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Outdoor photo of a ritual scene under a pale sky with palm fronds and dense green trees behind. A man with long dark hair, a red-orange vibhuti line on his forehead, and a red-orange wrap with a bare shoulder stands centre, wearing a red and yellow marigold garland, a gold bead necklace and gold armlets. He lowers his eyes while holding a carved wooden vessel draped in orange cloth, with a bundle of grass tucked at its edge and white rope wound around it. A second person's arm and hand, wearing a bracelet, reaches in from the right to steady the vessel. Greenery and a stone ledge are visible at the lower right.

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Outdoor photo of a man with long dark braided hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and a red-and-gold flower garland with marigolds draped over his shoulders and chest. He wears a rust-orange robe, a gold-beaded necklace, a red beaded armband and bracelets. He is looking down while holding a wooden ceremonial vessel draped with an orange cloth, with a bundle of dry grass tucked in it and a white rope running along its edge. Another person in white dhoti and bare-shouldered clothing holds the other end of the vessel at right. Palm trees and green foliage stand behind them under an overcast sky.2016-08-27Outdoor photograph of a man in rust-red ochre robes wearing long red-and-white and yellow marigold garlands, a rudraksha-style brown bead necklace, a large gold pendant and gold bead necklace, and red beaded armlets. He has long swept-back dark hair, a beard, a vibhuti line with a red kumkum dot on his forehead, and smiles with eyes lowered as he reaches toward a red cloth-covered tray holding grass and offerings. Another person's hand and arm holds the tray from the right, with green foliage blurred behind.2016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27Outdoor ritual photograph beneath palm trees. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, a dark rudraksha mala, a rust-red wrap and a large gold necklace with a gold pendant stands centre, eyes lowered, one hand extended over a brass plate. Garlands of red flowers and yellow marigolds hang from his neck and arms. Beside him an older man with grey hair and a white dhoti with gold border, bare-chested, holds a red-orange cloth-covered tray. Marigold garlands and a rope hang at the left edge. Swamiji (probable) is described by his long hair, rust-red wrap, rudraksha and gold necklace, in the role of the central officiant performing a ritual.2016-08-27Outdoor photo beside palm trees of a man in an ochre-saffron robe wrapped over one shoulder, wearing long red and white flower garlands, an orange rudraksha-style bead necklace and a white vibhuti mark with a red dot on the forehead. He reaches toward a polished metal bowl held by a bald priest in white who wears a sacred marking on his forehead. Yellow cord hangs at right and a carved pink stone pillar appears at left. Probable Swamiji is visible from long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, with the page noting Swamiji's presence at this event.2013-03-11Outdoor ritual photograph beneath palm fronds. A bearded man with long dark hair worn back, a vertical tilak on his forehead, gold bead necklaces and a long red-and-yellow marigold garland stands in a maroon-brown robe with his hand over a brass tray. Beside him a younger attendant in an orange dhoti and bare chest holds a brass plate and a second attendant in orange stands at the right edge, with a rope hanging in the foreground. Green leaves and a carved stone wall frame the scene.2016-10-03 +1 copiesAugust 27 20162016-08-27February 28 20132013-02-28August 27 20162016-08-27October 03 20162016-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20162016-10-03Outdoor ritual photograph in a palm-fringed garden. A man with long dark dreadlocks, a vibhuti mark on his forehead, a gold pendant necklace, red and yellow marigold garlands and a red-brown dhoti stands at left, holding a wooden tray covered with an orange cloth and a few dried grass stalks. Facing him at right, a second man with grey-streaked long hair, a rudraksha mala, bare shoulders with white ash markings, a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha armband holds the other end of the tray. A rope runs past them and a patterned cloth covers the platform beneath them.2016-08-27