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Night-time outdoor ritual on a cloth-covered platform. A seated bearded man in a rust-orange robe and a leopard-print shawl raises a bundle of dried grass in his right hand while smiling. He wears a white and red flower garland and a long rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him a red metal box and a brass kalasha sit among flowers, bells and bright cloths. A second person with white-marked body and hands together in namaskar sits to the right, and a partially visible person is in the lower right foreground.

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October 30 20162016-10-30 +1 copiesOctober 30 20162016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30A seated man in an orange-red saffron cloth, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha mala and a white and red flower garland, raises a bundle of dry grass in his right hand while smiling with eyes closed. He sits barefoot on a multicoloured cloth-covered table beside a large brass kalasha vessel, a red cabinet, brass bells and scattered petals. Behind him a second person in white with a dark sacred thread raises one hand and smiles against a night backdrop with bright lights. The ceremonial setting suggests a ritual, and the appearance of the seated man matches the a person cues of long hair, rudraksha malas and a garland, though the image is uncertain.2016-10-30Night photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a raised, colourfully painted platform, smiling and raising a bundle of dried grass or leaves in his right hand. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his body, multiple rudraksha malas, a white and red flower garland, and a red bindi on his forehead. His hair is long and swept back. Beside him is a bright red box, a brass kalasha-style pot in the foreground, scattered flower petals, and a small offering of red and white flowers. To the left a person in white stands near the platform, and to the right an elderly woman with white-smeared forehead and folded hands looks on. Bright electric lamps light the dark background. The man's appearance with long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and garland is consistent with the page's Swamiji reference, so the identification is probable.2016-10-30Night-time outdoor ritual photo. A smiling bearded man with long swept-back dark hair wears a rust-orange robe, layered rudraksha mala and a white and red flower garland, sitting cross-legged on a colourful painted platform. He holds a green leaf or grass stalk over a brass kalasha, with a red box behind him, small brass bells and flower petals on the table. A woman in white with folded hands sits to the right. Probable Swamiji cues present: long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, saffron-orange robe and garland, seated in a ceremonial role.2016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30A man seated cross-legged on an orange cloth at night, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a large multicoloured flower garland of red, yellow, pink and green blossoms with a brown seed mala. He smiles while raising a decorated broom-like object overhead with his right arm and resting his left hand on his knee. Two men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas stand behind him, one holding a small device. A brass vessel sits at left beside a portable generator, and bright studio light stands fill the right side. Swamiji (probable) appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robe, flower garland and beaded mala, seated as a teacher figure during a ritual moment.2016-10-11A seated man in an orange-saffron robe sits on a cushioned dais at night, smiling and raising a small bundle of straw-like broom with a pink-wrapped handle overhead. He wears a multicoloured flower garland of yellow, red, pink and green blossoms over a rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead. A brass vessel stands beside him. Two white-clad attendants in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and rudraksha malas kneel nearby, one holding a small object, the other with hands folded. A camera operator in the lower left films the scene.2016-10-11Outdoor night photograph of a bearded man with long, swept-back hair seated cross-legged on a colourful, paint-splattered cloth-covered platform. He wears an orange-brown robe, a garland of white and red flowers and a rudraksha mala, and holds a feathery bundle of grass or palm fronds above a brass kalasha pot. A red wooden box, bundles of cloth and brass bells sit beside him, and a woman in orange with white-painted markings stands nearby with hands folded. Floodlights glow in the dark background.2016-10-30