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Outdoor ritual on a paved courtyard under a open-sided roof with palm trees behind. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange and gold cloth with a rudraksha mala holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in his right hand and a brass bell in his left. Behind him women in white and yellow saris with red borders stand with hands folded in prayer, and a few men in white dhotis stand nearby. Orange flags on tall poles and a red-and-white pillar rise in the background. A white van and a yellow vehicle sit beyond the pavilion.

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A photograph of a covered courtyard ritual with a wet paved floor and palm trees behind. In the foreground, a bald man in an orange and gold saffron garment with a thick rudraksha mala and a red-brown wrist band stands at left, facing a brass lamp with a flame. Beyond him, a row of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with red shawls stands with palms pressed together in prayer. A man at right holds up a framed portrait of a deity or saint with a garland, and orange flags on poles stand among the group. A small white fan sits in the right foreground. A yellow van is parked outside.2014-07-11July 07 20152015-07-07Outdoor ritual scene under a canopy of banana leaves on wooden poles. A man in orange robes with a draped orange hood, rimmed glasses, a long gold-beaded necklace, and a silver bell in one hand holds a brass tray of offerings with a lit flame. Seated beside him, a man in a white dhoti and yellow shawl with a red rudraksha-style mala receives or handles a silver spoon and dish near the flame, while others in white and yellow sit on orange cushions. A framed portrait labelled with a name sits at upper left, and a standing figure in white at left holds his hands together. Small brass pots and a metal tray of food sit on a blue mat in the foreground.2009-09-25Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram entrance under a corrugated metal roof strung with orange and multicoloured bunting. A bald man in a saffron-orange robe with a gold-coloured necklace and mala raises a lit oil lamp aloft with one arm. Around him, devotees in white with folded hands stand and watch; a woman in a pink sari and an older woman in a pale patterned sari also join in with folded hands. A man in white with a vertical white tilak on his forehead holds his hands together in prayer in the foreground. Behind the crowd a blue van and a videographer with a camera are visible, and a tall yellow ceremonial staff with a banner rises at the right edge. Marigold garlands hang at the right. a person candidate: the saffron-robed figure with the raised lamp shows a shaved head and orange robe but no hair or crown cues, so identity is uncertain.2010-12-22July 07 20152015-07-07A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges, bare-chested with a yellow waistcloth, performs aarti with a lit camphor flame in a metal dish, holding a bell-shaped vessel. Seated devotees in white clothes with red borders sit on a purple and orange mat under a open-sided shelter with orange triangular pennants and hanging striped cloth banners. Other seated men with palms joined in prayer, one holding a silver tray of flowers and offerings wrapped in yellow and green cloth. A brass oil lamp, silver plates of marigold petals, a small metal pot and a sacred fire pit are in front, with palm trees and stone sculptures behind.2010-10-16 +1 copiesNovember 18 20152015-11-18February 23 20152015-02-23July 07 20152015-07-07June 19 20142014-06-19Outdoor homa ritual at a fire pit built into a stone platform, with flames and smoke rising from offerings of grains and flowers. A priest in white dhoti with bare chest, gold-bordered cloth, and tilaka pours a liquid from a silver vessel into the fire while another priest in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered shawl and a light cloth stands nearby holding a small silver plate. Devotees in saffron and white kneel with palms joined in front of a red velvet armchair with gold trim. Behind them, a shrine with a deity murti sits under a golden arch, with palm trees, a red compound wall and a parked silver SUV. Small brass bowls of kumkum and flowers sit at the edge of the pit.2013-09-09September 09 20132013-09-09