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Night-time photo at an ashram gathering. On the left, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a long white and green flower garland and a white forehead mark, his hands extended over a tray of folded white cloths with green-bordered edges. Behind him, several saffron-robed monastics and devotees stand with white forehead marks, rudraksha malas, and gold-bordered orange cloths. An elderly man in a white shirt and red-orange shawl, seen from behind on the right, receives the cloths. Some people are raising phones. A bundle of dry grass and a decorated figure stand near the offering table.

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January 03 20152015-01-03January 03 20152015-01-03January 03 20152015-01-03January 03 20152015-01-03June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Night-time ritual scene in an open courtyard with a crowd of devotees in saffron and orange robes. A central man with long dark hair, a red-orange cloth draped over his body and a garland of red flowers stands facing a bare-chested man in saffron who holds a silver tray of flowers and fruit. Nearby, a man in white dhoti with gold borders and a garland joins palms in reverence, while women in orange saris and rudraksha malas gather around. Behind them stand decorated processional structures with gold trim, a deity murti dressed in green and gold, and a red-wrapped gift box with fruit and flowers on a white cloth in the foreground. Several devotees hold mobile phones.2015-01-03Night photograph of a temple-yard ritual under dark foliage and a dim red-brick wall. A bare-chested priest with a shaved head, white and yellow sandalwood markings, a rudraksha mala and a gold-trimmed brown-and-saffron dhoti stands at the centre, holding a ritual vessel while a devotee in a white dhoti offers it. Beside him a second priest wears a white turban, gold hoop earrings, bead necklaces and a gold-bordered rust cloth; a woman in a red blouse watches, and a woman in an orange shawl with a white forehead mark stands at right. A man in a white shirt and spectacles and a figure in a red top with folded hands stand to the left, with a blurred foreground figure. Several people are visible, the focus is on the central priest and offering, and the scene suggests a puja or aarti. A swami-like presence is possible but not clearly established.2015-11-24July 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copiesJuly 07 20152015-07-07January 03 20152015-01-03Night outdoor ritual scene lit by a single bright lamp on a pole. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands at right, holding out a leafy garland-like offering toward a seated older man in a white shirt in the foreground. Behind them several people in pale and saffron-toned dhotis stand with palms pressed together in anjali. A red curtain hangs on the right, and a small table holds a plate and bowls of offerings. The a person appearance cues are a bare-chested figure with long hair and mala, but the face is in shadow and identity is uncertain, so this is recorded as unsure. Visible people number about six to eight.2015-02-19