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Outdoor photograph at a dusty ashram ground with palm trees behind. A bearded man in a red-orange shawl over white clothes stands with palms pressed together before a smouldering fire trench of black ash. A man in white with an orange shawl holds his arm and stands beside a tall brass trident. Behind them, a row of people in white robes and rudraksha malas watch, and a white shrine with a copper-topped structure stands to the right. a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the bearded figure in the orange shawl is treated as uncertain.

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February 14 20072007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14A procession on bare earth before a white pedestal and a copper kalasha-topped structure with palm trees behind. A man in the centre wears saffron orange robes and a shawl, long swept-back dark hair, and holds a gold trident. Beside him stand men in white dhotis with orange shawls: one holds a gold framed deity murti, another carries a gold peetha-style tray, and another holds a gold staff. A bearded man in glasses wears an orange shawl. A small pit with water lies in the foreground, consistent with a firewalk preparation.2007-02-14Outdoor photo of a group of seven men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with orange shawls, standing on bare dirt before a white plinth and a large copper-coloured urn with palm trees behind. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, orange robe and a red-and-white forehead mark stands with one hand raised in blessing, holding a brass trident. Beside him a man holds a gilded deity murti in an arched frame, another holds a brass ritual vessel with a conical finial, and a man on the right holds a tall gold staff with a finial and wears a rudraksha mala. a person: the central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a rudraksha mala-like adornment, presented as a sannyasi leader in the procession group.2007-02-14A long-haired man in a loose orange-saffron robe stands at the edge of a shallow pit of glowing embers during a firewalk ritual, his back to the camera. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a brass plate of yellow flowers and a tall gold-topped staff. Behind them a seated audience in white clothes sits on blue mats under a shelter, and a large portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban hangs on the white wall. A second attendant in white with an orange shawl stands at right near a small shrine.2007-02-14Outdoor ritual scene on bare sandy ground beside a white-painted shrine and palm trees. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and gestures with his hands toward a shallow pit filled with yellow liquid. Around him, six men stand in white dhotis and shirts with orange shawls: one holds a silver-framed deity murti, one holds a trident (trishul) at the front, one carries a silver kalasha-style vessel on a tray, and one holds a tall ornate staff. A copper kalasha crowns the shrine behind them. The setting suggests a preparatory fire-pit ritual.2007-02-14Outdoor photograph of a firewalk preparation at a dirt-track site. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron shawl and holds a gold trident-topped staff, looking down. Behind him, several men in white dhotis with orange shawls walk barefoot along a path beside a dark, blackened fire pit. A woman in white and other white-clad devotees stand in the background, and small brass pots and buckets sit at the left edge. A dark puddle and scattered ash lie along the ground.2007-02-14Outdoor photograph on bare dirt ground near a white building and a silver car. A bare-chested man in orange dhoti with long dark hair, rudraksha-style beads and gold necklaces stands centre, holding a tall golden staff with a trident-like top. Around him, men in white kurtas and orange shawls stand and hold staffs and a bundled orange cloth; two men in white crouch digging or planting in the soil at the front. A trident-topped gold staff is planted in the ground. Tree line and red flowers appear in the background. a person candidate is present with distinctive long hair, gold adornments and saffron dhoti, presiding over a ground-breaking or planting-type ritual with attendants.2007-12-23Outdoor scene at a firewalk preparation: a man in a long orange robe with long swept-back dark hair stands at the edge of a pit filled with glowing embers and a shallow yellow-tinted basin. He holds a small ornate golden framed deity murti in his hands. Behind him six men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand in a line; one holds a golden trident, another a covered silver-and-gold ritual vessel on a tray, and another a tall golden staff. A seated man in white appears at the right edge. Palm trees, white painted pillars, a large copper kalasha and a silver car sit in the background. a person candidate appearance: long swept-back hair and saffron robe with a shawl, plausibly the presiding figure, but the face is not visible enough to confirm.2007-02-14Outdoor ritual on bare dry ground before a firepit lined with a yellow-filled trough. A man with long dark hair and an orange robe stands center-front, hands raised in blessing. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls hold ritual items: one holds a silver deity murti in an arched frame, another holds a brass kalasha, and another holds a tall gold-tipped staff. A man behind wears a trident-marked orange garment. Palm trees and a copper tower appear behind; a woman in white sits at the right edge.2007-02-14December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor procession in hazy morning light with palms and a wall behind a crowd. To the left, a man in orange holds a tall golden trident (trishul) aloft, and to the right a man in orange with a shaved head and glasses carries a golden staff. Other people in orange and white, including an older woman in a white sari with an orange shawl, walk alongside.2008-12-26