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Outdoors among green trees, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands with eyes closed and a smile, holding a silver bell and a small silver oil lamp (aarti) with a flame. He wears a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulders, a thick rudraksha mala with gold ornamental beads, a white jasmine garland with blue and red accents, and green parrot figures on the garland, plus gold hoop earrings and a silver torque. Behind him, men in saffron robes stand with hands folded or raised, looking upward. A grey stone pillar draped with an orange cloth and flowers stands at left, with a fire glowing beside it.

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July 03 20122012-07-03Outdoor ritual scene with a concrete pillar wrapped in orange and yellow cord at the left, and a long wooden pole held by a man in white dhoti and shawl. In the centre a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and an orange saffron robe wears a multi-strand garland of white flowers, blue and turquoise beads, large gold beads, rudraksha beads and green parrot ornaments, and holds a bunch of red flowers toward the pole. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ornate gold and rudraksha adornments. Around him devotees stand in white ritual dhotis and orange saffron robes, one saffron-clad man at right with hands joined and a gold necklace. Green trees and sky are behind, with a crowd of onlookers in white and orange.2012-07-03January 1st 2013January 01 20132013-01-01Outdoor ritual photo of a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, wearing an orange saffron wrap, a thick gold-bead necklace with rudraksha beads, and a white and blue flower garland. He holds a silver handbell in one hand and a flaming brass lamp in the other, with an orange-wrapped pillar beside him. Around him stand devotees, including a man in white dhoti with gold border and a man in an orange wrap, under green trees and a pale sky.2012-07-03June 06 20142014-06-06A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a tree-lined site. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, saffron-orange robes and a long garland of white flowers with blue and gold beads, plus a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, holds red and white flowers with eyes lowered in devotion. Two green plastic parrot ornaments are tucked into the garland. To the left, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, and another man in white clothing holds a long wooden staff. To the right, a man in orange robes and gold beaded necklace holds a silver tray, and another bald man in orange with a gold chain stands with hands folded. Other devotees stand behind. Swamiji (probable) is identified by the central figure's long hair, saffron robes and ornate gold and rudraksha adornments, in a role of devotee-performing puja.2012-07-03Outdoor photo of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a red bindi, garlanded with white jasmine and blue-green beaded garlands, multiple gold beaded necklaces and a rudraksha mala, holding red and white flowers in cupped hands with eyes lowered. Probable Swamiji: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha and gold adornments; he is the central figure walking in procession. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with a wooden pole and a man in white with folded hands stand among devotees under trees. To the right, a shaved-headed man in orange holds a silver tray with offerings. Green parrot-shaped ornaments decorate the garland area.2012-07-03July 22 20132013-07-22July 03 20122012-07-03July 03 20122012-07-03June 07 20162016-06-07 +1 copies