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Evening scene in a narrow stone-paved courtyard lined with weathered pale buildings and white temple shrines. A man in a dark maroon robe with a tall black turban and a yellow-orange marigold garland stands at left, extending his hand toward a low bed draped with an orange cloth, a leopard-print cushion and a red patterned rug. Opposite him, a bearded man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, also wearing a marigold garland, stands beside a red-and-gold umbrella. Further left, a man in white with a rudraksha mala holds a green ceremonial plate, and another saffron-clad figure stands in profile at the edge. Several men in white shirts walk in the background.

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Two men stand outdoors in a courtyard at dusk, both wearing yellow-and-orange marigold garlands. The man on the left has a black turban-style wrap, a rust-red cloth draped over his shoulders and bare chest, gold armbands and a gold necklace, and smiles while looking to the side. The man on the right, with a red tilak on his forehead, long swept-back hair and a beard, wears saffron-orange robes and a multi-strand necklace of rudraksha beads and silver-toned discs. He holds a pale cream ceremonial parasol with an ornate embroidered canopy, and a saffron cloth and tiger-print cushion lie on an orange raised platform beside him. Several onlookers in white and casual shirts stand in the background near old pale-yellow buildings.2016-07-15July 15 20162016-07-15November 20 20142014-11-20A photograph of a satsang-style gathering at night under a golden parasol. On the left, a man with long dark hair and a dark-brown robe, wearing a yellow-orange marigold garland, bangles and an arm band, smiles while holding up and folding an orange cloth. Behind him, two young men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas stand, one holding a long silver staff. Seated at right, a bearded man with long curly hair in orange robes and a beaded necklace sits on a cushion, and a bald man in an orange headwrap sits beside him, with another attendant in orange at the edge of the frame. A microphone stands at left, and a fan is visible behind the group.2016-07-15Outdoor evening scene at a small red-and-orange shrine with a barred gate and a lit altar inside. To his left stands an older bearded man in orange and pink shawls, and beside him a man in orange robes. On the right, several young men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas stand near the shrine, one holding a tall silver staff with orange cloth and another holding a red-and-gold ceremonial fan. A man in orange and a man in a pale orange robe stand at the left edge.2016-07-15A photo of a ritual scene at night under a lit ceiling. A man with long dreadlocks wearing a rust-brown robe and a yellow-orange marigold garland stands leaning forward, smiling, and places his hands on the head of a seated bearded man in orange robes wearing a rudraksha mala and a crystal-bead necklace. Behind them, saffron-clad attendants and a man in white dhoti with a tilak stand near a silver pole, and a man in orange with a cloth over his mouth is at the right edge. An orange-clothed man sits in the lower right foreground. A bearded seated man in orange, with a rudraksha and crystal mala, receives the blessing while others watch.2016-07-15July 15 20162016-07-15July 15 20162016-07-15Night outdoor ritual at a temple-like courtyard with a lit shrine niche in the background. A bare-chested priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a gold forehead mark and a rudraksha mala, holds up a rudraksha mala over a brass plate. Facing him, an older man in an orange robe and a black-and-white rudraksha mala bends forward and receives it. Two more priests in rust-red and gold-bordered dhotis with rudraksha malas stand behind and to the left, one holding a plate. A kalasha and pillars with red-and-white bands frame the scene. The orange-clad man has a grey, swept-back hairstyle, and the bare-chested priest wears long dark hair tied up with a gold necklace; neither is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2014-11-20October 03 20152015-10-03July 15 20162016-07-15November 15 20172017-11-15