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A photograph of a ritual scene outdoors beside a red-painted wall and a stone pillar marked with red dots. In the foreground a large ornate brass vessel with engraved floral patterns sits on a stone base. A bearded man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears a rust-orange shawl over his shoulders, leaning forward with his arms resting on the rim of the vessel. Beside him, a shirtless young man with an Om tattoo on his chest and white dhoti sits on the ground. Behind them, people in orange and white clothing stand near a table with bottles and papers, and a pile of coconuts is stacked against the wall.

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A bearded man with long dark hair and a red-orange shawl leans with both forearms on the rim of an ornate engraved copper vessel, seated on a low wooden stool beside a granite pillar with carved capital. A vermilion bindi marks his forehead. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and saffron-orange clothing sits beside a shirtless man with an Om tattoo on his chest and a white dhoti. Other devotees in saffron and orange garments and gold necklaces stand in the background near a red wall, with coconuts piled at right. The setting is an outdoor courtyard. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure in red-orange shawl, identified by long swept-back hair, red shawl and copper-vessel attendance.2016-11-11November 09 20162016-11-09 +1 copiesA bearded man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits on a low wooden stool beside a large ornate copper vessel, resting his arm on its rim and smiling. He wears a rust-red shawl over his shoulders. Behind him, a shirtless young man with an om symbol painted on his chest and wearing a white dhoti sits at left, and a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl stands in the background beside a carved stone pillar. Stacked coconuts and a plastic water bottle are visible at right, along with a red wall and a window grille.2016-11-11 +2 copiesNovember 11 20162016-11-11November 11 20162016-11-11A photo of a courtyard ritual. A man with long dark hair, a full beard and a red-orange shawl over his shoulders sits behind a large engraved copper vessel, with a red tilak on his forehead, smiling as he rests his arm on its rim. Beside him a bare-chested young man in white dhoti with an Om tattoo sits on the ground. Behind them, a few people in white and saffron stand watching, and a camera operator's lens intrudes at the left edge. A carved stone pillar and a stone slab stand nearby, with a red-walled background and a stack of stones at right.2016-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 09 20162016-11-09 +1 copiesNovember 09 20162016-11-09 +1 copiesNovember 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair and a red-brown ochre robe, seated beside a large engraved copper vessel, his hands resting on its rim and his eyes lowered with a faint smile. A red bindi and white markings are on his forehead. Beside him a bare-chested young man with a sacred thread and an Om tattoo on his chest looks on with wide eyes. Behind them a stone pillar and a figure in orange robes stand in a temple-like setting.2016-11-11November 09 20162016-11-09 +1 copiesA man with long dreadlock-style dark hair and a full beard sits on a low wooden stool beside an ornate embossed copper vessel, his right arm resting on its rim. He is bare-chested with a rust-red cloth draped over his shoulders and wears a white forehead mark with a red bindi-like dot. A red thread is tied around his wrist. Behind him stands a weathered stone pillar with the marking 'VC 10' and a red wall with a potted plant. A second man in a white shirt with an orange-striped shawl stands at the left edge. The setting appears to be an open courtyard at an ashram. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, a rust-red wrap and sacred forehead marks identify the seated figure's role as a sannyasi seated for a ritual.2016-11-11 +2 copies