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Outdoor ritual scene in a palm-lined garden. A man in a rust-orange robe with a long dark hair bun and a gold ornament on top, wearing a red flower garland and a brown rudraksha mala, stands at right holding a silver oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a silver bell in the other. Beside him is a carved terracotta-brown shrine-like structure topped with a bundle of straw and green leaves, draped with white and red flower garlands and marigold strands. A cameraman with a camera on a tripod is partly visible at lower right. Probable Swamiji is shown with these cues: long hair bun, rudraksha mala, rust-orange robe and flower garland.

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March 01 20162016-03-01March 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual photograph under palm trees. A tall copper-clad ceremonial pillar stands at left, wrapped with straw and green leaves and draped with white and yellow marigold garlands and red flowers. A man in saffron-orange robes with a red flower garland and a rudraksha mala stands at centre, holding a small bell in one hand and a lit oil lamp or flame in the other, wearing a black turban with an ornate gold ornament. A patterned red and orange umbrella fringed in yellow is visible at right, with another partially visible person beside it. Smoke rises from the lamp.2016-03-01A photograph of an outdoor ritual beside a tall copper kalasha-style pillar wrapped in a white and red cloth and draped with white jasmine and red rose garlands, set against palm fronds and green foliage. A smiling figure with long dark hair stands at right in a rust-red robe, wearing layered rudraksha and bead malas, red and white flower garlands, gold bangles and an armband, holding a small brass oil lamp or bell in one hand and a metal ritual vessel in the other. A seated devotee's head is visible at the bottom edge. The pillar appears to be a ceremonial object used in a puja.2016-04-10January 11 20162016-01-11A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a carved wooden shrine-pedestal draped with white and striped cloth and garlanded with yellow marigolds and red flowers. A man in a rust-red turban and rust-red robes, wearing a rudraksha mala, a long ceremonial gold-and-beaded necklace, a pink-and-white flower garland, and bangles, holds a lit oil lamp and a brass bell in a ritual gesture toward the shrine. Smoke rises from the lamp. Green foliage and palm trees form the background, and a partially visible person in orange stands at the right edge. Swamiji (probable) is the man performing the lamp offering, identified by his long swept-back hair, rust-red turban, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace.2016-12-03January 11 20162016-01-11Outdoor evening photograph of a figure in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a long red and gold garland, holding a small bell in one hand and a small oil lamp or incense vessel in the other while looking up toward a tall copper-toned ceremonial kalasha-style pillar or flagstaff. The pillar is wrapped with yellow marigold garlands and topped with bundled grass, with flower offerings at its base and palm trees behind.2013-03-11January 11 20162016-01-11January 11 20162016-01-11December 14 20162016-12-14April 10 20162016-04-10