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Outdoor photo at an ashram courtyard with a red brick wall behind. A man in a rust-brown robe with a long white flower garland and tilak on his forehead holds a brass pot-lamp or kalasha-like vessel and pours or offers from it. Beside him, four or five younger men in saffron-orange robes, rudraksha malas and ash/tilak marks stand with palms pressed together in prayer. One man on the left wears a white dhoti with gold border and folds his hands. A white pillar or memorial stone stands beside a pale stone platform, and a marigold and rose garland rests in the lower right corner.

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March 11 20172017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11Outdoor ritual scene at a dirt-edged ceremonial area beneath trees, with metal railings and a ceremonial flag pole. A man in the foreground, with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklaces, wears a saffron wrap over a leopard-print lower cloth and holds a silver bell and a silver dish; he appears to be a person (appearance-based, unconfirmed) in the role of officiant. Beside him, a shaven-headed priest in saffron-and-gold dhoti holds a lit flame and an offering dish, with a bronze lamp and ash-like smoke rising. Around them, devotees in red and orange saris and saffron robes stand with palms pressed together, and a woman in white sari and a man in white kurta watch nearby. Several people stand behind the railing, and a small crowd of about a dozen is visible.2014-06-06March 11 20172017-03-11December 23 20162016-12-23Outdoor temple courtyard under a corrugated roof with a large yellow-and-white draped cart nearby. A large deity murti seated on a throne with a crown, garlanded with white and yellow flowers, stands at centre-left, while a figure in white robes sits before it. In the foreground, several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and bare upper bodies sit around a stone homa pit with a brass vessel and sprinkle or tend offerings. One youth in red-and-orange cloth with white ash markings on the arm sits at lower left. A decorated temple vahana or chariot base with lion figures and marigold garlands stands at right, and a Hindu temple structure appears behind.2014-09-09March 11 20172017-03-11Outdoor ritual scene at a sacred site with a white pillar and red brick wall behind. A man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing a rust-red ochre robe and a white flower garland with red and orange blossoms, holds a brass oil lamp with a flame and a small bell in his hands. Behind him, several men in orange-saffron robes with rudraksha malas and gold-coloured neck ornaments stand with palms pressed together, while a man in white dhoti with gold border stands at left. Sandalwood-paste forehead marks are visible. Bottom right shows a garlanded offering and a floral decoration. Appears to be an aarti or puja ceremony.2017-03-11Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading tree on bare reddish earth. In the foreground a smiling man with hair tied in a knot wears a rust-brown dhoti and wrap with broad gold borders and a long rudraksha mala. Behind him a bald man in rust-brown robes with a mala and a monk with a long white beard in orange robes walk with a wooden staff. Several other robed followers in rust and orange stand nearby, one holding a small bowl, with a low stone-edged platform at left.2013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05