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Interior ritual scene at an ashram hall during a consecration. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace and rudraksha-style beads, holds a tall brass kalasha high over a bronze statue of a bald sage in a brown-orange robe standing on a purple-draped platform. Beside him, two priests in orange and ochre robes stand at a fire pit with smoke rising and marigold garlands around it, and a devotee in a white dhoti holds a cloth. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white and saffron stands on a balcony and lower floor, with drummers in red lungis playing drums on the right. Marigold garlands hang from the railings and pillars, and flower petals scatter the altar.

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June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesIndoor temple-style ritual at an ashram hall with a tiled wall on the left and a crowd of devotees standing in the background. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a deep orange-brown dhoti, a heavy gold necklace, a garland of marigolds and white flowers, and gold bracelets, and raises one arm to pour from a kalasha over a bronze statue. The statue is a golden-bronze figure of a seated sage in ochre robes with a rudraksha mala, its hands joined. Two attendants in orange-saffron robes stand beside him, one holding a brass vessel, and a third man in a white shirt stands behind. A fire pit with burning embers and flower offerings sits at lower right. Flower petals, garlands and brass plates are arranged on the floor, and orange garlands hang from the balcony railing.2014-06-28June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesA blurred, wide-angle photograph inside a hall with orange-tiled walls and orange hangings, showing a ritual before two statues on a draped table. Several priests stand at the altar; the central figure in a crimson-and-gold dhoti and layered garlands reaches toward the deities. Beside him, a man in an orange cloth and beaded necklaces stands near the statues. Ritual items sit on a silver plate, and flower petals and garlands lie on the purple cloth. Behind them, a crowd of devotees watches, and a cameraman with a video camera films at right; a man in a white shirt is also at the right edge. Several people are visible; the swami candidate's appearance is too uncertain to confirm.2014-06-28Indoor temple ritual in an ashram hall with a tall wooden column and gold-trimmed arch. A central figure in an orange-maroon cloth, with a red-and-white flower garland and a gold necklace, stands beside a bronze-coloured statue of a seated sage wearing a maroon dhoti and white-and-red flower garlands, lifting a small ritual vessel. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in an orange-and-white striped cloth holds a dish. A man in white shirt and mala films with a video camera on the right, and a crowd of devotees in white and orange stands on a balcony behind. A brass tray of petals sits in the foreground, with orange marigold garlands hanging from the upper railing.2014-06-28June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copies