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Outdoor ritual scene under trees with a colourful umbrella bearing the word Dhyanapeetam. A man in orange robes with a red-bordered cloth stands at right, holding a brass lamp or bell-like vessel in both hands over a table. Devotees in orange and white, some with garlands, stand with palms pressed together in namaskar in front of him. A brass plate with fruit and flowers sits on the table, with a red basket, leaves and a large lamp-like object nearby. Loudspeakers and a golden backdrop are behind. Whether the man in orange is a person cannot be established from appearance.

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Outdoor ritual under a open tent frame with pink and red draped cloth and strings of small flags overhead. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with a white flower garland stands at centre with both palms raised, facing a low offering table covered with a striped cloth, marigold and flower garlands, bowls of fruit, brass pots and a silver vessel. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls and women in white and yellow saris stand with hands folded in prayer. Colourful umbrellas and a large round brass plate are at the right, and white stone blocks lie on the ground at left.2006-12-29Outdoor photograph of a ritual under a large banyan tree. A figure seated on a low platform wears a saffron-orange robe, long dark hair, white markings on the upper arms and a rudraksha mala, holding a brass bell and a flaming lamp. Behind them a row of standing devotees in white dhotis and shirts press their palms together, and younger girls and a boy in colourful clothes look on. Brass pots, a plate of fruit and flowers, and a bowl of bananas sit on a mat in front, next to a large black-and-white patterned snake-like ritual object. a person: the seated saffron-robed figure with long hair and rudraksha mala is the main presider of the puja.2004-07-02A photograph of an outdoor homa ceremony under a canopy decorated with orange, green and blue festoons and hanging leaves. A man in orange robes and an orange head wrap, with a long gold-toned necklace, stands holding a silver tray with a lit flame. Seated around a black square fire pit with white edging, marigold petals and brass vessels are several people in orange and saffron clothing with hands folded in prayer, and a man in white with a yellow shawl kneels in front. A framed portrait of a figure in orange with a garland stands on the left, and oil lamps and a brass bell are in the foreground.2009-09-26May 19 20082008-05-19Outdoor ritual procession at dusk on bare earth, with a sugarcane stalk at the upper right and a trees-and-red-wall backdrop. Several men in white dhotis with gold borders stand at left holding colourful striped umbrellas aloft over a group of robed people in saffron and orange. In the centre two figures in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand before a patterned mat, one holding a brass tray with lamps and offerings while the other holds a ceremonial vessel. A row of devotees in orange and white stands behind, palms pressed together. Stone basins with water sit in the foreground, and a white kolam design is drawn on the ground. The ritual appears to be a procession or puja of devotees.2016-01-162004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02July 02 20042004-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 02 20042004-07-02October 08 20082008-10-08Outdoor ritual photograph beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. A barefoot man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with a long rudraksha mala, raises a brass arati lamp with flame toward the sky while holding a small handbell in the other hand. Behind him a woman in white with a bindi and dark standing figures watch. Seated in the foreground, a bearded man in white clothes gestures with open hands beside a wooden side table bearing a brass kalasha and a brass puja vessel, and a row of brass pots and a plate of fruit and flowers lie on the ground. Several seated and standing devotees in white clothes surround the scene, and a rudraksha-adorned priest figure stands at the centre.2004-07-02Outdoor photograph of a ritual at a riverside ghat. A man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, holding a white conch shell toward a small golden deity murti and golden shrine on a carved wooden stand decorated with marigolds and a red flower. Around him, seated devotees in orange and saffron shawls, some with palms joined in prayer, watch; a microphone stands between them and a stone pillar rises behind. A brass pot sits at the lower left. The man's appearance with long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads is consistent with Swamiji (probable), performing puja as in_person. Several devotees in orange shawls surround the offering.2008-07-03Outdoor ritual at a fire pit (homa/yagna) lined with white-painted edges and scattered pink flower petals. A woman in an orange sari with a yellow-and-green marigold garland stands at the pit holding a ritual vessel and a lit lamp over the opening. Beside her, a man in an orange robe holds a lamp and stands near the pit. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls sit on mats, some with hands folded in prayer, while drummers play nearby. Under two colourful striped umbrellas, a framed portrait of a woman in orange garments with a mala necklace sits on a white-draped table, garlanded with red, yellow and white flowers. Oil lamps, bananas and fruit sit on plates at the left.2008-08-01