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A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing layered rudraksha malas and a gold-toned necklace, bending over a stainless steel stand to tend a row of small clay oil lamps with a dark clay bowl placed among them. Behind him a bare-chested priest in orange cloth and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti watch, a uniformed police officer stands at the right edge, and a woman in a pink sari stands at the left. A man in a turquoise garment holds a plastic bag of offerings at the right foreground. Yellow barrier poles stand in the lower left. Attendees are arranged around an outdoor ritual setting with corrugated metal behind.

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Photograph of a person in an orange-red saffron cloth draped over the shoulders, wearing multiple long rudraksha mala necklaces with silver caps and a gold hoop earring, with a vertical tilak on the forehead and long dark hair swept back. Smoke or incense drifts across the face and chest as the person stands near a metal tray at the front of a crowd. Behind, several devotees and a person in a blue top stand in the background, and a green pillar and foliage frame the right side. The a person appearance cues are the long swept hair, saffron cloth and rudraksha malas, presented as the central figure in an incense-offering setting.2012-07-23Photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars. A central figure with long dark wavy hair, a white forehead mark, orange saffron robes and a thick gold-beaded necklace with a gold bangle on the upper arm holds his hands over a lit oil lamp on a metal tray of offerings, possibly aarti. Two men in orange robes with gold necklaces stand behind him, one holding a gold vessel, and a bare-chested priest with red beads stands at left. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand with folded hands along the right, with a crowd behind them.2011-12-20A photograph of an outdoor ceremony under a clear sky with green trees. A smiling man with long dark hair and a vertical tilak on his forehead wears a saffron-orange robe and a heavy gold bead necklace with a large pendant. He holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in his right hand, while beside him a man in an orange robe with red border reaches toward a silver metal box on a table draped in a purple cloth. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts stand watching; one holds a tray with green leaves and offerings, and another stands with palms pressed together. Several bystanders are visible in the background.2008-12-23Outdoor photo of a ritual preparation under a shaded open pavilion beside green pillars. At center, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe, rudraksha-style beads, and a bare chest with a marked forehead, standing at a long steel tray filled with small clay oil lamps and cups. Beside him a shaved-headed monk in saffron cloth holds a bottle, and a bare-chested man in a green lower cloth holds a plastic bag near the tray. Smoke rises from a large black iron pan on the left. A cameraman and several men in white shirts stand in the background, and a uniformed officer is visible behind them. Cups of oil lamps are being arranged for a ritual.2012-07-23Outdoor photo at a temple-like site beside a corrugated metal shed and green trees. A long-haired figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, gold necklace and gold earrings, a vermilion bindi on the forehead, and a flower garland, smiles while touching their own hair. Two shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes flank them: one at left holds an orange cloth, one at right holds a garland of white and red flowers. A bare-chested man in a turquoise dhoti with a white forehead mark holds a small packet while standing before a metal table with a clay dish and offerings. A man in white shirt stands at right beside a teal pillar, and another in white shirt at far left wears a rudraksha mala.2012-07-23A photograph of a temple darshan setting under a corrugated metal roof with exposed rafters. In the centre, a man with long swept-back black hair, a rudraksha mala, and an orange saffron garment smiles while accepting slips of paper from devotees. Beside him, a shaven-headed man in orange robes holds a silver tray containing a folded orange cloth and a gold kalasha-shaped object. On the left, an older man in a checked shirt and a figure in white stand near the offerings. The scene suggests a satsang or darshan gathering.2010-11-02August 07 20172017-08-07Photo 11733629 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor photo of a ritual at a stainless-steel table lined with small clay oil lamps. A large black iron kadai sends up thick white smoke on the left. A man with long dark swept-back hair, a saffron-orange garment and a rudraksha mala with ceremonial gold ornaments pours liquid from a plastic bottle into the pan, with an orange tilak on his forehead. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments in saffron clothing), in the role of ritual officiant. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in saffron cloth and rudraksha beads handles a small dish. Behind them, a man in white shirt and dhoti films with a camcorder, and several onlookers in white shirts and uniforms stand watching, with a green pillar at left.2012-07-23Inside a temple hall with carved stone pillars, a long-haired figure in a bright orange saffron garment and gold necklace holds a lit oil lamp over a silver tray of offerings with a red-and-white cloth on a stone ledge. Beside them, a bald man in orange cloth with gold beads, a man in white dhoti with a white head marking, and a man in green beaded necklace with palms pressed together witness the aarti. Several other devotees stand behind in white and orange clothing. a person-like figure in saffron with long swept-back hair and gold ornaments performs the lamp offering.2011-12-20January 08 20102010-01-08 +1 copies