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Outdoor ritual on a dirt construction site with palm trees and a bamboo scaffold tower behind. A young man in orange robes sits cross-legged on a wooden seat at the centre, holding a long bamboo pole with orange flags, facing a seated crowd. Many seated children and young people in white shirts, orange and red clothes sit on a teal and purple cloth, with a few women in orange saris and white. In front lie a gold-coloured kalasha-style vessel, a small brass deity murti in blue and gold, a brass lamp and offering plates with kumkum. Stone blocks, sand heaps and an excavator are visible in the background. Whether the robed figure is a candidate for the a person identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.

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December 22 20062006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22Outdoor puja at a construction site with bare earth, stone slabs and a palm-lined backdrop. A young man in saffron robes sits cross-legged at the right on a blue-green cloth, with a brass kalasha-style vessel, a small brass pedestal and a thali of offerings in front of him. Behind him a tall brass lamp stand and a golden peetha-like seat appear. A seated group of children and young adults in mixed white, orange and school-style clothing listens in front of him, while standing devotees in white and orange line the back. Orange flags on bamboo poles mark the ground nearby.2006-12-12December 12 20062006-12-12July 21 20122012-07-21Outdoor ritual on sandy ground with palm trees and a low concrete wall behind. A seated man on an ornate golden throne with red cushions and a red-and-gold canopy, wearing a rust-red robe and a rudraksha mala, has his hands joined in namaskar; his long dark hair is swept back. Around him stand devotees in saffron and orange robes, white dhotis and kurtas, and a woman in a green sari with a pink blouse, many with palms pressed together. A bare-chested man kneels in front holding a lit lamp, and another kneels beside a brass tray with offerings, a flower garland and a decorated kalasha-style pot. Drums are at the left and a woven striped cloth covers the ground.2016-09-15May 24 20182018-05-24 +1 copiesJuly 12 20122012-07-12May 24 20182018-05-24 +1 copies2003 -Glimpses From Various Programs2003-01-01 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual gathering at dawn or dusk under hazy sunlight, with palm trees and a corrugated-roof open shed behind. Rows of seated people in saffron/orange robes sit on a dirt ground facing a raised white seat at right, where a figure in orange with a flower garland sits. Seated saffron-clad participants hold open books or papers, with brass pots, lamps and small metal vessels set on mats before them. A large crowd of standing and seated devotees in white clothes fills the background, some holding orange flags on poles, and an orange-and-white canopy hangs above. Several people in white dhotis and shirts stand at right. A photograph that matches the page's Brahmotsavam-related ritual setting, though the ritual itself is not clearly identifiable beyond the offering vessels and chanting postures. One seated man in the middle-right row resembles a bald figure in orange, but the appearance is not clear enough to establish identity.2006-12-25A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala meditates with eyes closed and hands clasped in his lap on an orange cushion over a woven mat, inside a courtyard edged with white and coloured kolam designs. A brass vessel sits at his side. Behind him, a line of men in white dhotis and shirts sit on mats, eyes lowered, under tall palm trees, with a red-tiled building and a decorated pole with a colourful striped top in the background. The scene is an outdoor meditation session. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, seated in the centre of the courtyard.2010-10-21