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A young male devotee in an orange saffron robe with an orange shawl stands on a large grey boulder at right, holding a brass handbell with a curved handle and flared bell mouth, and ringing it toward a shrine. Behind him, a bearded man with a saffron cloth and bracelets is in view. At left, a portrait of a seated saffron-robed figure wearing a white and red flower garland sits above a flower-garlanded altar with a wicker basket and green leaves. Pink and red flowers grow among the rocks, with a small palm sapling in the centre. Behind them, several people in orange and white clothing stand among trees, and a group of devotees in orange and white clothing gathers in the background.

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August 02 20082008-08-02January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of an orange-clad man standing barefoot on a white stone platform beside a copper-and-brass pillar draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands. He wears an orange hooded wrap over an orange sleeveless top and dhoti, a rudraksha-style bead necklace, and a vertical tilak on his forehead. He holds a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame in his right hand, with small brass bells hanging from it, as devotees in orange garments reach toward the flame with their hands. Palm fronds and orange flowers hang overhead. Several people in orange appear partially at the lower right edge.2010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual on a rocky hillside under a bright sky. A large rock is covered with white cloth, garlands of red and white flowers, and scattered pink petals. Behind it, a framed portrait with a flower garland stands beneath a multicolored fringed umbrella. A man in white clothes and an orange shawl raises a camera overhead. In the foreground, a seated priest in orange robes and a shawl holds a bell and ritual lamp before trays of offerings. Several people in orange and white stand behind, and palm fronds and green shrubs surround the scene.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA young man with short dark hair in an orange saffron shawl with maroon border holds a small brass oil lamp with a long handle at chest height, gazing down at it. Behind him, a man with a white vibhuti line on his forehead wears a yellow sash over white clothes and also holds a brass lamp. Flower garlands of white blossoms rest at the lower edge. Blurred temple towers and a tree are in the background, and the setting looks like an outdoor ashram courtyard.2008-08-07November 18 20152015-11-18A photograph of an outdoor ritual at dusk under tree branches. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a white and maroon flower garland and a gold-coloured crown or headband holds a lit brass oil lamp in one hand and a handbell in the other. Behind him, people in white clothes and orange shawls stand in a line; one holds a brass trident-tipped staff, and another at right holds a tray of flowers with hands folded in anjali. A silver-coloured arch and a dark stone mound with a patterned mat appear at left. Probable Swamiji is the central man in orange, identified by long hair, a crown-like headpiece, a saffron robe and a gold necklace. The scene suggests aarti with a trident staff in a procession, with about ten people visible.2007-12-25A photograph of a Hindu ritual procession outdoors under trees. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange robes wears a white and gold turban, a long white and red flower garland, and a gold-bead necklace. He holds a brass oil lamp with a visible flame in one hand and a silver bell in the other. Behind him several men in orange robes and beaded necklaces stand with folded hands, and a man on the right holds a tall gold trident staff. Wooden poles and a white structure appear in the background.2008-12-30Outdoor temple ritual under trees in an ashram setting. A central figure in saffron robes wears a white and orange flower garland and a golden crown with trident, holding a silver bell in one hand and a brass lamp with flame in the other, smiling. Beside him, a man in saffron robes and a rudraksha-style necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Other devotees in saffron and white dhotis stand behind, one woman in orange sari holds a camera, and a red ceremonial mound with brass offering trays and marigold garlands lies to the left near a decorated shrine arch.2008-12-24July 07 20092009-07-07