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Night outdoor ritual photograph. A man in saffron-orange robes, rudraksha-style beaded garland and gold necklaces sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions under a multicolored canopy, hands pressed together in prayer, with red flower petals at his feet. A bare-chested priest in a red and gold dhoti holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward him, while a white-clad attendant in a white dhoti with striped border stands at right holding a tray of offerings. A fire pit with burning flames sits in the foreground, with a microphone and a black speaker at left. Colorful string lights hang in the background. Scene suggests a homa or aarti ceremony.

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Night outdoor homa at an ashram. A seated figure in saffron-brown robes and a white flower garland with gold ornaments sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion and a multicoloured fringed canopy above. The figure has hands folded in prayer. A shaved-headed priest in a red dhoti and red flower garland stands at right holding a ritual item, while a man in a white dhoti and shawl holds a brass plate. A sacred fire burns in the foreground pit, with an orange glow and offerings. Coloured fairy lights hang in the trees and mats cover the ground. Several people stand in the background and a microphone and speaker sit in the foreground.2017-04-28April 28 20172017-04-28Night ritual photo under a open-sided pavilion strung with multicoloured fairy lights. A man with a full dark beard, wearing a saffron-brown robe, rudraksha beads and a pale pink garland, sits with hands folded on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat and a multicoloured fringed canopy above. Two attendants in white dhotis stand before him; one bare-backed attendant in a maroon cloth holds a flame-lit lamp and a tray, while another in a white dhoti with striped border stands to the right. Smoke drifts through the air and a small oil lamp burns on a stand. Three people are visible, plus a seated figure at the far left edge.2017-04-28Night ritual outdoors under a canopy with strings of coloured lights. A man in a saffron-brown robe and a pink-and-white flower garland sits on an ornate gold lotus-petal throne under a multicoloured umbrella, hands folded. A shirtless priest in a red dhoti with a red garland stands beside him holding a flame, and a man in white dhoti and shawl with coloured border holds a plate of offerings. A fire pit burns in the foreground with a microphone nearby. Mats are spread on the ground. a person appears seated on the gold throne in saffron robes and a garland, a candidate based on those cues, not identity.2017-04-28April 28 20172017-04-28Outdoor evening ritual at night. A seated man in a saffron-orange robe with a long gold-and-rudraksha necklace and a flower garland sits with palms pressed together in namaskar on an ornate gold throne with a large golden lotus-petal backrest, under a striped canopy with fringed tassels. A bare-chested priest in a red dhoti and red shawl stands at right holding a brass tray of flower petals and offerings. Another attendant in white dhoti with a garland stands behind, and a third man is partly visible at left. Smoke rises from a fire pit in the foreground, with red powder and flower petals on the mat. Colourful striped mats cover the ground and string lights glow in the background.2017-04-28Night outdoor ritual at a gold-and-red throne under a canopy with colourful tassels and string lights. A long-haired figure in a rust-brown robe and flower garlands sits on the golden peetha, palms pressed together. Facing him, a bearded, bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a red coral mala lifts a lit oil lamp on a plate. A young man in white dhoti holds a microphone and a tray. Seated devotees in white fill the background, and a small figure in the foreground watches. Flower petals lie on the cloth-covered floor beside a row of brass lamps.2017-03-16 +1 copiesMarch 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16February 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesA seated man on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a carved gold peetha base sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed. He wears a saffron-orange wrap and a white and pink flower garland, with a red rudraksha-style mala around his neck. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and a red beaded mala bends forward at right, holding a lit oil lamp over a striped cloth, with a brass plate nearby. Behind them a crowd of white-clad devotees sits on the ground under string lights, with a gold lamp stand and small decorated objects at the front. Probable Swamiji cues: long hair, saffron wrap, garland and throne, presented as the seated central figure in a ritual.2017-03-16April 28 20172017-04-28