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Night outdoor ritual at an ashram. A bald man in a bare-chested orange-brown dhoti stands on a striped woven mat and raises a lit camphor aarti flame on a brass plate with both hands, smoke rising behind him. Seated on an ornate red velvet throne with gold trim, a long-haired man in an orange-brown dhoti and rudraksha-style garlands sits with palms pressed together, head bowed. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white and orange garments kneels and raises their hands in reverence, with some faces marked with yellow and white. Flower garlands and a bouquet of roses and marigolds lie at the left edge of the throne.

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July 09 20132013-07-09A photograph of an evening ritual on a striped cloth mat in front of a red upholstered throne with gold trim. A seated man with long hair, rudraksha-style garlands and a gold pendant, wearing an orange-gold dhoti and shawl, sits barefoot with palms pressed together and eyes closed. To the right, a priest in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a shaved head and white markings on his forehead and arms holds a metal plate with a lit aarti lamp, its flame rising in smoke. Behind them are white and red flowers and seated devotees in dim light. Printed copyright and source text appears on the image.2013-07-09 +1 copiesJuly 09 20132013-07-09 +1 copiesNovember `4 2015 +3 copiesMarch 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesA ritual scene at a temple-style hall during a puja. In the centre, a seated man in a maroon-red robe and a matching red turban sits on a gold-and-red throne (peetha) with a gold lion-headed armrest, folding his hands in namaste. A ceremonial rudraksha-style garland of red beads hangs on his chest. In the foreground, a bald priest in orange-brown robes with a bare upper body and a wooden bead mala stands with a silver ceremonial implement and a small lamp, tilting a vessel toward a silver lamp. Silver trident-topped staffs (trishula) stand on either side, and a gold ornate canopy and flower garlands in yellow and purple decorate the throne. Several devotees in white, some with garlands, sit along the right edge.2015-10-21 +1 copiesEvening outdoor ritual under a canopy hung with colourful tassels. A man in a rust-orange robe with a pink-and-white flower garland sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him, a bare-chested priest with a red rudraksha mala and white dhoti holds a flaming lamp or fire vessel, with smoke rising. Seated devotees in white clothes fill the background, many with hands folded. Colourful striped mats cover the floor, with small oil lamps at left and a decorated deity murti with flower garlands at right. Fire ritual, homa setting.2017-03-16 +1 copiesJuly 18 20162016-07-18Night outdoor homa at an ashram. A fire pit lined with marigold petals burns in the foreground. A monk in saffron robes bends forward, holding a flaming aarti-style lamp over the fire. Seated on a red and gold throne at left is a man in saffron wrap with a long garland of beads and a gold pendant, hands folded in namaskar; his appearance is consistent with the a person candidate, but it is uncertain. Behind them a seated crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing watches, many with painted foreheads. At upper right, an ornate gold-framed shrine holds a deity murti decorated in red and white. A parked vehicle and smoke are visible in the background.2013-07-09A photograph of a nighttime ritual aarti. In the foreground, a shaven-headed attendant in a rust-red robe with gold border holds a lit oil lamp flame toward the seated figure. Seated in a large orange-cushioned chair, a man with swept-back dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead presses his palms together in anjali, wearing a rust-red dhoti with gold border and a white-and-pink flower garland. Behind him on the right, a man in white with a rudraksha mala looks on. A gold-trimmed backdrop and yellow flowers stand behind them. a person is the seated figure, with cues of a flower garland, swept-back hair and ceremonial dress, though the appearance is not fully certain. The scene shows a ritual with a lamp offering, two people visible in the frame.2014-10-03Night outdoor fire ritual. A man in rust-orange robes with a gold-trimmed red ornate throne, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and gold chain sits with hands folded, a white bandage on one wrist. Before him a young person in orange clothing with a red cloth kneels at a yellow-painted homa fire pit with burning wood, scattered red and white flower petals and a brass vessel. Behind, a shaved-headed attendant in orange with a white headband and rudraksha mala stands with hands joined, and smoke drifts through dark foliage.2013-09-30November 07 20132013-11-07