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A photo of a ritual scene. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with a white jasmine garland bows her head low over a silver tray of fruit, flowers and coconut-like offerings held in her hands, close to a microphone on a stand. Seated beside her, a man in orange robes with a gold necklace, glasses and a red tilak on his forehead holds a tray of fruit and offerings with one hand. Behind them, seated devotees in white and yellow clothing sit with hands folded, and an orange canopy is visible at right. The setting appears to be an outdoor satsang or puja gathering.

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A photograph of a group walking on a dirt path through dry scrub and green trees on a clear day. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron wrap, a rudraksha mala, and holds a wooden walking staff. Beside him stands a taller man in an orange wrap with red borders and a dark bead mala with a pendant, his hands clasped at his waist. Behind them, several people in white clothes with orange shawls follow along the trail, with one standing further back among the foliage. Many of the pictured people look upward.

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A photograph of an outdoor land puja on bare red earth beside tall coconut palms and leafless trees. A figure in an orange sleeveless robe, orange turban and a white and red flower garland stands at a small square pit, pushing or setting an iron rod into the ground. Brick edges are laid on the soil, with yellow marigolds and pink petals scattered and a ring of flowers and kolam-style lines around the pit. Two men in white dhotis and shirts stand behind him with hands folded in prayer, one with a vertical tilak mark. A woven mat with a floral pattern lies at the lower left, and a pair of sandals rests on the ground.

A seated man in an orange-red turban and saffron robes with a gold-embellished border sits on an ornate gold throne, wearing layered beaded necklaces and a large gold pendant. He reaches forward with his right hand, smiling, to accept a small object from a kneeling man in a white shirt who leans in with cupped hands. Beside the throne a bald man with vertical orange tilak on his forehead, wearing glasses and orange robes with a gold necklace, sits attentively. Behind them stand gold lamps, a gold pillar and a red backdrop; a person in white with a red-beaded mala is partly visible at the right edge.

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Outdoor photograph on bare dirt ground near a white building and a silver car. A bare-chested man in orange dhoti with long dark hair, rudraksha-style beads and gold necklaces stands centre, holding a tall golden staff with a trident-like top. Around him, men in white kurtas and orange shawls stand and hold staffs and a bundled orange cloth; two men in white crouch digging or planting in the soil at the front. A trident-topped gold staff is planted in the ground. Tree line and red flowers appear in the background. a person candidate is present with distinctive long hair, gold adornments and saffron dhoti, presiding over a ground-breaking or planting-type ritual with attendants.

Outdoor ritual scene at a temple courtyard beside a stone wall under a blue sky. A tall white-and-red striped pole stands in the centre, with a white cloth wrapped near its top, set into a base of bricks scattered with flower petals. A man with long dark hair and a full beard, wearing a rust-orange wrap and a rudraksha-style necklace, stands beside it under a large multicoloured parasol with tasselled fringe, held by a person in orange clothing. Several men in orange and saffron dhotis stand with palms joined in namaskar on the left. Other participants in white dhotis and orange shawls watch from behind, and a cameraman in white clothes films at the right edge.

Outdoor land puja at a dry, tree-lined site with reddish soil. A central figure in an orange turban, orange robe and white-and-red flower garland bends forward while holding a leafy green branch over a circular rangoli of white lines, yellow marigolds and pink petals, with a small pit dug in the middle and red bricks laid on one side. On the left, a man in orange robes with long dark hair stands with palms joined in namaskar. On the right, a man in a grey shirt and a man in white dhoti with a sacred ash mark hold a long wooden digging rod into the ground. Other people in white clothing stand in the background among bare trees.