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Night-time ritual puja in a crowded outdoor courtyard. A shaved-headed man with a rudraksha mala and pendant sits cross-legged with palms pressed together, flanked by attendants and devotees in orange and saffron clothing, several with white ash markings on their foreheads and arms. In the foreground, a bare-chested attendant holds a silver plate with yellow flowers, and another person on the left arranges green leaves on a blue cloth-covered table, beside a brass plate of leaves and a small bowl. A small oil lamp flame glows in the lower centre. Behind them a dense crowd of devotees stands in saffron, orange and white garments amid tropical plants, watching the ceremony.

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January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08Night outdoor scene at an ashram with strings of colourful lights overhead and banana plants behind. In the foreground a young priest with white sacred markings on his face, arms and chest, orange cloth and rudraksha beads, reaches across a blue cloth table holding a leafy green offering and a steel bowl. Beside him a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala sits with cupped hands, while a man at right in white holds a silver vessel with a silver tray. Behind them a large crowd of devotees, many in orange and white, stands watching. A white-walled compound with red trim is visible at right. The setting suggests a puja or annadan style offering.2017-01-08Night-time ritual outdoors at an ashram, with a crowd of devotees watching. In the foreground a young priest with white sacred markings on his bare chest and arms, wearing orange cloth and a rudraksha mala, reaches to a blue-draped table holding a brass plate of green leaves and a small bowl. Beside him a woman in an orange top and white dhoti-style cloth sits with both hands on her cheeks, looking surprised. A grey-haired man in white with a rudraksha mala and orange shawl sits nearby, and an attendant on the right holds a silver kalasha-style vessel on a tray. Oil lamps and flowers are on the table. Devotees in orange and saffron stand behind, many in prayerful posture. No identifiable a person is visible.2017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08Night-time puja at an outdoor ashram setting with banana plants behind. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in orange dhoti with white forehead and body markings leans over a blue-green cloth-covered table holding a plate of green leaves and a small metal bowl. A devotee in orange sari kneels with palms pressed together beside a small oil lamp flame. Another priest in orange garments with white tilak holds a silver kalasha-style vessel on a tray. A crowd of devotees in orange and saffron saris and dhotis stands behind, many with hands folded in prayer. No identifiable a person is clearly present.2017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08Night outdoor puja at an ashram courtyard. In the left foreground a bare-chested priest in orange cloth with white ash markings and a rudraksha mala offers green leaves into a metal bowl over a blue-green cloth-covered table. On the right another bare-chested priest in white dhoti holds a tiered silver lamp stand with a small flame. Several devotees, including a woman in a yellow sari with a red-brown mala who holds a small object, and a woman in a grey shawl with hands folded, stand in a crowd of people in orange and white clothing behind a low wall with potted plants and a banana palm. No identifiable a person is clearly visible in the foreground.2017-01-08