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Outdoor puja under a tree at an ashram: a sitting man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl over his shoulder performs ritual service before a decorated deity murti set on a golden-brown cloth-covered platform. The murti is garlanded with white flower garlands and wears a red and gold cloth; a multicoloured fringed umbrella with red, blue and yellow tassels shades it. Brass vessels, a bell, a lamp and a steel pot sit on a teal and pink mat in front. A second person in white clothes sits at the left, and a building with a red-painted doorway stands behind.

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A man sits cross-legged on a teal cloth-covered platform outdoors under a tree, performing a ritual offering. He wears white dhoti-style clothing and an orange shawl draped over his shoulder, and a wristwatch is visible. In front of him a deity murti is decorated with white flower garlands and ornaments, set beneath a red and blue fringed canopy umbrella. Brass plates, a steel vessel, a small brass lamp and a cloth-wrapped offering stand on the platform, with a yellow fruit held in his hands. A white-clothed attendant is partially visible behind. Whitewashed buildings and foliage surround the scene.2007-05-31April 17 20172017-04-17Outdoor ritual on an orange-draped cart decorated with flower garlands and colourful embroidered panels. A young priest in white dhoti and a cream turban sits cross-legged, applying sacred ash or sandal to his arm while pouring from a small cup over a brass plate. A devotee in a mustard-yellow shirt sits opposite with palms pressed together in prayer, holding a small brass vessel. Brass bells and a brass plate sit on the orange cloth. Behind them is a deity murti in a decorated shrine framed by red and yellow garlands and a gold-brown cloth. Yellow-orange flags and a vehicle stand in the background.2011-08-31A festival procession on a decorated ratha-style float under a striped fabric canopy, with garlands of marigold and multicoloured flowers. At the centre sits a deity murti dressed in white and saffron cloth with flower garlands. Behind it hangs a framed portrait of a man in orange robes with long dark hair. A man in saffron clothing stands on the float with a rudraksha mala, looking toward the float's base. Below, a man in a white shirt and orange shawl takes a photo with a phone, and several men in white shirts stand near a table of fruit, a brass kalasha-style vessel and offerings. Crowds stand in the background amid thatched huts and trees.2008-12-23Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree at an ashram gathering. In the foreground, a figure in orange robes with long dark hair holds a ladle over a brass vessel and small fire pit, beside brass lamps and an offering tray. Behind, a barefoot man in white dhoti and white kurta stands with hands folded, and a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing stand in prayer and watch. A tall pink-and-green fringed umbrella and an ornate gold throne-like seat with a red cushion, decorated with flowers and orange-clad offerings, stand to the right.2005-07-21Outdoor ritual puja on grass beside a green truck and hills. A person in a saffron-orange robe with gold border sits on a leopard-print cushion, long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi and a long beaded rudraksha-style mala, holding a silver bell and offering white flowers over a golden pyramid-shaped peetha/yantra stand. Coconut halves, bananas, silver vessels and a kalasha-style pot sit on a cloth before him. Behind, two men in white dhotis hold tall silver-topped staffs, and a man in white kurta kneels with a silver cup. a person appears as the saffron-robed seated figure leading the abhishekam-style ritual.2005-12-25January 11 20142014-01-11February 23 20072007-02-23January 01 20122012-01-01July 18 20152015-07-18A ceremonial scene on a raised gold-trimmed platform outdoors. A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, with a floral garland and folded hands, sits on a gold throne draped with red cushions and garlands of marigolds and flowers. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a pink headcloth extends a silver tray toward him, while another priest in white and a standing attendant in white stand nearby. Silver trident staffs, gold parasols and a golden sun-motif standard frame the scene, with a fan and a golden tray at the base.2015-07-18 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual under a corrugated metal roof with a large golden canopy above a golden throne-like seat. A seated figure in saffron-red robes wearing a rudraksha mala and white flower garland sits with hands folded in namaskar. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a red-and-gold border and orange shawl holds a brass bell and bends over a wooden box with a brass lamp stand, while another attendant in white dhoti bends beside them. Plates of bananas, coconuts, flowers and fruit lie on a colourful woven mat, with marigold garlands draped over the box and yellow flower bunches at left.2017-04-17