cues (long swept hair, red and gold garland, ornate clothing) and seated on a gold-framed red throne. Behind him, shaved-headed priests in brown-orange dhotis and white forehead markings hold a metal tray and stand with hands folded in prayer. A white-clad devotee at right also joins palms. Smoke rises from the flame under a spotlight.

Photograph of an evening ritual at night beneath dark foliage. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with white forehead marking and rudraksha beads stands at left holding a silver tray with a lit camphor flame in a silver lamp, offering aarti. A second attendant in maroon robe with gold border stands behind the flame. At right, a seated man in maroon and orange robes with gold border, wearing white and red flower garlands, rests his palms together in namaskar with eyes lowered. Oil lamps and a white mat-style chair appear at left.

April 26 2018

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Night-time photo of a seated man in an orange-gold chair with a heavy gold chain necklace and rust-red robes, palms pressed together in greeting while smiling. A man in a white shirt with a rust-red shawl kneels or bows toward him with hands folded. A shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits at left, hand raised to his chin. Devotees in white and orange robes sit to the right, hands in anjali. A patterned cloth hangs on a pillar behind. Swamiji (probable): the seated man wears long swept-back hair, a gold ceremonial necklace, and orange-red robes, consistent with the seated figure described as Swamiji.

Night outdoor ritual under a large tree with a twisting trunk. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair, a red and pink flower garland, orange-gold draped cloth, gold armband and bangles holds a silver aarti plate with a lit oil lamp and smoke rising, standing before a red and gold ornate throne. Around him, several shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes with gold borders wear white forehead marks, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and gold ornaments; one holds a silver tray, others stand with palms pressed in prayer. The central figure shows distinctive long hair, garland and ornate clothing, so the appearance-based label applies: Swamiji (probable), performing aarti at the throne.

October 19 2017

Night ritual outdoors beneath a large tree with dense branches. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, a red-and-orange garment with gold trim, a red and white flower garland, and a gold bangle sits on an ornate gold-framed throne holding a silver bell in one hand while waving a flame-lit lamp over a fire with the other, sending smoke upward. Around him, several shaved-headed men in saffron-brown robes with gold borders, white forehead markings, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces stand with hands folded in prayer or holding a silver tray with offerings. The.