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Outdoor evening scene at a red-walled compound. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind with dark hair in a bun, wearing a red-maroon garment with gold border and a white-and-red flower garland, stands facing right. To the right, a shaved-headed man in a maroon dhoti with wide gold borders and a matching maroon shawl with a rudraksha-style necklace holds a lit flame on a small plate. A side table draped in orange cloth holds a bell, a small pot, flowers and a lamp; a woman in a cream sari stands at left. Metal gates, a staircase and a parked vehicle are visible in the background.

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Outdoor evening scene in a courtyard before a red-walled building with a metal railing and concrete steps. On the right, a man in a red-orange dhoti and matching shawl with gold borders, bare-chested with a rudraksha-style necklace and tilak on his forehead, holds up a green coconut-shaped kalasha with a flame burning on top, smiling. In the foreground, a woman with her back to the camera wears a red sari with gold borders and a white flower garland, facing him. At left, another woman in white sits behind a table draped with orange cloth bearing offerings and brass lamps. No clear identifiable a person appearance is established.2014-10-03Outdoors at dusk in front of a red-walled building with grilled windows, a man in a red-brown dhoti with gold borders and a matching shawl holds a green coconut shell lit with a flame above his head as an offering. Facing him from behind is a woman in a red-brown sari with a gold border, a white flower garland around her neck and her hair in a bun. Beside them a small altar table draped in orange and gold cloth holds a bell, a brass pot and a flower garland. Concrete steps and a metal railing complete the scene.2014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03A woman seen from behind, wearing a maroon sari with broad gold borders, a red and white flower garland in her hair and a gold bangle on her upper arm, stands before a small shrine in a yellow-walled room with a red-draped altar. A man on the right, in an orange-saffron robe and holding a lit camphor or oil flame on a white plate, performs aarti. Oil lamps and a framed picture sit on a green cloth at left, and a faint trail of smoke rises.2014-07-01November 25 20142014-11-25September 05 20132013-09-05 +1 copiesNight-time homa at an outdoor shrine. Two men in saffron-orange robes with gold borders stand before a fire pit where flames rise from a brick-lined trench. The man on the left, bare-chested with a saffron shawl, leans forward offering into the fire. The man on the right, in orange dhoti and shawl with a beaded mala, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before an ornate silver-framed deity shrine decorated with marigold and multicolour garlands. Brass oil lamps burn on the altar steps and a brass vessel sits near the fire.2014-11-25A night-time photo in a sandy courtyard before a red temple wall with a dark wooden door. On the right, a bare-chested priest in rust-red dhoti and gold-edged cloth holds a lit lamp aloft in a white bowl-like vessel, with flame visible. Behind him, two men in white dhotis and shawls stand with palms pressed together. On the left, a woman in a red-and-gold sari with a garland of white and red flowers stands under an orange umbrella held by an attendant in red clothing. A small potted plant and stone steps sit between them.2015-09-09A photograph of a temple courtyard with an orange-painted wall and a corrugated roof. A priest in an orange sleeveless top and red-orange dhoti holds a lit flame on a metal dish near a stone shrine platform decorated with garlands of red, orange and yellow flowers and green foliage. He wears a rudraksha-style necklace and a knotted hair bun. Beside him, a younger attendant in an orange robe and gold necklace, with a sandal mark on his forehead, holds a silver tray with small lamps. A tall brass lamp stand stands at right. Other flowers and a red-orange curtain frame the scene, and the dish is an aarti or flame offering.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a smiling man standing in the foreground at a temple-like courtyard at night, wearing a rust-red shawl over a bare upper body and a white-and-multicolour flower garland with rudraksha beads. He has a white forehead mark and swept-back dark hair, holding his hands together at his chest. Behind him, a woman in a red sari with gold border stands at left holding a brass object, and a man in a gold-bordered red dhoti stands at right. A table draped with orange cloth holds a floral garland and offerings. A red wall with a metal grille forms the backdrop. a person: the foreground man has long swept-back hair, a rudraksha-bead wrap and garland, with his role as presenter of the satsang.2014-10-03A photograph of an evening ritual under a corrugated roof. A man with short hair, bare-chested, wearing an orange-red dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a rudraksha-style mala, holds up a brass lamp (aarti) with a flame toward the upper frame. In front of him a fire pit with burning flames sits on a yellow-edged platform, indicating a homa. Behind him to the left, garlanded deity murtis are decorated with flowers and gold necklaces on a red cloth. In the centre, a decorated shrine with flowers and offerings stands on steps. On the right, a woman with hair in a bun wears an orange sari with gold borders and kneels beside a gilded arch with green cloth and flower garlands. A kalasha-like offering vessel is visible at the front. The man's face and identity are not established from the image; the person is described by role only.2014-11-25A photograph of a nighttime ritual aarti. In the foreground, a shaven-headed attendant in a rust-red robe with gold border holds a lit oil lamp flame toward the seated figure. Seated in a large orange-cushioned chair, a man with swept-back dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead presses his palms together in anjali, wearing a rust-red dhoti with gold border and a white-and-pink flower garland. Behind him on the right, a man in white with a rudraksha mala looks on. A gold-trimmed backdrop and yellow flowers stand behind them. a person is the seated figure, with cues of a flower garland, swept-back hair and ceremonial dress, though the appearance is not fully certain. The scene shows a ritual with a lamp offering, two people visible in the frame.2014-10-03