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Outdoor ritual under a covered pavilion with palm trees behind. A central wooden swing-like seat with gold trim is hung from ropes, and a copper kalasha pot hangs above it. A person in red and gold silk sits on the seat, adorned with a white flower garland, while a man in red-gold dhoti and shawl pulls the rope. Nearby, a man with white-painted forehead and orange robes wears rudraksha malas. Behind, a crowd of devotees in saffron and white robes watches, and several bald young boys in white and saffron reach toward the seat. Electric fans stand beside the seat, and a copper column rises in the background.

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Outdoor ritual scene under a red-roofed open pavilion with palm trees behind. A seated figure on a gilded wooden swing-throne with a canopy is garlanded with flowers and wears a red-and-gold dhoti and rudraksha malas; a copper kalasha hangs on ropes above him. Around him, men in saffron and orange robes and women in red and orange saris stand with hands folded or hold ropes, and white-clad devotees watch. A bare-chested young man with white tilak and a shaved head sits in the foreground. Several electric pedestal fans are placed near the throne and a crowd of about twenty people gathers beneath the pavilion. a person is the seated figure on the throne, identified by the garland, ornate red-and-gold dhoti, rudraksha malas and the honoured swing-throne setting.2014-08-17Outdoor pada puja at an ashram courtyard under a red-framed canopy. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a garland and a grey cloth on a golden-canopied throne is the central focus; a bare-headed attendant in orange holds a long pole raised overhead, and a robed attendant in orange pours liquid from a vessel in the foreground. Standing devotees in orange and white saris, one with a tall headpiece, a child in pink, and a man in white wearing a mala crowd behind. Tropical palms and a tall ornate pillar are in the background, with two electric fans beside the throne.2014-08-17August 17 20142014-08-17Outdoor ceremony at an ashram courtyard under a gold-pillared canopy. A figure seated on a gold-and-brown throne-like seat wears an orange-red dhoti, a white flower garland and a red and orange forehead mark, with a folded shawl over the lap. A man in the foreground, shaved-headed and wet, wears orange garments and rudraksha mala beads and sprays a jet of water from a pipe-like rod, drenching the seated figure. Behind them devotees in orange and white saris and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, watch closely; several electric fans stand on the stone floor, and red flower garlands lie along the pavement. This is a pada puja-style ritual with water abhishekam.2014-08-17Outdoor ceremony under a red-framed pavilion with coloured cloth streamers hanging at right. A young man in rust-red robes with a gold-edged sash and a rudraksha mala raises one arm high while holding an orange-and-yellow cloth above his head. To his left stands a young man in white dhoti and shawl with a dark rudraksha mala, wearing glasses and an arm band. Seated on an orange throne-like chair at right is a man in orange-red robes with a gold garland and rudraksha beads, his hands folded in his lap. A woman in a dark top stands behind. Several seated devotees in saffron and orange clothes sit at lower left. Tiles and palm trees form the background.2014-10-02January 14 20172017-01-14Outdoor temple-style ritual under a open-sided canopy with red and gold trim. On the left, a seated figure on a gold-and-wood throne wears an orange-red dhoti, a garland of beads and white flowers, and a fan-like headpiece, with a silver-grey cloth draped over the seat. Water sprays through the air in front of them. In the foreground, a bald man in an orange-red garment and rudraksha beads stands close to the camera, partially blurred by spray. Behind, a dense crowd of devotees in saffron, orange and white robes stands and sits, several holding folded hands, with electric fans placed among them. Palm trees and greenery fill the background.2014-08-17December 13 20112011-12-13Outdoor photo of a pada puja or abhishekam-style ritual at an open-air temple courtyard. Seated on a raised wooden canopied seat with gold trim is a central figure with a long garland and orange-red cloth, flanked by devotees in saffron and orange robes. In the foreground, a man in soaked orange-red cloth holds a long wooden stick aloft while another man in orange pours from a bucket beside a blue drum. Onlookers in saffron, red and white saris and dhotis stand behind, and a woman in a green-blue outfit holds a child. Red pillars, a stone temple tower and palm trees frame the scene.2014-08-17January 11 20162016-01-11October 02 20142014-10-02August 17 20142014-08-17