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Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading tree with thick branches and hanging aerial roots. A standing figure in white robes with a white head wrap and a gold-bordered white shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala, holds up a leaf or small object above smoke rising at right. Seated devotees in white and pale clothing fill the ground in front, with flower garlands in yellow and orange at lower left. A man in white holding a camera on a tripod stands at left. Behind, more people stand among the trees.

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Outdoor ritual under large shady trees. A man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a white head wrap stands at right, holding a small flame or offering plate, with a rudraksha-style mala hanging from his hand. Smoke rises through the scene. At far right, a person in orange robes holds a tall brass lamp with several bright flames. In the left foreground, a brass lamp stands beside a stone-encircled lingam covered in flower garlands. A white-draped table with red flowers sits in the centre. A cameraman in white films beside a tripod, and a large crowd of seated devotees in white clothes watches in the background.2005-03-08Outdoor photo of a shivalinga ritual under large shady trees. A figure on the right with long dark hair and white head covering, wearing a pale yellow-white shawl, raises a large fan or whisk while smoke from a fire rises around. A small wooden shrine canopy with red, orange and striped cloth stands at left above a rocky mound, draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Several people in white clothes stand and sit nearby, a man in white holds a camera on a tripod, and devotees in orange and dark clothes watch from the foreground. Smoke and incense haze the scene.2005-03-08Outdoor photo under a large leafy tree at the ashram during a ritual gathering. A man with long dark hair, a cream and gold-bordered cloth wrapped around his shoulders, and a cream turban stands on a raised platform holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame, an incense-like smoke rising nearby. Several rudraksha-style beaded strands hang at his neck. Seated devotees in white clothes fill the foreground and background, with some women in saris, a brass vessel and a bouquet of red flowers on the ground, and a stone structure at the lower left. Probable Swamiji (long hair, turban, ornate cream and gold cloth, rudraksha malas) performing the aarti.2005-03-08Outdoor ritual under a large spreading tree. A standing man in a white turban, white shawl with gold border, and rudraksha mala holds up a lit multi-wick brass aarti lamp, smoke rising around him. Seated devotees in white and pastel saris fill the ground in rows, some with hands folded. In the foreground a seated man in white attends to the sacred fire area, and a small brass lamp and a bell sit on a low table with red flowers. Brass ritual vessels and a small figure of a deity sit on the ground to the left, and a stone platform holds more offerings at right.2005-03-08January 01 20052005-01-01 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual under a large leafy tree at the ashram. A standing man in a cream and gold-bordered white garment and white head wrap holds a lit brass lamp aloft in his right hand and a small bell in his left. He wears long dark hair and a gold pendant with a dark bead mala. Smoke drifts across the frame. Beside him on a white-draped table are red flowers and a small white lantern-like object. Seated devotees in white and pink saris and white clothing face him on the ground. On the left, a golden deity murti sits near a stone base with a brass vessel. The scene resembles an aarti or puja offering.2005-03-08 +1 copiesOutdoor gathering beneath a large banyan tree with spreading aerial roots and a long horizontal branch. On the left, a figure with long dark hair wears a white and gold-bordered dhoti and a white head wrap, extending a hand toward the crowd. A red-and-gold fringed canopy hangs at upper right. Many people sit cross-legged on the ground in white clothes, some with folded hands. Standing at right, a bearded man wears an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style necklace, and nearby men wear white kurtas and orange shawls. A small oil lamp flame glows in the foreground near seated devotees. The scene suggests a satsang or darshan under the tree.2005-01-01Outdoor photo at a tree-shaded shrine. A standing man in white ceremonial dress, with a white turban, long dark hair, a beaded mala and a gold pendant, holds a ritual object while smoke rises from a fire pit at right. Beside him, a figure in orange robes stands with a white-robed attendant holding offerings. Behind a white table with a flower bouquet, seated devotees in white fill the grounds beneath a large banyan tree. A rock-and-stone structure with a striped white-and-black border surrounds the sacred area, and a red-and-gold cloth hangs at left. The man's appearance is consistent with a person, given his turban, long hair and beaded mala, though the photo is distant.2005-03-08Outdoor homa under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A standing figure in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered yellow-orange shawl and a white turban stands behind a square brick fire pit where a small fire burns, while another person in a white dhoti bends over the pit. A figure in a saffron-orange robe stands to the right beside a red, orange and black parasol over a white-draped altar piled with flowers, and a white-clad helper leans forward at right. Behind them, a large seated crowd in white clothes watches, with brass oil lamps and offering plates of fruit and flowers on a mat at left. The standing figure in the centre shows long hair and a turban, with a gold chain visible at the neck; this matches the a person cues in the context. A microphone stand stands near the pit. The image is a photograph and contains roughly 20-30 visible people.2005-03-08March 08 20052005-03-08Outdoor ceremony beneath a large spreading tree. A standing man in white ritual dress with a white turban and a gold-bordered white shawl holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a handbell in the other. He wears long garlands of white flowers with orange, blue and green accents, a rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace. Seated devotees in white clothes and orange saffron shawls fill the foreground and a larger crowd of people in white stands behind under the tree, some with hands folded in prayer. A brass lamp and offerings sit on a low tray at the lower left. The scene suggests aarti during a satsang or puja gathering.2005-01-01Outdoor ritual under a large spreading tree at the ashram. A smoky fire pit with offerings sits in the centre, and a man in white with a white head covering stands behind it waving a white fan or whisk over the smoke. A pale-clothed attendant stands at left beside a tall white-draped structure with red-and-gold fabric and garlands, under a small canopy with orange and red striped cloth. A crowd of devotees in white, orange and striped shirts stands in the foreground, many with hands folded, watching the homa.2005-03-08