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Night outdoor ritual on a grass lawn in front of an illuminated pale building. In the right foreground a standing man in red-orange robes and a leopard-print lower cloth holds a silver aarti plate with a lit flame and a small silver vessel, with a red-beaded rudraksha-style necklace. Before him a fire burns in a low stone or brick fire pit. Behind, a large seated crowd of devotees in white and red-orange shawls sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. On the left edge, a brass and orange-flowered offering tray and ornamented arm are visible. Several people stand in the background near lamps.

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Night outdoor ritual on a grass lawn in front of an illuminated cream-coloured building. A fire burns in an orange-brown wooden fire pit at lower left, and a man in a red shawl and leopard-print dhoti holds a silver vessel and lit lamp over the flames, wearing a garland and long hair tied back. Behind him, around 40 people sit in white and red clothing with red shawls, hands joined in prayer. The appearance-based candidate, a bare-chested figure with long hair and a garland holding the lamp, is. The scene suggests a homa or aarti performed at night.2014-05-04May 04 20142014-05-04Night outdoor gathering on grass before a building, with a sacred fire on a yellow cloth in the foreground. A standing man in orange-red robe with a white and red-beaded mala and a patterned wrap stands with palms pressed together in greeting. At right, a man bowing low over the fire wears a red-orange turban, orange cloth and gold-trimmed garment, tending the flame near brass vessels and a spoon. Around them, many seated people in white and orange-red shawls sit with hands folded in namaste, and standing attendants are visible further back. A yellow ceremonial parasol and a round orange logo sign light the background. Appears to be a homa or yagna during an evening satsang. a person identity uncertain from appearance.2014-05-04Outdoor evening ritual at night in front of an illuminated colonial-style building. A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, wearing a red-orange shawl, a leopard-print lower cloth and a rudraksha mala with a gold-toned ornament, stands on the right holding a brass bell in one hand and an aarti lamp with flaming wicks in the other. Seated on the grass before him, a large crowd of devotees in white clothes with red-orange shawls sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. A few small oil lamps glow on the ground in the foreground, and incense smoke rises in the background. The man's appearance with long hair, shawl and mala gives a probable Swamiji (probable) candidate performing aarti, while the seated devotees are attendees. The crowd fills the lawn and the steps behind it.2014-05-04Night outdoor ritual on a lawn before a pale multi-storey building. A bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti with gold border and a saffron head cloth stands at a small yellow-tiled fire pit where a flame burns. Behind him, a large seated crowd of devotees in white and red shawls sits on mats, many with hands folded. To the left, a decorated altar with yellow and orange fruit, a red-and-gold cloth and garlands. A younger boy in orange sits at the lower right near brass vessels and lamps. Dark sky and lit windows frame the scene.2014-05-04May 04 20142014-05-04May 04 20142014-05-04Night outdoor ritual at a fire pit. A standing man in a red-orange dhoti-style wrap holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small bell in the other, with a red tikka on his forehead. Beside him a small fire burns in a brick-lined pit with a metal bowl nearby. In the foreground are potted plants with green leaves, coconuts and a yellow cloth, and a decorated altar with a brass vessel. Behind, a large seated group in white clothes sits in rows on the grass with hands pressed together in prayer, lit by lamps and by the windows of a building. The man's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a presiding figure, but the face and build are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the label is unsure.2013-12-13Night outdoor homa on a lawn: a square brick fire pit with a bright flame sits at center. A priest in red-orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and a silver-tone plate of offerings, stands beside a second attendant in a red turban and red-orange dhoti holding a small vessel. Coconuts and brass pots lie in the foreground, and a large crowd sits on the grass in white and red-orange clothing, many with hands folded in prayer. a person is not identifiable here; the priests are described by role only.2014-05-04December 13 20132013-12-13May 04 20142014-05-04May 04 20142014-05-04