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A person in orange robes kneels with palms pressed together in namaste before a wall draped in floral pink, orange and red fabric with a green garland hanging down the center. They wear a white vibhuti line on the forehead, a white and pink flower garland, and gold rings. Behind them, a pink-robed figure stands in a bamboo-walled pandal beside an orange-covered altar, and a few devotees in white and orange sit in the background. A brass bowl sits on the floor in the lower right and a camera is partly visible at the edge.

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A photograph inside a decorated shrine entrance draped with floral fabric printed in orange and pink flowers, with green leaf garlands hanging from the top. A young man in a pink top and orange-and-cream lower cloth with a white head wrap stands in the doorway behind a small altar lit by oil lamps and decorated with orange and white marigold garlands. In the foreground a person with long dark hair wears an orange shawl and a white and pink flower garland across the shoulders, while another person at left presses palms together in greeting. At right a photographer in white shirt holds a camera. Visible people total roughly four.2013-02-12February 15 20132013-02-15A man with long swept-back dark hair and a white vertical tilak on his forehead stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes lowered, wearing an orange-saffron robe with yellow edging and a long white and pink flower garland. A red-orange brocade canopy hangs overhead, with wooden pillars wrapped in cord beside him. Behind him, a crowd of men in saffron and orange robes stands among green grass and marigold petals, with a silver ceremonial urn and a trident-shaped staff visible at right. Several people hold cameras. The a person candidate is shown in an ashram gathering setting.2013-02-12Photo taken from behind two seated devotees in saffron-orange robes, one with a white and red flower garland draped over the shoulders, facing a small shrine alcove framed by a pink and orange floral-print cloth. Inside the alcove a standing figure in pink upper cloth with an orange waist sash and a saffron-tinted head wrap raises one hand, while a brass lamp and flower offerings sit on a low orange-draped ledge. A third devotee in orange sits at the right edge with a hand raised near the left edge. The shrine appears to be a puja or satsang setting; whether the standing figure is a person cannot be confirmed from the image.2013-02-12Photograph inside a colourful tented enclosure with a patterned red, green and gold canopy and orange fabric drapes. Beside him a bald man in orange robes, also with palms joined, looks toward the side. Behind them, a bearded sadhu in a pink and white robe and another in orange and white stand near a flower-decorated pillar, with a metal offering tray in the lower right. The setting appears to be a sadhu camp.2013-02-15A figure seen from behind kneels at the entrance of a temporary shrine made of bamboo and thatch, with hands pressed together in namaskar. The figure wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulder and has long dark hair tied back, with a mala or beaded necklace visible. The shrine's arched doorway is draped in floral printed plastic fabric in pink, orange and red, decorated with green garlands and flower arrangements. Inside, an orange cloth-covered altar area holds a small lit lamp and a deity murti, and a marigold garland hangs nearby. Colourful tent canopies in red and green appear at the right edge. This is a photo of a devotee at a roadside shrine setting.2013-02-15Outdoor ritual scene with a seated figure in orange-saffron robes and a white forehead band with red bindi, wearing a long white and red flower garland, hands pressed together in namaskar with eyes lowered. Beside him a man in orange robes and a gold bead necklace holds folded saffron cloth. In front, a marigold-decorated rangoli grid sprinkled with pink and orange powder, with small clay oil lamps lit and flower offerings. Standing devotees in orange and white dress stand behind, with a wooden pole and green grass at the edge.2013-02-22February 15 20132013-02-15A standing figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark swept-back hair and a multicoloured flower garland stands at right, holding a small woven basket and a green leaf over a tray of flower offerings. Seated devotees in orange and white clothing sit before red drapes and a ceiling fan, some with palms joined in prayer. A framed portrait stands at the right edge. The setting suggests a puja or satsang inside a tent-like hall; this is an appearance-based candidate only.2006-12-28February 15 20132013-02-15A photograph of a fire-offering ritual with a rectangular fire pit or havan kund at the centre, its tiers decorated with red, pink and white flower garlands and loose blossoms. Seated behind it, a figure with long dark swept-back hair, a saffron-orange garment, gold necklaces and a gold-colored ceremonial adornment sits with palms pressed together in prayer, a microphone stand beside him. Two men in white shirts and orange shawls sit flanking him, one at left and one at right, and a silver vessel and brass lamps sit on the ground nearby. In the background, other seated devotees in white clothes and a red plastic chair appear beneath palm-frond decorations. Probable Swamiji: long swept-back hair, saffron-orange ornate clothing and gold necklaces, seated in prayer at the homa centre. Around 6-20 people are visible.2006-07-18February 22 20132013-02-22