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Night-time photograph of a ritual at a plain concrete-block wall. Two figures in orange saffron robes sit or stand on a white-draped platform; the standing figure, with long dark hair and bare upper torso, gestures toward a metal plate of offerings. A seated figure in orange robes sits beside a leopard-print cloth. About eight devotees stand before the platform: men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris including a red sari, a white sari with orange border, and a pink sari, and a child with braided hair. Their hands are folded in prayer. A small brass object stands on the table.

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February 16 20072007-02-16Night outdoor photo of a devotional gathering beside a concrete block wall, under a leafy tree. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with a long orange-beaded mala sits on a white-draped platform, with a lit lamp and a small golden standing lamp or staff rising behind. Standing devotees in white shirts and sarees gather around; a woman in a peach and floral saree holds a brass tray with offerings, and a man in white holds a plate of food or flowers. A man in a white shirt stands at the top of the frame on a raised area. Oil lamps glow on the platform edge. Several people face the seated figure. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated figure in saffron robe with long hair and rudraksha-style mala.2007-02-16Night scene at an outdoor Shivaratri ritual beside a plain grey cinder-block wall. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a white tripundra mark on the forehead stands at left, reaching out with both hands, which are covered in white ash or vibhuti. A bowl of white powder sits on a table draped in white with a red border, next to a steel cup. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe with a red border and a rudraksha-style mala kneels with cupped hands holding white powder. Behind them, a man in white with a pendant necklace and an older man in white stand, and a woman in a teal green sari with glasses stands at right. Several other people in white are partly visible at the edges, including the back of a head in the foreground.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16A night-time outdoor ritual on a raised seat. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a white forehead mark sits on a leopard-print cushioned chair, holding out a small white offering to a devotee in white who kneels in front of him and holds out cupped hands. A silver plate and a steel tumbler sit on a white-draped table beside him, and a trident-like staff stands behind. Other devotees in white clothes stand and sit nearby against a plain concrete-block wall, with a woman in a white sari behind the seat.2007-02-16Night photograph of a ritual at an outdoor setting beside a plain brick wall. A man in white clothes stands behind holding the staff, while several people in white clothes with a gold-bordered cloth sit or stand in the foreground with their heads bowed toward the seated figure. A brass vessel sits on a ledge at lower left. Dark trees fill the background.2007-02-16Night outdoor gathering beside a bare tree and a grey breeze-block wall. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a shawl stands on a raised white-draped platform with a lit lamp and offerings, his hands folded at chest level; this figure shows distinctive ornate and saffron cues, so this is a person in person. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and mundus and cream-and-gold saris stand close; a bald man in white holds a plate of prasad, a man in white with a lanyard holds a steel plate of food, and women in yellow and peach saris are at the edges. Oil lamps glow on the platform. Several people are visible, roughly six to twenty.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Night outdoor ritual beside a bare-branched tree and a plain pale block wall. A standing figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and rudraksha-style beads stands behind a white-draped table holding offerings, with a tall brass lamp stand at the right edge. Around them, devotees wear white clothes, some women in cream or white saris with orange borders and flower garlands in their hair. A woman in a cream sari holds a brass tray of dried leaves, and a man in white stands at the right. Oil lamps glow on the table in a shrine-like setting, a Hindu puja or darshan scene.2007-02-16February 14 20072007-02-14February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16