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A photograph taken at night inside a simple ashram room with white walls and a doorway behind. A man with shoulder-length dark wavy hair and a full beard, wearing a saffron-orange robe with an orange dhoti, stands with hands clasped in front of him. Beside him a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a beaded necklace stands with hands folded. Behind them, older women in white, cream and green saris stand in a row, and a young boy in a yellow shirt is at the right edge. On the left, a deity or portrait is decorated with garlands of yellow and orange flowers and pink petals. In the foreground a square fire pit with glowing coals sits beside a brass oil lamp. Several small potted plants and a bucket are visible. The scene suggests a homa or puja.

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April 28 20082008-04-28July 27 20032003-07-27Night photo of a homa or yagna at an outdoor brick fire pit with burning flames and small oil lamps arranged on the ground. A seated man in white dhoti and shirt on the left passes a bundle of papers toward a standing man in a white shirt and dhoti wearing a rudraksha-style pendant and a blue rosette badge. On the right a smiling woman in a cream sari with a dark-blue rosette holds a stack of white papers. Around them, devotees sit on mats in white and coloured clothes, a girl in a blue top stands behind them, and a crowd of onlookers watches from behind a rope barrier. A purple bird logo is visible at upper left.2007-11-18Night-time photograph of a crowd of men and boys outdoors. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron shirt and dhoti with a red tilak on his forehead and gold bangles stands among others. To the right, a bald man in white dhoti and shirt wears a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala, raising one hand in a gesture while speaking. Other men in white shirts and dhotis, one wearing a chain necklace, stand around, and a young boy in a purple shirt is at the lower left.A photograph of an indoor hospital-style lobby where a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing layered white jasmine and pink flower garlands and a rudraksha mala, touches a small black metal statue of a standing deity on a white-draped table. A brass oil lamp burns in front, with scattered pink rose petals. Behind him, a woman in a white sari with a red bindi and a woman in a white coat stand near a carved wooden door, and several other women in saris and glasses are visible. The orange-robed man shows cues consistent with the page's claim of a person's presence, including a turban, rudraksha mala and flower garlands, though the appearance is not certain enough to confirm identity.2003-07-27A photograph of a ribbon-cutting at an inauguration. A man in saffron robes with a red tilak on his forehead, wearing glasses and a long grey beard and hair, stands centre-frame holding a red ribbon's ends near a wooden doorway, wearing a large garland of white, yellow and red flowers. To his left, a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala and folded hands smiles. Behind him, a man in white with saffron shawl and grey shoulder-length hair looks on. A striped awning and floral garlands frame the entrance; a red banner spans the doorway.Outdoor temple scene beneath a large banyan tree with dangling aerial roots. A young man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a lit camphor flame in a brass vessel for a woman in an orange sari and a girl in a red dress. A man in saffron robes stands beside him, bare-headed and holding a brass plate. Around them, men in white and light shirts stand and watch, and a stone platform with a small brass pot sits in the foreground. Aarti is being performed at a sacred tree site.2008-03-25March 23 20082008-03-23A photograph in a yellow-walled room during a devotional ritual. A seated man with bare upper body, white forehead markings, and layered white and red garlands sits on an orange cushioned seat with palms pressed together in reverent greeting. Before him, a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl holds a lit oil lamp and other offerings, while a woman in a red blouse and cream sari extends her hands toward the lamp. Around them, women in white and cream saris with folded hands and sindoor and bangles stand and kneel in prayer. Two saffron-robed attendants stand near a doorway, and a photographer with a camera is at right. Framed images and garlanded pictures hang on the walls, and a green leafy decoration frames the doorway. Photo shows devotees performing aarti with an oil lamp.2014-07-04 +1 copiesA seated group performs a homa-style fire ritual in a covered veranda with pink walls. A brick fire pit with yellow-painted edges and red dot markings sits in the centre, surrounded by dried straw, fruit, bananas, flower petals, brass vessels and a kalasha. Behind it, a framed portrait of a woman in orange robes is garlanded with pink and orange flowers and draped in a yellow cloth. Six women and two men sit on the floor: a woman in orange and white at centre-front, a woman in a yellow shawl, a man in a yellow shirt, a woman in an orange sari, a woman in pink, and a woman in green. A man in white and a woman in white sit in the foreground, one handling ritual items. A microphone stands near the central figure.2003 World Tour - Bay Area USAA photograph of a seated figure in an orange-red turban, wearing a yellow and red garland and an orange-red robe, receiving offerings at a low table. A man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala holds out an orange fruit toward the seated figure, while a woman in a red sari and rudraksha mala stands beside a woman in glasses and a white top. Behind them, women in orange and white saris with rudraksha malas stand among potted green plants. The low table holds oranges, a mango, a wooden tray with brass oil lamps and bangles, and rudraksha beads. Garlands of marigolds and roses lie nearby.2016-02-02 +1 copies