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A person with long, dark, loose hair and an orange t-shirt stands at the open rear of a truck, holding a metal lamp with a burning flame in an upraised hand, offering a puja arati. On the truck bed sits a silver plate holding a coconut, a glass container and an oil lamp, beside a yellow MAXON lift gate. Wooden crates are stacked inside the truck and a green can rests on the floor. A sunny outdoor setting.

A photograph of a ritual at the back of a truck with its rear door open. A person with long dark hair, wearing an orange top and orange garment, bends forward with hands raised to the forehead beside a silver vessel topped with a coconut and leaf-shaped decorations on a brass tray with yellow powder. Next to it stands a brass oil lamp with a large flame, and a brass bell or handle is visible. A woman behind photographs the scene with a small camera. A pallet truck and a yellow metal ramp marked MAXON are visible.

October 12 2005

A photograph of an outdoor ritual exchange in front of a yellow building with blue trim. On the left, an elderly bald man with white hair and glasses, in a white shirt and white trousers, holds a silver tray with a brass kalasha topped with a coconut, white jasmine garlands and green leaves. On the right, a young shaved-headed sannyasi in saffron-orange robes wears a long gold bead necklace with a large gold pendant and a red-and-white tilak on his forehead, and reaches to receive the offering. Behind them stands a man in white with a dark rudraksha mala and sunglasses, and a blue vehicle is parked nearby. Three people are visible.

December 25 2005

October 12 2005

A photo of a devotee receiving a blessing at an outdoor ritual. A priest in a saffron-orange robe with gold-trimmed shoulder ornaments extends his right hand toward a man in white shirt, dark-tinted glasses and a dark rudraksha-style mala, who holds a dry coconut husk-like item in both hands. A brass tray stands at the lower left. Behind them a golden deity figure, a golden shrine panel, a black speaker, a brass kalasha-like vessel and a flower-garlanded image appear. A man in white with a beaded mala stands at the right edge.

October 12 2005

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A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rust-orange top sits under a red and yellow parasol with tasselled fringe and an embroidered elephant banner. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace and a red dot on his forehead, and pours water from a silver vessel with a spout over a tiered brass pedestal at the bottom of the frame. Beside him, a bronze deity murti in an arched, openwork frame is visible on the left. A partly visible older person with white hair sits behind him. The scene suggests a ritual abhishekam offering. A probable Swamiji candidate matches the visible cues of long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha-style gold beads.

A photograph inside a tent-roofed hall. A long-haired figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap with a dark rudraksha mala stands at left, facing right beside a table draped in orange cloth. On the table are two silver tiered kalasha-style vessels decorated with pink and yellow flowers. Behind them a man in a white kurta with a red tilak and glasses stands with hands folded in front of his chest, and a man in white dhoti with a gold chain stands behind him. A woman in an orange sari stands further back holding a brass tray. Brass oil lamps and a small offering table sit against the left wall beneath a hanging brass lamp.

Outdoor ritual scene under a canopy edged with red tassels. A man with long dark hair, orange saffron robe, a gold bead necklace and gold bracelet, and a red-and-white tilak on his forehead stands at left, looking down while holding an object. Beside him a younger man in an orange shawl and white shirt bends forward, and an older man with white hair in white clothes at right handles an offering. A child in red stands at lower left, and a decorated orange-and-red ceremonial umbrella is behind the group. Several onlookers are visible at the edge.