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Night-time outdoor ritual on a raised platform. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-red dhoti-style cloth, a red-and-white flower garland and multiple rudraksha malas, sits cross-legged with hands joined in prayer, a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him is a red-covered box and a brass kalasha pot with a lit oil lamp, and a flower garland lies at his feet. Several devotees sit in front, including women with long black hair in orange and white clothing, and others in white and orange stand behind with raised hands. A saffron-and-gold flag hangs at the right, and white electric lights glow in the dark background. The seated man appears to be a person by his long hair, rudraksha malas and flower garland, though the identification is uncertain.

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October 30 20162016-10-30Night outdoor ritual on a raised platform lit by bright bulbs. A man with long dark hair, a full beard and a red forehead mark sits cross-legged in a rust-red robe with a white and red flower garland and rudraksha beads, hands joined in prayer. A priest in white with a red turban and forehead markings holds a palm-leaf or grass bundle and a brass kalasha pot sits nearby with a flower offering. To the right, a man in a white dhoti and sash, a woman in orange with a rudraksha mala, and seated devotees watch. A red-cloth altar and an orange flag appear in the background. Several people in the foreground are seen from behind.2016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30Night ritual photograph on a decorated table draped in patterned cloth scattered with flower petals. A bare-chested man in a rust-orange cloth sits cross-legged at the center, wearing long white and red flower garlands over a brown rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead and voluminous dark hair, holding a folded paper or leaf. In front of him stands a large brass kalasha pot, with a small red and white flower garland at its base. Behind the table a red box and bundles of coloured cloth sit beside brass bells. To the right, a woman in white with a light shawl and palms pressed together stands near a man in a white dhoti, and a younger man with palms joined and a white garland stands at the right edge. Illuminated white lamps glow in the dark background. a person: the seated man in orange with garlands, rudraksha mala and tilak, shown performing the ritual.2016-10-30Night outdoor ritual on a raised platform with a pink-and-white cloth. A central seated man in saffron-orange robe wears a rudraksha mala and white-and-red flower garland, hands pressed together in prayer, with a red-tinged shawl draped on his shoulders and long dark hair; the shawl and distinctive long hair are cues for a person presence in person. To his left a priest in white dhoti with a red sash waves a bundle of green leaves over a brass kalasha with flowers. A devotee in white dhoti and orange-yellow shawl sits to the right, and another robed sadhu with ash-marked forehead is behind. Foreground shows heads of onlookers, and an orange banner with a blue emblem stands on the right under night lights.2016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30Night-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 20162016-10-30Night outdoor gathering on a raised platform draped with a pink and green cloth. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged in an orange-red saffron robe, garlanded with red and white flower necklaces, smiling with hands raised in a teaching gesture. A red wooden box and a red flower garland lie nearby. Around him devotees sit with palms pressed together; a woman in white and another in orange sit at left, a woman with long dark hair is seen from behind at lower right, and a bare-chested young man with a beaded necklace stands in prayer at right. Bright white lights are strung overhead against a black sky. a person: the seated saffron-robed figure with long swept-back hair and garlands matches the visible cues.2016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30 +1 copiesNight 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.2016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30