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Two-panel photo collage at night beside an open fire. In the left panel a man in saffron-orange robes sits on a leopard-print throne with a tiger-striped back, with a small tray of offerings at his feet and flames in the foreground. He wears a tilak on his forehead and has bare feet. The right panel shows the same seated figure in orange with a fire of burning logs in the foreground and a few people seated in the background. Dark sky and rocky ground surround the scene.

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September 28 20102010-09-28A photograph taken outdoors at night beside a blazing open fire on stones. A man seated on a raised wooden throne-like seat under a decorated red and gold canopy smiles broadly; he wears a white head covering, long beaded necklaces and a leopard-print garment draped over his body. Behind him stand several men in saffron-orange robes, and a blue-and-white striped tent pole frames the scene. One orange-robed man crouches at the left edge beside the fire, tending it. The setting suggests a fire ritual in camp.2005-05-25January 09 and 10 2001 - Day 1 and 2 of Chandi Homa in KavunthapadiJanuary 09 and 10 2001 - Day 1 and 2 of Chandi Homa in KavunthapadiA photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a mat in orange robes with long dark hair and multiple rudraksha malas, hands folded in his lap, in an outdoor ashram courtyard. Beside him on the ground stands a brass kalasha or lamp with a small brass vessel. To the right a large fire blazes. Behind him, a second person in white clothing sits, and stone deity murtis stand among green foliage. The man is an appearance-based a person candidate: long swept hair, orange saffron clothing and rudraksha malas, seated in a teaching or ritual posture. Printed text overlay is not legible in full.2010-08-03 +1 copiesNight outdoor photo beside a bright fire. A central seated figure wears an orange-saffron robe, a beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, with long dark hair, sitting on a leopard-print cushioned throne. Behind him, several men in white clothes hold ornate red and gold parasols on poles. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and a woman with a child sit watching the fire, and a man in white sits at right near the flames. The setting appears to be an open-air ritual gathering around a fire pit.2005-05-25Night ritual photograph at an outdoor fire altar. A seated figure in orange saffron robes, long dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat behind a fire pit with flames at lower left. Two men in white shirts hold up large ornate umbrellas with red, pink and multicoloured fringes above him. A man in white kneels at left tending the fire, a young girl stands behind, and a man in orange kneels at right beside brass ritual objects and a lamp on the altar. Dark background with a few onlookers. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure in saffron with long hair and rudraksha mala, positioned as the central honoured figure beneath the umbrellas.2005-05-25A photograph of a fire ritual at night under an open canopy. A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes sits on a red-cushioned throne, hands pressed together in a mudra, wearing a rudraksha mala and a white beaded necklace. A homa fire burns in a round pit with blue and white patterned tiles, with a brass vessel and offerings nearby. Behind him, a standing man in a white shirt watches, and a few other people and a wall-mounted fan are visible; orange festoon bunting hangs above. The seated man is in a role of officiating priest or devotee, and the visible cues do not establish his identity.Outdoor photograph of a fire ritual under a canopy at night. A fire burns in a pit on the ground, with round stones or coconuts arranged around it. A seated figure wearing a white turban and an ornate gold-patterned robe, with a leopard-print or patterned cloth draped over the lap, holds a ritual object near the flame. A bearded man in white with an orange shawl bends forward toward him. A seated sannyasi in orange robes sits at the left edge beside the fire. Behind them, several people in orange and white robes stand beneath a canopy with decorative red and gold fringed panels and blue pillars. The seated central figure has long hair and a bearded face; the appearance-based cues are a white turban and ornate gold clothing, which is consistent with a homa/yagna officiant.2005-05-252001 - KAILASA in Tiruchengode (activities yet to be dated)A night-time outdoor ritual photograph. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, sits on a raised cushioned seat beneath a colourful canopy with tasselled fringe. Two standing attendants in white dhotis and shirts hold ceremonial umbrellas or staffs behind the seat. Around the seat, seated devotees in white and lighter clothes watch. In the foreground a man in an orange shirt sits beside a sacred fire pit with brass vessels, a plate and offerings, consistent with a homa or puja. The orange robes, long hair and mala are cues matching the page's reference to a person, so the seated figure is an appearance-based probable candidate.2005-05-25A photograph of a night ritual held under a blue tent with decorated canopies above. In the centre, a person in a white head wrap and a leopard-print cloth sits cross-legged beside a small fire built on a ring of stones, holding a ritual object. To the right, a bearded man in white robes bends forward toward the fire. Several men in orange-saffron robes sit behind and to the left, and a decorated pillar with blue and red ornaments stands in the background. Whether the central figure is the a person cannot be determined from appearance, so no identification is made.2005-05-25