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Outdoor temple ritual under palm trees. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a white garland with red-and-white beads, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and the flame is raised before a decorated stone shrine draped in yellow and white marigold garlands. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange and gold-bordered cloth holds a brass tray of white cloth, flowers and offerings. Smoke rises from the lamp.

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December 11 20112011-12-11December 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20112011-12-11December 11 20112011-12-11December 11 20112011-12-11Outdoor ritual photo beside a carved copper-coloured kalasha-style vessel draped with marigold garlands and dried grass, under tall coconut palms. A figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, holding a small oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other. Beside him a shaven-headed man in white ritual dress with a yellow flower garland holds a tray of marigold petals. A bald man is partly visible at the bottom edge.2011-10-07Outdoor ritual photograph at an ashram-style courtyard among palm trees. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a white and red flower garland and a gold-toned beaded necklace, and holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small bell-like vessel in the other. To the right, two shaved-headed priests in orange robes stand; one carries a brass tray with flowers and offerings. Beside them a decorated wooden shrine-like structure, wrapped with white and orange cloth and encircled by yellow and purple marigold garlands, rests on a stone base. Grey stone deity murtis and a stone figure stand in the background. Several photographers and a visible camera appear in the foreground at the bottom left. The scene appears to be a pada puja or abhishekam-style offering ritual. a person is a central figure in a saffron robe with long hair and a garland, but identification is uncertain.2011-12-11December 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual at a wooden temple structure decorated with yellow marigold garlands and a thatched top. A man with long dark hair in an orange saffron robe wears a white and maroon flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, and gold bangles on his upper arms, while he ties a white cloth with orange thread to the structure's hanging cord. Two shaven-headed men in orange robes stand beside him; one holds a brass plate of marigolds, leaves and folded white cloth. Coconut palms stand behind.2011-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20112011-12-11Outdoor temple ritual under palm trees. A central figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark swept-back hair, rudraksha-bead malas and gold necklace, and a white-and-red flower garland, reaches up to tie or adjust orange sacred cords hanging from a carved stone temple pillar draped with yellow marigold garlands. Two shaved-headed attendants in orange robes stand beside him; one holds a brass tray with a green leaf and flowers, the other a wicker basket of white and orange cloth and marigolds. The central figure's appearance is consistent with Swamiji (probable), with long hair, orange clothing, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace.2011-12-11December 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copies