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Outdoor ritual scene under a red-roofed open pavilion with palm trees behind. A seated figure on a gilded wooden swing-throne with a canopy is garlanded with flowers and wears a red-and-gold dhoti and rudraksha malas; a copper kalasha hangs on ropes above him. Around him, men in saffron and orange robes and women in red and orange saris stand with hands folded or hold ropes, and white-clad devotees watch. A bare-chested young man with white tilak and a shaved head sits in the foreground. Several electric pedestal fans are placed near the throne and a crowd of about twenty people gathers beneath the pavilion. a person is the seated figure on the throne, identified by the garland, ornate red-and-gold dhoti, rudraksha malas and the honoured swing-throne setting.

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Outdoor ritual under a covered pavilion with palm trees behind. A central wooden swing-like seat with gold trim is hung from ropes, and a copper kalasha pot hangs above it. A person in red and gold silk sits on the seat, adorned with a white flower garland, while a man in red-gold dhoti and shawl pulls the rope. Nearby, a man with white-painted forehead and orange robes wears rudraksha malas. Behind, a crowd of devotees in saffron and white robes watches, and several bald young boys in white and saffron reach toward the seat. Electric fans stand beside the seat, and a copper column rises in the background.2014-08-17Outdoor pada puja at an ashram courtyard under a red-framed canopy. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a garland and a grey cloth on a golden-canopied throne is the central focus; a bare-headed attendant in orange holds a long pole raised overhead, and a robed attendant in orange pours liquid from a vessel in the foreground. Standing devotees in orange and white saris, one with a tall headpiece, a child in pink, and a man in white wearing a mala crowd behind. Tropical palms and a tall ornate pillar are in the background, with two electric fans beside the throne.2014-08-17August 17 20142014-08-17December 13 20112011-12-13May 03 20122012-05-03Outdoor ceremony under a red-framed pavilion with coloured cloth streamers hanging at right. A young man in rust-red robes with a gold-edged sash and a rudraksha mala raises one arm high while holding an orange-and-yellow cloth above his head. To his left stands a young man in white dhoti and shawl with a dark rudraksha mala, wearing glasses and an arm band. Seated on an orange throne-like chair at right is a man in orange-red robes with a gold garland and rudraksha beads, his hands folded in his lap. A woman in a dark top stands behind. Several seated devotees in saffron and orange clothes sit at lower left. Tiles and palm trees form the background.2014-10-02December 13 20112011-12-13January 11 20162016-01-11Outdoor photo at a temple-style courtyard under a corrugated roof, with palm trees behind. A large crowd of devotees in red-brown and orange saris and dhotis stands with hands folded in namaste, some in white. Two people sit in cushioned orange-brown armchairs at right: a man in saffron-orange robes and a woman in deep red sari with a red and white flower garland. Left foreground shows a decorated deity murti with a garland of orange, red and purple flowers and a golden vahana. A fire pit with burning oil lamps and brass vessels sits in front. A tall decorated pillar stands center. Approximately 30 people are visible.2015-01-03Outdoor ceremony at an ashram courtyard under a gold-pillared canopy. A figure seated on a gold-and-brown throne-like seat wears an orange-red dhoti, a white flower garland and a red and orange forehead mark, with a folded shawl over the lap. A man in the foreground, shaved-headed and wet, wears orange garments and rudraksha mala beads and sprays a jet of water from a pipe-like rod, drenching the seated figure. Behind them devotees in orange and white saris and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, watch closely; several electric fans stand on the stone floor, and red flower garlands lie along the pavement. This is a pada puja-style ritual with water abhishekam.2014-08-17October 06 20112011-10-06November 06 20102010-11-06