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Night-time event photographed in blue and red light with smoke or haze in the air. In the foreground, a silver deity murti or crowned ornament sits on a purple draped table, garlanded with orange marigolds and red flowers, beside a lit brass oil lamp. To the right, a man in a dark beret-style cap and a dark sleeveless top over red cloth sits in a red leather throne-like chair with his palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind him, several seated and standing devotees with hands folded in prayer fill the dim background, some in white and purple clothing.

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Night-time outdoor event lit in blue with smoke haze. Behind him standing and seated devotees press palms together, some in blue and purple saris and white. In the foreground a lit brass oil lamp (deepam) with orange and yellow marigold garlands sits beside a silver-decorated object and a purple-draped table. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11Night outdoor photo of a seated man on a large brown leather throne at right, wearing a dark red-maroon robe, a dark red turban-style headwear, beaded rudraksha-style mala and gold necklace, with bare feet on a grassy floor scattered with yellow marigold petals. Blue stage lighting falls across the scene. Behind him, several seated and standing devotees and participants wear white, blue and orange clothing, and lanyards. At left, a decorated deity murti is garlanded with green and orange flowers beside silver oil lamps lit with flames, on a purple-draped altar, and a fan stands behind it.2015-12-11A photograph of a ceremony at night with blue-lit smoke drifting through the scene. A man with swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits on an ornate reddish-brown throne-like chair, wearing a red-maroon robe draped over one shoulder with a golden-brown shawl, beaded necklaces and a rudraksha mala, hands folded in his lap, eyes closed. a person is the seated figure in red robes, presiding as the central figure. Around him, devotees in white, orange and blue clothing sit or stand; a person in orange robes sits at left beside a flower-decorated altar with pink and orange flowers and marigold petals on the ground. A person in the foreground bottom with dark hair and red beads sits low in the frame. About ten people are visible.2015-12-11July 09 20132013-07-09 +1 copiesNight photograph of a Hindu ritual with blue-tinted smoky lighting. A bare-chested man in orange-saffron dhoti and a red-and-white flower garland holds a large golden lamp with several flames on a tray, moving toward a kneeling devotee in white who bows his head over a dark purple cloth-covered table. The table holds a tall brass lamp stand and a garland of yellow and red flowers. Behind them a seated person in orange robe with a flower-decorated headpiece presses hands to face, and several people with folded hands sit in the background.2015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11Night 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.2013-07-09 +1 copiesAugust 22 20172017-08-22December 11 20152015-12-11A night-time temple scene decorated with marigold and jasmine garlands and purple drapes under string lights. On the left, a silver-framed deity murti stands adorned with garlands and a gold-bordered yellow cloth. In the centre, a seated figure in an orange-brown robe and matching headwear presses his palms together in prayer, with a garland around his neck, on a white and red throne. A flaming oil torch or lamp is held in the right foreground, and a silhouetted onlooker is visible at the right edge. Two other people are partly visible in the background.2016-12-14Night outdoor gathering with a fire pit in the foreground, where a flame rises from a dark pot decorated with marigold garlands and flower petals scattered on the grass. On the right, a man in a red-orange robe and dark draped shawl sits on a red leather throne-like chair with hands folded, wearing a dark cap or turban, a rudraksha-style mala and gold necklaces, appearing to be a probable Swamiji (probable) seated as the presiding teacher. Behind him, a seated audience of women in white and red clothing and a bald man in orange sit watching, with a standing fan and smoke in the background.2015-12-11