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Outdoors beside a large smooth granite boulder, a man in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands pouring liquid from a small vessel, while a small silver or brass cup is raised above the rock. Behind him, another person in orange robes and a woman in a yellow garment stand near the stone, and a kneeling monk with hands in anjali is at the right edge. A red and blue flag flies on a pole at the left, with green trees and palm fronds around the rock. The scene suggests an outdoor abhishekam or puja offering on a sacred boulder.

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May 19 20082008-05-19Outdoor ritual photograph in a palm-tree garden. A standing figure in an orange saffron cloth with a gold-edged border and a long rudraksha mala holds a yellow rope tied to a bundle of orange cloth, lifting it on a pulley-like rope above a stone platform. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti with a gold border kneels at right, touching the bundle, which rests on a brass plate with yellow and purple flower garlands. A carved stone pillar with marigold garlands appears at left. The standing figure has long, swept-back dark hair and distinctive orange robes and rudraksha beads; the appearance is compatible with the page's a person reference, though not certain.2011-10-07Outdoor photograph on a grassy field with scrubby trees behind. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala stands at centre, holding a long white rod across his hands with a white tilak on his forehead. A kneeling priest in white dhoti with an orange shawl and white forehead marks tends to a brass thali tray and silver vessels set on the grass. A silver cup stands to the left and a woman in a white and yellow sari with a camera stands behind. Probable Swamiji is the central figure in orange robes with long hair and rudraksha beads, performing a land ritual.2008-04-01Night-time photograph at an outdoor shrine beneath large dark banyan-type trees. In the centre, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a gold necklace stands with palms pressed together in prayer before a deity murti, facing the statue. The murti is a white-clad form with a gold hooded serpent canopy overhead and a gold waist band, set on a white cloth with a scatter of red flowers and red-stained ground. To the left, two men in plain white shirts and white dhotis stand with hands folded, one with a small forehead mark. A stone block sits at the right edge. The scene is lit by a flash against the darkness.2006-12-22Outdoor ritual on a rocky hillside beside a tree, with a dry mountain behind. A bald priest in orange dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala raises a lit lamp or aarti plate at left. A seated figure in red clothing sits on a wooden chair-like seat on a red mat, with a white-clad attendant beside. Orange-robed devotees stand with folded hands along the right, with a white-clothed elderly man among them. Metal vessels sit near the mat and a large boulder lies in the foreground.2011-05-17July 07 20092009-07-07July 02 20042004-07-02A man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands at right, pouring liquid from a small metal vessel onto a large dark rock or stone lingam-like boulder in the foreground. He holds a small spoon or ladle in his other hand. An orange triangular flag with a dark blue emblem flies at left among green foliage. To the right edge a child with blonde hair in orange clothing presses palms together in prayer, with another person partly visible behind. The bright hazy sunlight suggests an outdoor ritual.2008-05-19July 07 20092009-07-07April 01 20082008-04-01May 17 20112011-05-17February 05 20152015-02-05