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April 17 20112011-04-17Outdoor photograph under a leafy tree at a ritual. In the foreground, an older man in a white shirt and light trousers reaches over a silver tray holding red flowers and a small lit oil lamp, while a young man in an orange saffron cloth with bare shoulders and rudraksha beads on his arm holds the tray and a silver vessel. Behind them stand an older man in white with rudraksha mala and a sacred mark on his forehead, a man in white dhoti with arms folded, an orange-clothed figure, and people in the background. Several people are visible, with the orange-clothed young man having dreadlocked hair wrapped in a dark turban and white sacred markings on his arms.2019-04-07Outdoor photo under a leafy tree. A young sannyasi in an orange saffron cloth with a tall black tied turban and rudraksha bracelets holds a silver tray of red flowers, a small oil lamp and a brass bowl, while an older man in a white short-sleeved shirt with a red thread on his wrist extends his hand toward the tray. Behind them a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala and gold chain, and another in white with vibhuti marks, stand watching, along with an onlooker in an orange cloth. A bare-bodied sadhu with white markings on his arm is partly visible at the left edge.2019-04-07Outdoor ritual scene under green trees at an ashram setting. A bare-chested young priest in orange dhoti and orange shawl with a gold necklace stands at right, holding a silver tray of yellow offerings. An older woman in white sari with gold border reaches to place offerings on the tray. A man in white shirt with rudraksha mala stands at left, and a woman in cream sari with a red tilak stands behind him. Metal vessels and a brass lamp sit on a table at right. No person here is identifiable as a person; the orange-clad figure is a priest.2012-09-19December 31 20112011-12-31June 19 20142014-06-19April 01 20082008-04-01Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots, a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti with gold border stands at right, extending his hand toward a group of men. Several men in white and checked shirts and jeans stand on a dark stone platform, hands pressed together in prayer or receiving something small from the priest. One man in a white shirt holds out cupped hands. Some people are barefoot, and a few others stand in the background among the trunks.2011-09-24May 13 20152015-05-13Outdoor ritual aarti in a crowded street. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a garland of red, yellow and white flowers holds a brass plate with a flame and offerings, wearing a rust-red dhoti. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and pink shawl holds a brass bell. Young men in orange and red shirts and onlookers, including children, stand behind a palm-leaf decoration; a brass oil lamp sits at the lower right.2017-09-06January 16 20182018-01-16Outdoors under large banyan-like trees, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair stands barefoot on a dark polished slab set with a small red-and-white mat. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti, a red and white flower garland, a gold chain and rudraksha-style beads, and holds a silver handbell. Behind him stands a crowd of devotees in white ritual clothes, some in saffron and red saris, with hands folded in anjali. On the right, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes and a garland holds a silver tray with offerings, and another man in white holds a tray of fruit or sweets. This appears to be a pratyaksha pada puja at Bidadi Ashram. Swamiji (probable): the man in the centre shows long hair, saffron dhoti, garland and gold chain.2013-01-01