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Night outdoor ritual scene. A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits on a white-draped seat, wearing an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, his hands raised over a gathering. A tall golden trident stands behind him against a concrete block wall. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis stand close, some wearing ribbon lanyards, a girl in a yellow dress holds a small object, and a woman in a white sari with a flower garland in her hair stands at the left. Dark trees fill the background.

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Night outdoor gathering beside a plain concrete-block wall and a bare tree. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a white-covered seat, smiling and holding a golden trident staff upright beside him. A second person in orange sits behind the seat. A white-clad man stands at the right holding the trident, and an older man in white folded hands sits near devotees in white and green. Several devotees in the foreground face the seat. Fairy lights glow at left.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Night photograph of a ritual at an outdoor setting beside a plain brick wall. A man in white clothes stands behind holding the staff, while several people in white clothes with a gold-bordered cloth sit or stand in the foreground with their heads bowed toward the seated figure. A brass vessel sits on a ledge at lower left. Dark trees fill the background.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Night outdoor gathering beside a bare tree and a grey breeze-block wall. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a shawl stands on a raised white-draped platform with a lit lamp and offerings, his hands folded at chest level; this figure shows distinctive ornate and saffron cues, so this is a person in person. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and mundus and cream-and-gold saris stand close; a bald man in white holds a plate of prasad, a man in white with a lanyard holds a steel plate of food, and women in yellow and peach saris are at the edges. Oil lamps glow on the platform. Several people are visible, roughly six to twenty.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Night outdoor scene at a temple courtyard during a devotional gathering. A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair sits on a raised white platform, holding a small object in front of him, with a ceremonial staff and a lit lamp nearby. Around him, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis, kurtas and cream saris with gold borders stands close together. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt holds a metal tray of offerings, and a young girl in white holds a small plate of food. A stone wall and dark tree frame the scene, with small lights glowing in the background.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Night outdoor photo of a devotional gathering beside a concrete block wall, under a leafy tree. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with a long orange-beaded mala sits on a white-draped platform, with a lit lamp and a small golden standing lamp or staff rising behind. Standing devotees in white shirts and sarees gather around; a woman in a peach and floral saree holds a brass tray with offerings, and a man in white holds a plate of food or flowers. A man in a white shirt stands at the top of the frame on a raised area. Oil lamps glow on the platform edge. Several people face the seated figure. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated figure in saffron robe with long hair and rudraksha-style mala.2007-02-16Night outdoor ritual scene under dark trees. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, rudraksha mala beads and a red forehead mark, sits on a white-covered seat and holds up a small white offering in his right hand. Beside him a young man in orange robes sits near a metal tray with a small pot. A person in a yellow dress stands in the background. A trident (trishul) is held upright at the upper right by a man in white. Several devotees in white clothes sit in the foreground, including a woman with hair tied back and a red bindi. The ritual appears to be a puja. a person: the seated man in orange with long hair, mala and crown-like pose is a distinctive candidate.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Evening outdoor puja at an open-air ashram courtyard at dusk. A woman with long dark hair in an orange saffron robe sits on a white-draped seat or dais, facing forward with hands resting on her lap, while a trident-bearing devotee in white and orange stands beside her holding a trident. Several men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand and kneel, one lying prostrate on a mat in front, and a row of children and young devotees in white sit on the ground at left with hands folded. Clay pots, flower-decorated oil lamps and offering plates sit on the ground at the lower right, and a colourful painted pillar with orange and red floral patterns stands at left.2006-12-31