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Outdoor puja at the base of a large spreading tree with dense foliage. Three men in saffron-orange and maroon dhoti-style garments with gold borders perform worship beside a dark stone deity murti on the right, which is draped with green garland. The standing man in the centre holds a lit flame or burning lamp toward the murti and a small handbell. A man in the background, wearing a white flower garland, has his palms pressed together in prayer. In the foreground, a bald man in maroon robes leans over a brass tray with flower offerings and a lit oil lamp. No clear face-based identification is made; the visible appearance is not distinctive enough to attribute a specific identity.

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February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor ritual at a large banyan tree with dense canopy and hanging aerial roots. On a raised wooden platform draped with a blue-and-red striped cloth, a bald man in a red-brown dhoti and orange shawl kneels, tending a brass plate of offerings and a small flame. Standing behind him, a man in maroon and orange robes with a long flower garland and bangles holds his hands in anjali, while another man in red-orange cloth lifts a burning lamp toward the tree. A dark stone deity murti with a green garland stands at right, and a brass kalasha and vessels sit on the platform. Devotees in orange robes watch from below, and a lamp-lit aarti-style puja is underway.2015-02-05Outdoor ritual beside a large banyan tree with a tall dark stone deity murti on the right. Three men in saffron-orange dhotis and matching shawls stand on a raised wooden platform draped with a blue and pink striped cloth. The central man wears a long white and orange garland and holds a lit flame near his face; the man on the right holds a lit lamp and rudraksha mala; a shaved-headed priest kneels at left beside a brass vessel, a plate of orange flowers and a small oil lamp. A fourth figure in orange stands at far left with a green and yellow garland. Smoke drifts through the foliage and a light flare appears above, with a scaffold visible behind. The swami identity is not visually established, so no candidate is named.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor puja beneath a large leafy tree at an ashram. Three men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls perform ritual worship before a black stone deity murti on the right, adorned with green leaves and a crown. The man in front left bends over a tray of flowers and offerings on a striped blue cloth, while a man in the centre holds a flaming lamp and small bell toward the murti. A man behind, wearing a flower garland, stands with palms joined in prayer. A tripod and brass vessels are visible on the altar. No identifiable a person appearance is clearly present.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor ritual scene under a large spreading tree with bare branches and leafy canopy. Three men in saffron-red dhotis with yellow borders stand and sit near black stone deity murti decorated with green leaf garlands. The man on the left sits with a silver bowl. The man in the centre, with a shaved head and rudraksha mala, holds a small lamp and a ladle over a fire or offering. A man in a red-and-yellow garment with a white-and-red flower garland stands with hands folded in prayer. Brass vessels and a small flame sit on the ground in front.2015-02-05Outdoor ritual abhishekam before a large dark stone deity murti adorned with a green leaf garland. A bald priest in saffron-and-gold robes with a rudraksha mala kneels at the lower right, pouring liquid from a small silver vessel into a metal bowl. Beside him, a second priest in similar orange-gold robes with a bald head sits at left, holding a brass plate with offerings. A third figure stands behind in a red-orange garment with a long white flower garland, gold bangles and a red-and-white garland, extending a hand over the offerings. Large spreading tree branches form the backdrop, with silver vessels and a kalasha-style pot on the ground.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading tree with sunlight through branches. Three saffron-robed men perform ritual worship at a low blue-and-purple cloth-covered platform: the seated man on the left pours liquid from a silver vessel, the man in the centre holds a lit lamp and a small bell-like vessel, and a third man in orange is partly visible on the left. A standing woman in a red-orange sari with a long white and red flower garland watches above them. Two dark stone deity murti with ornate crowns and green leaf garlands stand on the right beside a carved golden archway. Silver plates and bowls sit on the cloth in front.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05