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Night-time outdoor ritual at an ashram. A seated man in saffron-orange robes, a gold-embroidered garment, long necklaces and a red-and-pink flower garland sits on an ornate gold-carved throne with a trident beside him. White-clad priests with white-smeared foreheads and saffron robes hold a lit oil lamp and offering tray before him, one raising a small bell. An orange and multicoloured canopy umbrella stands behind, a red box and table with carved gold panels sit in front, and other devotees in saffron wait nearby.

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March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02Night ritual photograph of a seated central figure on an ornate gold-framed red throne with carved gold legs, wearing a red-pink garland of beads, rudraksha-style necklaces, bangles and a saffron-orange shawl over a rust-red robe. A kneeling attendant in rust-red robes with a bare upper body and white markings on the arm offers a silver plate of yellow flowers or turmeric. Behind them stand several attendants in rust-red and saffron-gold robes holding a silver ceremonial staff, a silver bowl, a folded yellow-gold cloth and a cup. A white-clad man in the left foreground leans in. The setting is outdoors with a patterned mat and a dark background. Appearance-based label: a person for the seated figure on the throne, judged from the throne, adornments and saffron-orange shawl; the figure's face is not used for identification.2013-04-24April 30 20162016-04-30March 02 20132013-03-02February 21 20172017-02-21Night-time ritual indoors. A seated figure on a gold-framed throne wears an orange-and-maroon shawl, layered gold necklaces, a leopard-print cloth and a red tilak on the forehead, and raises one hand in blessing. Long dark hair falls past the shoulders. Beside him, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and glasses holds a silver dish of offerings. In the foreground, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes with gold ornaments receives the dish. A woman in a pink top stands with palms pressed together at left, and other robed attendants in orange and white stand behind. A small brass deity murti with flowers sits on the throne's side, with a silver bowl nearby. Ritual honouring of a seated guru.2012-07-29Night procession photograph of a richly decorated golden palanquin hung with tasselled bells and tassels in green, orange, pink and yellow. Seated on the palanquin is a person with long dark hair, a red and white flower garland, gold necklace and gold armband, with white forehead markings and a saffron wrap, holding a curved wooden staff and smiling. Beside the palanquin stands a bald man in saffron robes with a wrapped cloth, leaning on the gold frame. A large silver fan-shaped ceremonial disc is mounted on the palanquin, with flower garlands in purple and white draped along its base. Below, devotees in saffron and white clothes with white ash markings on their foreheads and faces, a woman in a red sari, and onlookers fill the foreground. Purple and white garlands and bright lamps light the scene.2013-03-02July 22 20132013-07-22July 07 20092009-07-07April 24 20132013-04-24May 05 20172017-05-05