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Outdoor Pongal ritual on a dirt ground with white kolam rangoli patterns. A bearded man in white dhoti and an orange shawl with rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp and a brass vessel, standing barefoot at the center. Around him a large group of devotees in white and orange stands with palms pressed together, including young women in white churidar and orange saris and children in white and teal. A bronze lamp burns on the ground, with a plate of bananas, fruit, sweets and a coconut on banana leaves, and a clay stove with a fire in the foreground. Sugarcane stalks lie beside the offerings, and a steel vessel of rice sits nearby.

Outdoor evening scene at a firewalk pit: a dark ash-filled trench of glowing embers lies in packed dirt in the foreground. A long-haired man in an orange robe stands barefoot at the pit's edge holding a small silver vessel, with two men in white dhotis and orange shawls beside him, one holding a long brass trident-staff. A large crowd of mostly white-clad devotees and children stands behind, under a corrugated shelter, beneath a large painted banner of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange garments. a person: the orange-robed figure with long swept hair, in a firewalk setting, is. The banner shows a depiction of a turbaned figure with ceremonial garb. Several white-clad devotees hold hands together in prayer.

Outdoor photograph of a firewalking ritual at a dirt-floored ground with palm trees and low tiled buildings behind. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with gold borders stands in a shallow pit of yellow liquid. A man in a white dhoti and kurta with a folded white cloth over his shoulder and a distinctive shaved, topknot-styled head walks away from a dark glowing fire trench on the right. Around them a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing, some wearing rudraksha-style malas, stand on blue tarpaulin. A man in the center has long hair, an orange shawl and white kurta. Roughly fifteen people visible.

December 06 2011

Outdoor photograph at dusk of a firewalking ceremony at an ashram ground. A long, smouldering fire trench of ash and embers runs across packed earth in the foreground. A figure in full orange robes with long dark hair stands at the trench edge holding a metal vessel toward the fire. Beside them, a man in white dhoti and shawl with an orange wrap holds a golden trident staff. Many people in white robes and orange shawls, plus children in white and light clothing, stand and watch behind. A large banner on the wall shows a smiling figure in an orange turban and orange robes. A blue tarpaulin lies on the ground at left. a person cues: long swept-back hair and orange robes, but the figure's identity remains uncertain from appearance alone.

February 14 2007

Outdoor evening scene at a firewalking pit: a long, blackened trench of glowing embers and ash runs across bare dirt in the foreground. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and holds a silver vessel and a trident-topped staff, standing barefoot at the pit's edge, apparently about to lead the walk. Around them, a large crowd stands closely: children in white dhotis and orange-striped shirts, men in white kurtas, and several people in orange sashes and white clothing, some with hands folded. Behind them a large banner shows a smiling figure in an orange turban, and a corrugated shed roof and bare trees fill the background. A blue tarp lies at left. Probable Swamiji wears saffron robes and long hair while holding the trident staff and vessel at the firewalk, presiding over the ritual.

Outdoor photo of a devotional gathering on grass under a sunny sky. In the foreground a young man in white kurta with an orange shawl leans forward and holds a video camera, while people around him sit or stand. Many devotees in white clothes and orange shawls press their palms together in anjali. A young girl in a white sari with an orange shawl stands with hands folded at centre. A striped canopy, water tank and trees sit behind the group.

Outdoor group gathering beneath a large spreading banyan-type tree with sunlight filtering through leaves. A figure in a long golden-yellow robe with long dark hair stands on a raised stone platform at left, arms extended toward a small table draped in white cloth holding oil lamps. Around them a large crowd of devotees in white ritual clothes stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Several people in orange or saffron cloth stand near the center, and at right men in white dhoti and shirts hold brass bells and small vessels. A young person in white kneels in front of a brass pot on the ground, with a kalasha and brass plates arranged on a mat. The scene suggests a puja or satsang held outdoors.

Night outdoor ritual on bare red earth at a Rajapalayam Adheenam inauguration. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe and orange turban, wearing a multicolour flower garland and gold necklace, holds a flaming lamp over a small pit with marigold and flower offerings. Around them, many people in white dhotis and mundus stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. A boy in white holds a silver tray of marigolds, and a man in an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands at left. Women in white saris and a girl in white also join with folded hands, and a small brass lamp sits on the ground. Banana leaves and parked vehicles are visible at the edge.

Outdoor photograph of a firewalking ritual at dusk on bare earth beside a whitewashed wall. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes, with a shawl over the shoulder, stands at the front holding a small silver vessel and cupped hands, facing a dark fire pit. Beside them, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl holds a tall golden trident. Behind, a crowd of about two dozen people in white clothes and orange shawls, boys and girls among them, stands watching. A large painted portrait of a smiling figure in an orange turban and orange robes with a rudraksha mala hangs on the wall above a red-and-white striped drape.

Outdoors at a ceremony under a canopy of red, pink and gold draped fabric. A man in an orange saffron robe with a white and red flower garland raises a long metal ritual bell or vessel high in his right hand, standing at the edge of a sunken stone fire pit. Behind him, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, saffron shawls, and white and orange saris stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Small white brick borders and a brass oil lamp and offering plate sit on the ground near the pit.