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Warm sunlight streams diagonally through trees onto an outdoor ritual gathering. A standing figure on the right wears an orange-saffron turban and a saffron-gold shawl, with a long multi-coloured garland of white flowers and pale green beads around the neck and a rudraksha-style bead mala at the chest; he holds a small object in his hands. Seated devotees in white dress sit on the ground around a visible fire, with a flame rising from a pot at left. Many standing people in white clothes watch and fold their hands in namaste along the sides. Some people on the far left hold cameras or bags. Sunlight and dust create a hazy, glowing atmosphere.

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January 01 20042004-01-01January 01 20042004-01-01A large outdoor gathering of seated devotees sits beneath a wide, spreading tree. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair and a white head wrap stands holding a lit brass oil lamp in one hand and a bell in the other. He wears a white and yellow shawl, a garland of white flowers with red, blue and white ribbon bands, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant necklace. Around him, many people in white ritual clothing sit close together, with several women in orange and saffron shawls in the front row. Some hold their hands joined in prayer, and others sit with palms pressed together. A man in white stands behind the crowd near the tree. The scene appears to be an outdoor puja or satsang.2005-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20042004-01-01A standing man in white ritual dress with a white head wrap and a gold-bordered white shawl performs aarti with a tiered brass lamp of many lit wicks and a silver bell in his hand. He wears a multi-strand rudraksha mala, a gold pendant, and a long garland of white flowers with coloured ribbons and red blossoms. Seated devotees in white clothes sit before a large spreading tree, many with hands folded in prayer, and one woman in orange drapes is seated at lower left. A small brass deity murti sits on a mat in the foreground. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, with rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold necklace and long swept-back hair as cues.2005-01-01A standing man in white ceremonial dress with a gold-bordered cream dhoti and shawl, a white turban with gold trim, and long dark hair, holds a small brass bell in one hand. He wears a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant and a multicolour flower garland. Seated devotees in white, some wearing rudraksha malas, sit on mats under a large banyan tree while a man in a checked shirt films beside them. In front, brass oil lamps, a brass plate of fruit and flowers, a kalasha-like pot with leaves and yellow flowers, and scattered red petals sit on a white cloth. The setting is outdoors beneath banyan roots. Visible people total about 20, including those standing and seated in the background.2005-01-01January 01 20052005-01-01January 01 20042004-01-01July 23 20062006-07-23 +1 copiesA man with long dark hair and a white head wrap stands outdoors beneath a large spreading tree, smiling and holding a brass oil lamp with several lit flames in his right hand and a handbell in his left. He wears a white and gold-bordered dhoti-style garment, a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant and layered white jasmine garlands with red, blue and white ribbon accents. Behind him a crowd of seated and standing devotees in white clothes, some with saffron shawls and red-thread neck cords, watches attentively, while a man in white with folded hands and a woman in blue stand among them. a person: the standing man with the long swept-back hair, white head wrap, rudraksha mala and gold pendant is the candidate, shown performing an aarti with a lamp and bell. The appearance cues are several but the attribution is uncertain given the crowd and lighting.2005-01-01 +1 copiesA standing man in white ceremonial dress with a gold-bordered white shawl leads a gathering under a large tree. He wears a white turban with a red bindi, a long white garland of white flowers with red and blue accents, multiple rudraksha malas and a large gold pendant. He holds a brass plate with two lit oil lamps in one hand and a silver handbell in the other. Seated devotees in white clothes sit around him, some with hands folded in prayer.2005-01-01January 01 20042004-01-01