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Outdoor ritual at a white pillar in a dusty courtyard beside a red-brick wall. A tall man with long dark hair, a white floral garland and a rust-coloured shawl stands at left, holding a brass bell and lamp; a rudraksha mala hangs at his chest. Behind him, several men in saffron-orange cloths and gold necklaces stand with hands folded, some with white-painted foreheads and bare torsos. At far left a man in a white dhoti and shawl folds his hands in prayer. A flame burns in a brass lamp near a garland of marigolds at lower right. Green shrubs and palm trees fill the background.

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Outdoor photograph at a sandy-floored compound with a red brick wall and a white concrete pillar. A tall man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and a white flower garland, wearing a dark orange-red robe, holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame over a stone platform while a helper stands beside him. Behind him, several devotees in orange-red and white dhotis with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces stand with folded hands, one blowing a conch-like gesture, and a man in white dhoti and shawl on the left stands with palms joined in prayer. A white flower garland rests on the platform in the lower right. The scene suggests an aarti or puja at a shrine.2017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11A man with long swept-back dark hair and a white forehead mark stands with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a rust-brown sannyasi wrap, a white jasmine garland and a rudraksha mala. Behind him, several young men in orange and rust-coloured cloths, some with bare shoulders and white and yellow body markings, stand in a row holding brass oil lamps and ritual vessels. A flower-decorated seated figure in brown cloth and a brass vessel appear at right, set before an outdoor ritual space with a red wall behind.2017-03-11Outdoor ritual photo at a temple-like site with a red brick wall and trees behind. A man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a long white flower garland and orange-yellow flower garland at his feet stands with palms pressed together in prayer, with white marks on his forehead. Four young men in orange-red and patterned cloth with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces stand behind him holding brass vessels, a plate and a ritual lamp, one pressing palms together. A man in white clothes and glasses stands further back, a musician in yellow clothes is at left, and a red-and-yellow flower-decorated seat is at right. Five to six people are visible.2017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11Outdoor ritual scene at a compound with a red wall and palm trees behind. A man with long swept-back hair, a white-and-orange-marked forehead, a long white flower garland and a rust-brown wrap stands centrally holding a brass oil lamp and bell-like vessel. Behind him, several young men in orange and white dhotis wear rudraksha malas and ochre-marked foreheads, with one shirtless man among them. A seated figure at lower right is decorated with flower garlands and a gold-coloured ornament. The ground is covered with reed mats, and a cameraman in white stands in the foreground. A white pillar and a red-and-white canopy frame the scene.2017-03-11Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram courtyard with a red brick wall and trees behind. A man with long dark hair, a white flower garland and a rust-red wrap stands at left with palms pressed together in anjali, a rudraksha mala at his chest, and a tilak on his forehead. Beside him, four young men in rust-red and orange wraps, white forehead and body markings, and flower garlands hold an oil lamp and a brass kalasha-style vessel with a lit flame, two with palms joined. A man in white ritual clothes and glasses stands behind them. At right a saffron canopy pole and flower decorations frame the scene.2017-03-11