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Outdoor night ritual at a temple-like enclosure with white ash-like mounds and a red wall behind. A man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace and long hair stands at centre, hands extended toward an offering. Beside him, a young man in saffron cloth with rudraksha mala and tilak holds a brass tray of pink and white flower petals, while another in saffron holds a golden kalasha-like vessel with flowers and leaves. At left, a man in white dhoti with gold border and bare upper body wears sandalwood markings, and at right a young man in saffron with long hair and tilak stands near a tall ceremonial staff topped with a cloth canopy. Five people visible in a ritual offering scene.

September 05 2017

Outdoor evening ritual under a striped canopy with a gold pole. A man with long dark hair and a short beard, wearing a rust-red dhoti and shawl with gold trim and a gold necklace, stands at right holding a bunch of yellow and white flowers wrapped in a gold cloth, and extends his hand toward a bare-chested man at center in an orange dhoti, a rudraksha mala, and a white horizontal tilak who holds a plate of pink and white flower petals. A bare-backed man in a red dhoti and shawl with white ash markings on his back faces them from left, with another man in the background. White salt or stone heaps line the ground behind them.

Outdoor night scene on a paved courtyard under a corrugated roof, with a tall golden pole in the centre. Four men in saffron and maroon sacred cloths stand in a line. The man on the far right, wearing a maroon dhoti, gold necklaces, a gold waist belt and armlets, gestures with his open right hand toward the others. The man on the left, bare-chested with white ash markings and a rudraksha-style mala, holds a tray of colourful flower garlands. The second and third men carry offerings: one holds a purple and gold cloth bundle with flowers, the other a tray of flowers and leaves. A bright floodlight glows at upper right.

September 05 2017

September 21 2017

Outdoor evening photo at a temple-like area under a metal-roofed shelter with a red and gold fringed canopy overhead. A man in a rust-red sleeveless robe with long swept-back hair, a tilak, a thick gold necklace, gold waist chain and gold armlets stands at centre, smiling and extending his hand toward a brass tray of flower garlands in yellow, white, pink and green. Several young men in saffron-orange turbans and red-orange cloths stand beside him, one with hands folded in namaskar, all wearing rudraksha malas. A man at left in white holds the tray.

Night-time outdoor ritual procession at an open-air temple-style venue lit by string lights and streetlamps. In the centre, a bearded man in a rust-brown robe and a long pink-and-white flower garland walks forward while several people in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders and beaded necklaces carry offerings. A bare-chested man in orange holds a microphone and a tall ceremonial umbrella, and another carries a wooden tray of pink flower petals, while one man holds a silver vessel. Several men with white and vertical tilak markings and ash on their bodies stand around them. On the right, a bald man in an orange shawl holds a booklet. Many onlookers in white dress stand in the background. Appearance-based candidate for the central robed figure is uncertain, so the a person value is unsure.

A night-time ritual photograph at an outdoor temple space. In the foreground, a figure in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala bows forward while a woman in a red-and-gold sari with a gold necklace and a bun in her hair applies a mark with her hand and holds a metal plate. Behind them, several men in red-and-gold dhotis and rudraksha malas stand, one with white tilak markings on his forehead and arms. A lit shrine with a deity murti glows in the background, with a kalasha and red-and-white steps nearby. Their sides are not clearly defined. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam; no a person identity is asserted from appearance alone.

A night-time photograph of a ceremonial gathering outdoors. In the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead and a long gold necklace over a maroon-red robe, stands smiling while receiving a bouquet of pink and white flowers from a man in white dhoti with a gold border and bare upper body who has white markings on his arms. Behind them, several men in saffron-orange cloth and white garments stand with folded hands and garlands. A man at right holds a tall golden staff. A camera operator with a video camera is at left edge. Based on appearance cues, the central man is a person candidate in maroon robes, gold necklaces and armlet.

A photograph of a ritual exchange in an ashram hall with orange-painted walls. On the left, a man with long dark hair, a gold necklace and an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl extends his hands toward a brass tray. A clean-shaven, shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, white forehead markings and a small head microphone holds a yellow-cloth-covered tray with flowers. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands beside a silver kalasha with a green leaf. On the far left, a young attendant in maroon and gold holds a plate of red flowers. Desc notes: the long-haired man shows compatible presentation cues but identity is uncertain.