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Dusk outdoor ritual beside a terracotta-coloured stepped structure with a small shrine roof at right. A man in white dhoti and shawl raises a lit flame or lamp toward the top of the structure. Beside a white-covered table, a robed figure in orange-saffron garments with a rudraksha mala holds a lamp, and an oil lamp burns on the table next to a brass plate. Nearby a standing figure in a saffron-orange cloth with long dark hair holds a drum. Other people in saffron and white clothes stand behind, with palm trees silhouetted against a grey evening sky.

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Outdoor evening ritual at dusk under dark palm trees and a cloudy sky. In the foreground, a woman in orange robes with a garland stands on the left with palms pressed together. Centre-left, several monks in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas stand near a white-covered table holding a brass plate, a kalasha and a small flame, while a bald man in white dhoti sits beside it. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl raises a flaming lamp high while a crowd of devotees in white and orange stands behind. Orange-tiered stepped stone structures are in the lower right corner.2010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21Evening vilakku pooja at an outdoor temple setting. In the foreground, a bare-chested sannyasi in an orange wrap holds a lit flame over an offering, with a silver vessel nearby. Behind him, men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls stand in a line with palms pressed together in devotion. Small clay oil lamps and flower offerings sit on the ground, and a draped white seat with a red cloth is at right. Devotees line the background under trees at dusk.2006-12-31Night-time outdoor ritual at dusk among palm trees. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron cloth with gold border and a gold-beaded necklace, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him are several men in orange robes with rudraksha-style garlands, also with hands folded. On the right a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border holds a lit aarti lamp with flame and is accompanied by people in white. A brass plate with flowers lies at lower left. Behind, devotees in white and red clothing stand and one person holds up a camera. The scene suggests a deepam lamp ceremony.2010-11-21Night ritual photograph at a temple shrine lit by a flame. A saffron-robed priest in the centre raises a lit oil lamp aarti toward a shrine, with marigold garlands and offerings on the floor. Beside him a man in a white shirt stands with hands folded. On the right, a figure in an orange-red robe with a red turban and rudraksha mala stands with palms joined near a dark deity murti. At left, a person in white with an orange shawl and a dark-haired figure in a green sari with folded hands face the shrine, while a cameraman films. A red stone platform and red pillar frame the scene.2008-12-30Night ritual outdoors beside a white-wrapped pillar, with a dark stone deity murti visible at the left edge. A priest in orange robes with a gold border and rudraksha malas holds a lit oil lamp, its flame bright against the dark background. Beside him, a younger man in orange with a gold-bordered cloth and beaded necklaces holds a brass tray of flowers and offerings. A third man in white dhoti with a red border and gold chain stands with palms joined in prayer, and more orange-robed devotees stand at the right. Smoke rises from the lamp, and small flames burn at the lower left.2010-11-21Night outdoor ritual at a temple grounds: a large copper bowl of flame sits atop a white-cloth-wrapped pillar, with a grey stone statue of a figure holding a club on the left and palm trees behind. Several men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand in a row on the right; one at the centre holds a lit oil lamp and a small vessel, another holds a brass tray with flowers, and others stand with palms pressed in prayer beside a table with a metal bowl of flowers. A man in a white dhoti and white shawl stands among them. The scene depicts an aarti of lamps, with no clearly identifiable a person among the figures and the appearance of the robed men uncertain.2010-11-21December 30 20072007-12-30Night ritual outdoors among trees at the ashram. A bare-chested older man with a shaved head, wearing a rudraksha mala and holding a brass bowl, stands at the centre; an orange-robed woman on the right, with an orange turban and long dark hair, smiles with hands folded. Several orange-robed devotees and white-clad people stand behind. In the foreground a seated man in orange robes with a beaded mala performs puja with brass lamps and vessels before a silver-decorated deity murti and a stone lingam-like object on a white cloth. A tall brass staff stands in the background.2007-12-30Night photograph of a group of devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls standing in two rows on a dirt path beside a large tree with aerial roots. A man in an orange robe at the front right holds a bell in one hand and a flaming oil lamp or aarti flame in the other, leading the ritual. Others stand with hands folded in prayer. In the background, an ornate stone archway frames a lit deity murti. On the left, a small silver tray holds folded white and orange cloths. A cameraman in white stands at the left edge.2006-12-11