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Outdoor ritual photo at a walled compound with a red brick wall and a small pump engine behind. A man in a dark reddish-brown robe with a long white marigold garland and a white forehead mark stands at left holding a brass kalasha-style vessel and a small bell, performing a puja. Beside him, several men in orange and saffron cloths and rudraksha malas stand with palms pressed together in prayer, some with white horizontal forehead markings. A white-painted stone pillar and a tree stand on the right, and a garlanded flower arrangement of yellow and red blooms lies at bottom right on a raised concrete platform.

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March 11 20172017-03-11Outdoor ritual scene at a sacred site with a white pillar and red brick wall behind. A man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing a rust-red ochre robe and a white flower garland with red and orange blossoms, holds a brass oil lamp with a flame and a small bell in his hands. Behind him, several men in orange-saffron robes with rudraksha malas and gold-coloured neck ornaments stand with palms pressed together, while a man in white dhoti with gold border stands at left. Sandalwood-paste forehead marks are visible. Bottom right shows a garlanded offering and a floral decoration. Appears to be an aarti or puja ceremony.2017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11Outdoor ritual at a white pillar in a dusty courtyard beside a red-brick wall. A tall man with long dark hair, a white floral garland and a rust-coloured shawl stands at left, holding a brass bell and lamp; a rudraksha mala hangs at his chest. Behind him, several men in saffron-orange cloths and gold necklaces stand with hands folded, some with white-painted foreheads and bare torsos. At far left a man in a white dhoti and shawl folds his hands in prayer. A flame burns in a brass lamp near a garland of marigolds at lower right. Green shrubs and palm trees fill the background.2017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11Outdoor photograph at a sandy-floored compound with a red brick wall and a white concrete pillar. A tall man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and a white flower garland, wearing a dark orange-red robe, holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame over a stone platform while a helper stands beside him. Behind him, several devotees in orange-red and white dhotis with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces stand with folded hands, one blowing a conch-like gesture, and a man in white dhoti and shawl on the left stands with palms joined in prayer. A white flower garland rests on the platform in the lower right. The scene suggests an aarti or puja at a shrine.2017-03-11A man with long swept-back dark hair and a white forehead mark stands with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a rust-brown sannyasi wrap, a white jasmine garland and a rudraksha mala. Behind him, several young men in orange and rust-coloured cloths, some with bare shoulders and white and yellow body markings, stand in a row holding brass oil lamps and ritual vessels. A flower-decorated seated figure in brown cloth and a brass vessel appear at right, set before an outdoor ritual space with a red wall behind.2017-03-11Outdoor ritual scene with a red-brown wall and a red-and-white pillar behind. A bearded man with long dark hair, a white forehead band, a white flower garland and a rust-coloured wrap stands at left, gesturing with one hand toward a brass vessel with a flame held by a young man in orange-and-leopard-print dhoti. Several young men in orange cloth, rudraksha malas, gold pendants and white-marked foreheads stand with palms joined or hands on a brass lamp and a tray of flowers. A bearded older man in glasses stands in the background. Flower garlands and a floral arrangement fill the lower right. The gesture and flame suggest an aarti-style offering.2017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram courtyard with a red brick wall and trees behind. A man with long dark hair, a white flower garland and a rust-red wrap stands at left with palms pressed together in anjali, a rudraksha mala at his chest, and a tilak on his forehead. Beside him, four young men in rust-red and orange wraps, white forehead and body markings, and flower garlands hold an oil lamp and a brass kalasha-style vessel with a lit flame, two with palms joined. A man in white ritual clothes and glasses stands behind them. At right a saffron canopy pole and flower decorations frame the scene.2017-03-11