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Outdoor ashram scene in daylight with a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and white shawl edged with maroon, wearing a long gold bead necklace and a gold pendant. He stands on a raised platform, speaking with his hands raised in gesture. Seated around him are older men in white clothes, one with glasses and one with a gold bracelet, and several boys in white sitting on the ground. Behind them are an orange-painted structure, a concrete block wall, trees and a dusty ground. A small blue sign with Kannada text is partly visible on the orange structure.

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A shaven-headed man stands barefoot on a concrete platform under a yellow-painted pillar and gold ring frame, wearing a white dhoti and upper cloth bordered in maroon and a gold bead necklace with a pendant. He holds his hands together in front of his chest, gesturing as he speaks. Two men sit behind him on the platform: one in white clothing with a dark mala around his neck, hand raised to his chin, and another in a white t-shirt. Behind them are rows of stone deity statues, a wooden bench at left, a neat stack of firewood, palm trees and orange-roofed buildings.2010-10-05A photograph of a shaved-headed priest standing barefoot on a concrete platform under a yellow ring-topped canopy, wearing a white dhoti and shawl with red borders and a heavy gold necklace with a gold pendant. He holds his hands near his chest in a ritual gesture with a forehead tilak visible. Two seated men in white clothes watch him: one sits cross-legged with a dark beaded mala and a wristwatch, his hand touching his chin, and another in a white t-shirt sits at the right edge. Behind them are coconut palms, a row of stone deity sculptures, a bamboo fence and an orange building.2010-10-05Outdoor photo on a concrete platform in an ashram courtyard. A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with red-bordered cloth draped over his shoulder stands with his hands joined near his chest, wearing a gold bead necklace and a bangle, with white tilak marks on his forehead and arms. Behind him a seated man in white clothes with a dark beaded mala rests his chin on his hand and watches. Another person in white sits at the right edge. Behind them are palm trees, a white building with green roof, stacked timber, and rows of grey stone statues. A gold ring frame hangs overhead.2010-10-05A standing man in a white dhoti with a red border and a white shawl draped over one shoulder performs a ritual gesture, one hand pressed to his chest, beneath a golden ring-shaped canopy on a yellow pole. He wears a multi-strand gold necklace and a gold bangle, with a sandalwood or vibhuti mark on his forehead. A seated man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch rests a hand near his face, and another seated man in a white T-shirt watches. Behind them are rows of grey stone deity murtis, a red-roofed building, palm trees and a stack of firewood on sandy ground.2010-10-05March 07 20132013-03-07Photograph of a padapuja ritual in an open-air courtyard with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof. A man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair stands at the right beside a gold-and-red throne, hands pressed together in anjali. Seated before him on mats, several men in white dhotis and bare chests, some with rudraksha or gold necklaces and white forehead markings, face him with hands folded. A woman in a white sari with a yellow border sits at the left near a brass plate. Brass and silver trays of fruit, flowers and offerings rest on a cloth in front of the seated priests, and a small wooden cabinet with red and gold items sits at the right. Visible people total about ten to twelve.2010-09-08November 13 20122012-11-13Photo 11683466November 05 20122012-11-05A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth sits cross-legged on a green mat, chanting from an open book held on his lap beside a microphone on a stand. He wears a gold necklace and gold armbands, with white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms. Behind him, several men in white and saffron-orange robes sit on a raised white-draped platform under stage lights. Gilded ritual vessels and a silver kalasha-style pot sit near him, with gold-coloured offerings stacked at the right edge of the frame. Appearance does not clearly match the page's claim of a person, so the identity is uncertain and he is described by role as a priest chanting during a ritual.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A shaved-headed young priest sits cross-legged in a white dhoti and white upper cloth with gold borders, hands folded in anjali before his face. He wears a long gold-bead mala with a gold pendant and gold bangles. In front of him is a silver bowl, a silver vessel, a small silver stand with a microphone, a pile of firewood, and incense sticks burning. Behind him, musicians play a flute and a drum in a leafy garden courtyard, while other seated people in white watch quietly.2011-12-16