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Night-time outdoor ritual. A man in the centre wears an orange-saffron shawl over a sleeveless garment and a large red and yellow flower garland, with a red-orange tilak on his forehead and long swept-back dark hair; he stands with palms joined. Beside him, a younger attendant in orange cloth holds a flower-decorated brass vessel. Two seated young people in orange garments with marigold garlands sit in front with hands folded in prayer. Behind them, a videographer operates a camera on a tripod, and several people in white and orange-brown clothing stand with hands pressed together. The ground is covered with a colourful mat. A small purple logo appears at top left. a person candidate appearance is sufficiently distinctive for a probable identification.

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February 07 20162016-02-07Photo 11701599February 07 20162016-02-07Night outdoor ritual scene with a bearded man in a rust-brown robe and a long pink-and-white flower garland, hands pressed in anjali at the centre, standing near a tall golden staff with a red canopy above. Around him, followers in orange and saffron cloths and white dhotis with gold borders, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, stand or kneel on striped mats. One attendant in orange carries a brass kalasha with greenery. Lamps glow in the background near a deity murti on a red-and-gold stand. Swamiji (probable) is the bearded man in the centre; his appearance cues are the long hair, ornate rudraksha mala and garland, and he is in the front role of the ritual, while the other figures appear as devotees and priests.2017-03-16 +1 copiesJuly 18 20162016-07-18August 22 20172017-08-22April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20162016-02-07Night outdoor ritual at a fire pit (homa) with a bright flame beside a yellow-edged square altar. A man with long dark hair, a red-brown garment, rudraksha-style beaded malas and armbands sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne on a multicoloured striped mat, hands folded. Around the fire, a woman in a red sari with a microphone and garlands speaks, and a shaved-headed man in white dhoti stands bare-chested with arms crossed. Behind them about a dozen devotees in orange and saffron robes and turbans stand in a group, some with garlands. Flower arrangements, brass vessels and a standing fan fill the foreground. Several devotees are visible in the background, roughly six to twenty people in total.2017-08-22February 07 20162016-02-07February 07 20162016-02-07December 19 20162016-12-19