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Night-time photo at an outdoor ashram setting with a red wall and a banner. A bald young man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border stands at left, holding a brass kalasha topped with green leaves. In the centre, a person in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe with long hair pulled back holds a tray of green leaves and white and purple flowers, extending it toward an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti at right, who receives it. Behind them stand other men in white, and at far right a man holds a tray with dried grass and white cloth. A bright light flares at upper right. Ritual offering scene.

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Evening outdoor ritual on an orange-floored platform under a corrugated roof with paper garlands. A figure with long swept-back dark hair, a heavy gold necklace of beads, gold armbands and an orange dhoti-style garment with a gold border stands at right of centre, holding a silver tray of offerings toward a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border who receives it with both hands. Behind them a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes stands, and to the right a red-and-gold ornate chair sits near a brass oil lamp. A sunken square fire pit with a copper vessel is in the foreground, and two more orange-robed men with rudraksha malas stand at the far right. A banner on the left reads satsang and Meet the Master, with photographs and a phone number, behind them. The long-haired figure in orange and gold matches the page's a person reference, but appearance alone is uncertain, so the candidate is described only by role and adornments.2011-10-26December 10 20112011-12-10December 31 20112011-12-31December 15 20112011-12-15July 22 20132013-07-22Night outdoor ritual on a covered open-sided platform. A bare-footed man in saffron-orange robes, with a wrap draped over his shoulders, stands in front of a red upholstered throne with gold trim. Beside him, a man with shaved head in orange dhoti and sacred thread holds a brass tray of red flower petals, and at the right edge another attendant in orange holds a second tray of red petals. A third man in a blue dhoti with gold border stands behind near the throne. A brass vessel and an oil lamp sit at lower right, and a shallow water basin is in the foreground. Red circular hoops and dried banana leaves hang from the roof beams. A sign on the wall reads in Kannada with a 'MEET the Master' poster and 'Satsang' text.2011-12-31October 26 20112011-10-26Night procession outside Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a red signboard reading SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE above a doorway. A bald man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala carries a brass tray holding a green leafy plant at the front. Beside him a man in orange robe and long curly hair walks, followed by men in orange and white robes. Two large decorated umbrellas with red and green fringes are held overhead. A terracotta-coloured wall and potted plants line the courtyard.2011-12-10Night outdoor ritual at a temple-like shrine. A figure in saffron-orange robes stands at the right with one arm raised toward a square fire pit where flames rise, while a white-clad priest in a white dhoti and gold-beaded necklace throws offerings from a silver bowl into the fire. Another white-clad attendant stands behind, and a saffron-robed devotee kneels at the far right with hands folded. Behind them a deity murti in red and gold is adorned with garlands of yellow and orange flowers and a large silver-and-gold decorated crown, and a brass kalasha sits at the front. A wall board behind shows photographs and printed text, and a golden chair stands near the fire. Flower petals are scattered on the floor.2011-12-31December 31 20112011-12-31December 31 20112011-12-31Night procession outdoors with a colourful striped umbrella and an orange-and-yellow parasol above a group of devotees. Several saffron-robed monks walk in front, one holding a brass kalasha-style pot and others ringing hand bells. A man in a white shirt holds a framed portrait garlanded with yellow-orange flowers, and another man holds a framed photo of a woman with long hair. A banner in Kannada script is carried behind them. Bald men in white dhotis walk at right, and a camera operator stands at left filming the procession.2011-12-31