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Outdoor ritual scene in a village setting with palm trees and a thatched hut behind. A standing man in an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala raises a brass plate of burning camphor flame overhead, an aarti offering. Seated before him on a mat are villagers, including children in school uniforms and women in colourful saris, watching attentively. Beside the lower left, an older man in white with hands pressed together sits in prayer. A young man in white with an orange shawl sits at right. Fruit and a small offering plate lie on the ground in front. Many onlookers stand in the background.

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January 29 20092009-01-29January 29 20092009-01-29Outdoor ritual gathering in a village setting with palm trees and thatched huts behind. A shaved-headed monk in a saffron-orange robe bends over a red tray holding a fire with offerings, flowers and small brass vessels, apparently a homa-style fire ritual. Seated devotees on mats in the foreground, including an older man in white with an orange shawl and hands pressed together, and many children sitting in rows behind. Some standing people in white and other colours watch from the back. Text overlay reads copyright and archive source at the bottom right.2009-01-29January 29 20092009-01-29A photograph of an outdoor puja at a riverside or temple setting. In the foreground, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a white forehead band kneels and pours liquid from a small vessel over a golden deity murti on a brass plate. Behind, a man in saffron robes holds a large red-and-gold umbrella with fringed tassels over the ritual. A tall brass lamp stand and a brass pot stand to the right. Seated devotees in orange and white clothes sit on the ground behind, with several more people visible in the background, some in white. A sign with Hindi text appears at upper right.2005-05-252004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02Outdoor ritual photograph beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. A barefoot man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with a long rudraksha mala, raises a brass arati lamp with flame toward the sky while holding a small handbell in the other hand. Behind him a woman in white with a bindi and dark standing figures watch. Seated in the foreground, a bearded man in white clothes gestures with open hands beside a wooden side table bearing a brass kalasha and a brass puja vessel, and a row of brass pots and a plate of fruit and flowers lie on the ground. Several seated and standing devotees in white clothes surround the scene, and a rudraksha-adorned priest figure stands at the centre.2004-07-02November 10 20112011-11-10A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a riverside or open-air setting. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, pouring water from a silver vessel over a golden deity murti or ritual object on a stone platform. Behind him, a standing attendant in orange holds a long silver ceremonial staff, and a second orange-clad figure holds an orange canopy over the scene. A seated crowd of devotees in white clothing watches from the background, with trees and a bright sky above. The water pouring suggests an abhishekam.2005-05-25Outdoor fire ritual under a tent at a homa pit lined with marigolds and white and pink flower garlands. A man in saffron and orange robes with a matching turban and a white-and-multicolour garland holds a metal vessel of burning fire over the pit. Beside him a young man in orange and white robes holds a lit lamp, and a second young man in white and orange stands nearby. Several women in white and saffron stand and sit behind them, watching. The scene suggests a fire ritual with offerings.2006-11-12 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor ritual on stone steps. A man with shaved head and orange-saffron robes and rudraksha mala pours liquid from a silver vessel over a small brass deity figure set on a large metal tray. Behind him, another orange-robed man in a shaved-head style holds up a tall silver ritual lamp stand. A red-and-white umbrella shades the scene, and several people in orange and white sit or stand on the steps watching. Brass bowls and offering dishes lie on the ground.2005-05-25Night outdoor scene of a crowd gathered around a central figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold necklace and glasses, holding a large multi-wick oil lamp aarti with a bright flame rising from it. Behind him, a tall red-and-yellow ceremonial umbrella stands over the scene, and a backdrop of framed portraits is visible. Many devotees in white clothes, some with white shawls and tilak marks, stand or sit with hands folded, and a seated person in yellow cloth lower left has a brass pot and lamps before him. a person: the orange-robed aarti performer with a gold necklace and ornate clothing, in a ritual role. The people count is 21-100 by visible crowd.2009-02-10