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December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16Outdoor ritual photo. A standing man in orange saffron cloth wrapped over his shoulders raises a brass aarti lamp with multiple flames in his right hand, while holding a small silver bell in his left. He wears rudraksha mala necklaces and beaded bracelets, a patterned headband with a long braided topknot, and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, several men in orange cloth sit with hands raised in devotion under a white-and-black draped canopy supported by yellow poles, with green leaf garlands hanging. Trees fill the background.2017-12-16October 03 20162016-10-03 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01A photograph of a procession on a red carpet at an outdoor ashram setting under overcast skies. A man in the centre wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a heavy gold necklace with a large gold pendant, a long rudraksha mala with a gold-leaf chain, gold armlets and bangles, and a red bindi. He walks barefoot toward the camera with a slight smile. Behind him to the left, a young attendant in orange robes and a white forehead marking carries a brass tray with a kalasha-style pot decorated with green leaves and flowers. A drummer in red clothing follows with a large drum, and figures in white and orange robes stand in the background beside a purple-draped platform. Orange-painted buildings and palm trees frame the scene.2013-07-20January 18 20172017-01-18August 11 20162016-08-11A man stands barefoot on a carved wooden platform in front of a seated audience at a satsang gathering. He wears long swept-back dark hair, a yellow tilak with a red dot on his forehead, a gold necklace, and multiple rows of rudraksha mala beads over an orange shawl. He is dressed in an orange dhoti and a leopard-print wrap, with rudraksha bracelets on his wrists and upper arms, and his hands are raised in a gesture. A tall silver trident stands to his left, and an orange and red banner hangs on the wall behind him. Audience members in orange and white clothing with orange scarves sit in the foreground and background.2015-12-09 +1 copiesOutdoor Hindu ritual at a fire pit with a stone homa altar. A man in saffron-orange robes, a long gold bead mala with a gold pendant, and an orange-red sash stands holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small silver vessel in the other. Behind him, a seated crowd in white and yellow clothes sits with palms pressed together in prayer, and red-orange cloth bundles lie to the right. A seated priest in orange on the left has folded hands. Silver lamps, brass bowls, marigold petals, rice on a plate and incense sticks are arranged on a white cloth in the foreground, with smoke rising from the fire pit.2008-10-09