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Night ritual scene under an orange canopy at an ashram. A shaved-headed man in white kurta and glasses on the left holds a metal vessel and a long thread or cord. A young priest in white dhoti with a red border and a horizontal white-and-red forehead mark, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands in the centre with his hands near the vessel. On the right a woman in a white embroidered blouse and orange shawl passes an offering or item. Other devotees in orange stand in the background, and a red pillar and orange cloth frame the setting.

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Evening ritual scene with three people at an open-air pavilion. A shaven-headed young man in white dhoti and white kurta with glasses pours or holds a metal vessel, while a middle figure in a white dhoti with a red border and a tripundra mark on the forehead, wearing rudraksha beads, stands beside him. A woman in a white embroidered top with an orange shawl, wearing bangles, holds the vessel with both hands. An orange cloth canopy hangs above and a red pillar stands at left. The setting suggests a ritual offering or abhishekam, though the vessel contents are not clearly visible.2012-04-30Night-time ritual at an ashram outdoors. A shaved-headed young man in white clothes and glasses pours water from a small vessel while a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and angavastram with a red border, sandal-marked forehead and rudraksha mala holds a tray. A woman in a white dress with an orange shawl offers a steel plate with white offerings. Orange cloth hangs behind, with other devotees in white and orange shawls.2012-04-30April 30 20122012-04-30Night-time ritual scene outdoors near a red pillar with saffron cloth draped overhead. A shaved-headed man in plain white dhoti and white shawl with a red-and-white border stands centre, wearing a rudraksha mala and a white forehead band, eyes lowered. A young girl in a pink and green embroidered dress holds a small silver plate while a woman in white with an orange shawl leans in to pour or offer something into it. Other white-clad attendants with orange shawls stand behind, including a woman in white and an orange shawl at left.2012-04-30April 30 20122012-04-30Photo of a ritual scene with several men in white dhotis bordered in maroon and bare upper bodies, most with shaved heads and white-and-red tilak on the forehead. Two men in front hold silver plates piled with folded saffron-orange cloth, one with a red bindi and glasses, the other with eyes closed and chanting. Rudraksha malas hang on their chests and gold bangles are visible. Behind them an older bald man and another man in dark clothing are partly visible. Blurred audience heads fill the foreground and a maroon curtain and grey pillars appear in the background.2011-01-21December 16 20102010-12-16April 30 20122012-04-30April 26 20122012-04-26Night-time outdoor gathering of devotees in white clothes with orange saffron shawls. In the foreground a bespectacled man in white kurta and orange shawl holds a small steel cup or vessel toward a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with red border, whose back faces the camera. Other devotees, including a woman in white with orange shawl, stand around them. Dark background and a metal stage truss overhead suggest an evening ritual or satsang setting. The priest is not clearly identifiable as a person from visible cues.2012-04-23April 30 20122012-04-30April 23 20122012-04-23