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Outdoor ritual photograph beside a white stepped platform with a dark stone top, near coconut palms and green shrubs. A man with long dark hair wears a loose saffron-orange garment and holds a brass lamp with a flame in one hand and a small brass bell in the other, appearing to perform a puja. Beside him a bearded man in pale orange robes stands with palms pressed together in prayer behind a small wooden stand. Pink flowers lie on the white platform. a person is the man in saffron with long hair holding the lamp and bell.

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September 30 20082008-09-30Outdoor photo at a palm-and-tree garden setting. A long-haired man in orange saffron robes and a red undershirt stands center, holding a brass bell in one hand and a brass lamp with a flame and orange offerings in the other, raising them toward the sky. A white stone altar with a pink flower sits at left. Behind him, a man in white with an orange shawl and mala stands at left, another in white and orange shawl stands at right with hands folded, and a fourth person is partly visible at the far right edge. Appearance-based candidate: a person, per the long swept hair, saffron robes and ritual lamp and bell, indicating an aarti or puja offering.2008-09-30Two men in saffron-orange robes perform an aarti at a temple pavilion. The man on the left, with long curly black hair and a beard, holds a brass lamp with a bright flame toward a brass kalasha-style vessel. The man in the centre, with swept-back dark hair and a saffron shawl over a red undershirt, holds a small brass bell and reaches toward the offering tray. A tall brass lamp stands at right beside a long garland of yellow and red flowers, and carved stone pillars and red fabric hang behind them.2009-07-08Outdoor temple scene beside a white stepped plinth topped with a gold-coloured ornate vessel draped in yellow and orange marigold garlands. Coconut palms and green shrubs fill the background. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and shawl, stands barefoot holding a small brass lamp or bell toward the plinth. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair and saffron robes match the appearance cues, and he is performing a ritual offering here. Behind him, a bearded man in pink-orange robes stands with hands joined in prayer beside a wooden stool. To the right, a young man in orange robes arranges items on a white-draped table holding a brass plate with offerings.2008-09-30Outdoor ritual photo beside a carved copper-coloured kalasha-style vessel draped with marigold garlands and dried grass, under tall coconut palms. A figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, holding a small oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other. Beside him a shaven-headed man in white ritual dress with a yellow flower garland holds a tray of marigold petals. A bald man is partly visible at the bottom edge.2011-10-07Outdoor photograph of a white stone shrine base beside a tall ornate copper-toned pillar, with yellow and orange flower garlands hung on it, set among tall coconut palms. A man in orange robes holds a small vessel and a handbell while standing before the pillar. Behind him, a bearded man in orange-pink robes stands with hands folded, another man in orange robes stands with palms together in prayer, and a man in white clothing and orange shawl stands at the right edge, with a wooden chair set on the sandy ground nearby.2008-09-30Outdoors beside a whitewashed stepped structure with a dark carved kalasha-style finial on top, a long-haired figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe stands barefoot with one arm raised high, beside a dark wooden stool. To the right, a bearded man in peach-orange robes with a red sash and a rudraksha-style mala stands with hands folded, while another person's hands arrange a silver tray of offerings and small lamps on a pink-draped table. Palm trees and green shrubs frame the sandy courtyard. Two people are visible.2008-09-30September 30 20082008-09-30September 30 20082008-09-30Outdoor photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, performing a ritual at a carved wooden shrine decorated with yellow marigold garlands. He holds a small brass lamp in one hand and a handbell in the other, while a second person at right holds a tray of yellow flowers. Coconut palms and greenery fill the background, and a stone object stands nearby.2011-10-07July 15 20112011-07-15A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with long dark hair and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck performs a ritual at an ornate copper shrine decorated with yellow marigold garlands and dried grass. He holds a small brass oil lamp with a visible flame in one hand and a brass handbell in the other, with palm trees in the background. A small seated deity murti is visible inside the shrine.2011-10-07