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Outdoor ritual scene on bare sandy ground beside a white-painted shrine and palm trees. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and gestures with his hands toward a shallow pit filled with yellow liquid. Around him, six men stand in white dhotis and shirts with orange shawls: one holds a silver-framed deity murti, one holds a trident (trishul) at the front, one carries a silver kalasha-style vessel on a tray, and one holds a tall ornate staff. A copper kalasha crowns the shrine behind them. The setting suggests a preparatory fire-pit ritual.

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A procession on bare earth before a white pedestal and a copper kalasha-topped structure with palm trees behind. A man in the centre wears saffron orange robes and a shawl, long swept-back dark hair, and holds a gold trident. Beside him stand men in white dhotis with orange shawls: one holds a gold framed deity murti, another carries a gold peetha-style tray, and another holds a gold staff. A bearded man in glasses wears an orange shawl. A small pit with water lies in the foreground, consistent with a firewalk preparation.2007-02-14Outdoor scene at a firewalk preparation: a man in a long orange robe with long swept-back dark hair stands at the edge of a pit filled with glowing embers and a shallow yellow-tinted basin. He holds a small ornate golden framed deity murti in his hands. Behind him six men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand in a line; one holds a golden trident, another a covered silver-and-gold ritual vessel on a tray, and another a tall golden staff. A seated man in white appears at the right edge. Palm trees, white painted pillars, a large copper kalasha and a silver car sit in the background. a person candidate appearance: long swept-back hair and saffron robe with a shawl, plausibly the presiding figure, but the face is not visible enough to confirm.2007-02-14Outdoor ritual on bare dry ground before a firepit lined with a yellow-filled trough. A man with long dark hair and an orange robe stands center-front, hands raised in blessing. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls hold ritual items: one holds a silver deity murti in an arched frame, another holds a brass kalasha, and another holds a tall gold-tipped staff. A man behind wears a trident-marked orange garment. Palm trees and a copper tower appear behind; a woman in white sits at the right edge.2007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14Outdoor photo of a group of seven men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with orange shawls, standing on bare dirt before a white plinth and a large copper-coloured urn with palm trees behind. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, orange robe and a red-and-white forehead mark stands with one hand raised in blessing, holding a brass trident. Beside him a man holds a gilded deity murti in an arched frame, another holds a brass ritual vessel with a conical finial, and a man on the right holds a tall gold staff with a finial and wears a rudraksha mala. a person: the central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a rudraksha mala-like adornment, presented as a sannyasi leader in the procession group.2007-02-14Outdoor photo of a procession beside a shallow pit filled with yellow liquid on bare earth. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears orange saffron robes, holds a tall trident-tipped staff and walks barefoot, with a crown-like gold or metal headpiece on his head. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls carry ceremonial objects: one holds a gold framed deity murti with a halo, another a brass kalasha-style vessel, and another a long ceremonial staff. A white stepped pedestal and a dark stone figure stand behind them, with a silver car and palm trees in the background. Two seated figures appear at the far right edge. The setting suggests a fire-walking ritual preparation.2007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14Outdoor ritual scene at a dirt courtyard beside a pit filled with yellow liquid. A central figure in long dark, shoulder-length hair wears a saffron/orange robe and shawl; Swamiji (probable) by appearance cues of long hair and saffron clothing, while an attendant beside him in white dhoti and orange shawl holds an ornate metal vessel. Other men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand or sit nearby, one holding a metal pot, and seated devotees in white garments sit on a blue tarp. Palm trees, a small white structure and a parked silver vehicle appear behind.2007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14Outdoor photograph on bare dirt ground near a white building and a silver car. A bare-chested man in orange dhoti with long dark hair, rudraksha-style beads and gold necklaces stands centre, holding a tall golden staff with a trident-like top. Around him, men in white kurtas and orange shawls stand and hold staffs and a bundled orange cloth; two men in white crouch digging or planting in the soil at the front. A trident-topped gold staff is planted in the ground. Tree line and red flowers appear in the background. a person candidate is present with distinctive long hair, gold adornments and saffron dhoti, presiding over a ground-breaking or planting-type ritual with attendants.2007-12-23February 14 20072007-02-14