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Outdoor ritual on a covered red-roofed platform with a red wall behind. A person seated on an orange cushioned chair wears a dark red-maroon cloth, a garland of flowers and rudraksha-style beads, hands pressed together in prayer. Nearby a standing priest in a dark red-orange dhoti with gold border holds a small lamp and a cup. Another attendant in white dhoti with gold border stands at right beside a silver bowl. A tray of red flowers and yellow marigold garlands sits on a cloth mat, with a potted palm and plantain leaves behind. Pillar carvings and a fan are visible.

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Outdoor temple-style ritual under an open pavilion with red walls, potted palms and hanging bunting. A man in an orange-brown cloth with gold border and a beaded garland sits on a large orange upholstered chair, hands joined near his face in a reverent gesture. A standing priest in a rust-brown dhoti-style garment with gold-bordered shawl holds a lit oil lamp and bell. Another priest in white dhoti with gold border bends forward at the front, and a woman in a dark garment with glasses sits at a stainless-steel table near banana bunches, a fruit plate with red fruit and a marigold-yellow flower bowl. A framed picture and a golden canopy stand behind the seated figure. a person: the seated man has a shaved head, a garland and orange-brown robes, but his appearance is too uncertain for a confident identification, so this is recorded as unsure.2014-10-02Outdoor ritual setting under a open pavilion with potted palms, red-and-white painted walls and a green-wheeled wooden cart behind. A seated man in an orange chair wears a rust-red garment with gold border and a flower garland, hands pressed together in namaste. Standing before him, a shirtless priest in rust-red dhoti with gold border holds a silver lamp or vessel and applies a mark to the forehead of a young man in white dhoti with gold border, dark rudraksha mala and red wrist thread. Trays of bananas, flowers and red offerings sit on a cloth-covered table in front; a fan and water bottles are visible. Three people are present.2014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02Outdoor ceremony at an ashram courtyard. A man seated on an orange armchair with a low orange footstool wears a rust-red robe with gold borders and a white-and-pink flower garland, with bare feet, and a pink cloth lies over the chair arm. Behind him is a framed portrait of a woman in orange, and a gilded arch with a curved golden serpent-like ornament rises above a draped white cloth. In the foreground a shaven-headed priest with a rudraksha mala and white markings on his arms and chest, wearing a rust robe with yellow edging, holds a brass bell or ritual object. A steel tray with bowls sits on a table, and a yellow decorated cart stands behind. Red walls and palm trees fill the background.2014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02An outdoor ritual pavilion with a red-and-white striped frame and a large gold-coloured serpent-like arch overhead. A figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red robe with gold border and a garland, sits on an orange cushioned throne and gestures with hands near the mouth. Nearby, a priest in a reddish-brown robe with gold border holds a lit lamp aloft, and a woman in a white sari with gold border and a dark shawl stands beside him. Women in orange and dark clothing sit on the ground in the foreground, and a table with yellow flowers, red offerings and a stainless-steel altar block is in front. Plants and a fan surround the setting.2014-10-02April 17 20172017-04-17Outdoor puja under a corrugated metal canopy at an ashram. A seated man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits in a large orange armchair, with a framed photo on a yellow table beside him. Devotees in orange and saffron robes stand and sit around a raised white platform where a man in white ritual cloth kneels before a decorated deity murti of a goddess draped in garlands, with a red and gold cloth, lamps and fresh banana leaves. A standing priest in a red-brown dhoti gestures near a stainless steel table. Red walls, palm trees and strings of bunting frame the scene.2014-10-02A temple-courtyard ritual photograph. A shaved-headed young priest in an orange-red dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl bends forward over a brass platter, pouring from a silver vessel near a small oil lamp with flame. Behind him another priest in white dhoti stands beside a tall, ornate brass lamp and a gold-edged wooden stage. Seated on a plush orange throne at right is a man with long swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-red robe with gold borders and a gold-and-red garland, hands folded. Attendants in orange and red robes sit or stand nearby, and women in white and red saris watch. Flowers, silver bowls, a kalasha-like vessel and marigold garlands are arranged on the platter. Red buildings and green foliage fill the background. This appears to be a puja or abhishekam setting.2014-10-02Outdoor photo at an ashram courtyard with red container-style walls and palm trees. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing a marigold garland and rust-red robes with a gold-yellow border, sits on an orange throne-like armchair. Beside him is a framed portrait showing a saffron-robed figure, and a yellow cart with a white cloth stands nearby. In the foreground a shaven-headed devotee in rust-red and gold-bordered robes, with a rudraksha mala, holds a brass oil lamp at a steel table. A woman in rust-red attire with an orange bag stands to the left. Swamiji (probable): the seated man wears a garland and saffron-red robes with long hair, and is shown in a throne seat as the page indicates.2014-10-02September 21 20162016-09-21August 25 20172017-08-25