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Outdoors under a bamboo-pole shelter among green foliage, an older man in a light blue button-up shirt and dark trousers holds his hands over a small brass oil lamp with a visible flame, while a bare-chested person with matted dark hair and rudraksha beads, seen from behind, extends a hand toward the lamp. To the right, a woman in a rust-red sari with a large gold pendant and beaded necklace stands with palms pressed together. Behind them, people in white and pink clothing stand watching, one wearing a white shirt with a sacred thread, and a few others are partially visible.

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April 07 20192019-04-07A photograph of a nighttime ritual beneath a large banyan-type tree. A bare-chested priest in a red and gold patterned dhoti, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style mala and a bangle, holds a silver lamp with a flame and offers aarti. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaste. One figure at left wears an orange shawl and orange turban and has long swept hair, while a man in a maroon checked shirt wears spectacles and a red tilak. Brass lamps and a shrine area appear in the background.2006-12-20A photograph of a temple interior where a bare-backed sannyasi with long matted hair and an orange cloth and beaded necklace holds a brass tray of red flowers and a small oil lamp toward an elderly man in a white shirt with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him stand a man in a white kurta with a red garland and rudraksha mala, a man in a checked shirt, and a man in white with a sandalwood mark and dark beaded necklace.2019-04-07Outdoor photograph under a leafy tree at a ritual. In the foreground, an older man in a white shirt and light trousers reaches over a silver tray holding red flowers and a small lit oil lamp, while a young man in an orange saffron cloth with bare shoulders and rudraksha beads on his arm holds the tray and a silver vessel. Behind them stand an older man in white with rudraksha mala and a sacred mark on his forehead, a man in white dhoti with arms folded, an orange-clothed figure, and people in the background. Several people are visible, with the orange-clothed young man having dreadlocked hair wrapped in a dark turban and white sacred markings on his arms.2019-04-07December 31 20092009-12-31A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a festival ground. In the foreground, a young man in white dhoti and a rudraksha mala holds a brass plate with a burning flame and ash, while an older man in a yellow-orange kurta stands beside him. Next to them, a man in a maroon shirt with an orange lanyard badge holds his hand toward the flame, and a woman in a teal sari with a red bindi stands nearby. On the right, a person in white holds out a hand toward the plate, and a bald, saffron-robed sannyasi stands at the edge of the frame. Behind them, white-clothed attendees and tent poles with colourful flags fill the background. No person is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues.2015-01-12December 20 20062006-12-20Outdoor photo of a welcome ceremony on a stone-paved courtyard. A bare-chested sadhu with long matted hair and rudraksha beads, wearing orange cloth, extends his hand toward a small oil lamp on the ground. An older man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds his hands over the flame in greeting. Behind them, several young men in orange cloth and orange turbans stand, one holding a drum, and another holds a yellow umbrella with fringed red and multicoloured tassels over the group. On the right, a bearded man in orange robes wears a long rudraksha mala and tilak markings. Trees, a parked white car and a fence form the background.2019-04-07A photograph of a shop inauguration ceremony under a colourful striped canopy with green, red, purple and orange panels and leafy mango-leaf festoons. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a sacred thread and a bronze oil lamp with red flowers stands at the left. Beside him, a man in saffron robes with a saffron turban and a white and multicoloured flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste, accompanied by a shaved-headed figure in white. Devotees in white garments with folded hands surround them, and brass offering plates with flowers and a bundle are on the floor. A man in saffron-coloured clothing with a turban and garland, the page's a person candidate, is shown in a pose of reverence; appearance cues are a saffron turban, saffron robe and flower garland, but the face and features cannot be relied upon, so the identity is uncertain. Twelve to twenty visible people are present.2006-11-24December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor photo under a leafy tree. A young sannyasi in an orange saffron cloth with a tall black tied turban and rudraksha bracelets holds a silver tray of red flowers, a small oil lamp and a brass bowl, while an older man in a white short-sleeved shirt with a red thread on his wrist extends his hand toward the tray. Behind them a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala and gold chain, and another in white with vibhuti marks, stand watching, along with an onlooker in an orange cloth. A bare-bodied sadhu with white markings on his arm is partly visible at the left edge.2019-04-07September 06 20172017-09-06