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Night-time outdoor ritual at an open ground beneath a large tree with hanging aerial roots and strings of small lights. In the foreground, a tall woman in orange clothing and an orange head wrap stands with palms pressed together and holds a plate of white flowers. Beside her, two monks in saffron-orange robes stand with hands folded, one bald and one with a shaved head. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shirts, one with a red and gold shawl, stand with hands folded, and a cameraman is visible. On the left, a deity murti is decorated with red and white flower garlands and white beaded adornments, with a serpent-shaped form at its base. Smoke rises at the right edge.

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Night outdoor photograph beneath a large dark tree at a flower-decorated shrine. On the left, a deity murti with a white turban and gold ornaments is garlanded with yellow marigolds and red and white flower garlands, standing on a rocky base. Three saffron-robed figures stand in front with hands folded in namaskar on a white cloth, scattering petals. The figure at right wears an orange turban, orange robe and a rudraksha-style mala and appears to have long hair. Two white-clad attendants and a photographer stand behind, with lamps lighting the scene.2006-01-01December 30 20072007-12-30January 01 20062006-01-01December 30 20072007-12-30January 01 20062006-01-01Night photo at an outdoor shrine beneath a large tree. A man in orange robes with a red tilak on his forehead and a crown-like ornament on his head stands at left holding a silver vessel filled with pink and magenta flowers. Behind him, two monks in orange robes stand on a striped mat, one with hands folded in prayer. A woman in a red sari with a garland of white, yellow and purple flowers holds up a lit brass lamp in an aarti-style gesture. The scene is lit mainly by the flame and nearby light.2009-06-09December 30 20082008-12-30Night ritual outdoors among trees at the ashram. A bare-chested older man with a shaved head, wearing a rudraksha mala and holding a brass bowl, stands at the centre; an orange-robed woman on the right, with an orange turban and long dark hair, smiles with hands folded. Several orange-robed devotees and white-clad people stand behind. In the foreground a seated man in orange robes with a beaded mala performs puja with brass lamps and vessels before a silver-decorated deity murti and a stone lingam-like object on a white cloth. A tall brass staff stands in the background.2007-12-30January 08 20102010-01-08 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual at a dark tree-lined setting with a raised stone platform. A man in saffron robes and gold necklace raises a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame high in his right hand. Beside him, an older man in white dhoti and shirt holds a small brass bell and stands with hands folded. To the right, a man in a saffron turban and rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Further right, another saffron-clad figure stands in profile. On the left edge, hands folded in namaskar belong to devotees in orange and white. Marigold petals lie on the ground at lower right. The visible rudraksha mala and saffron turban are appearance cues that may suggest a person, but identity is uncertain.2008-12-30January 01 20062006-01-01Outdoor evening photograph under dense trees beside a garden and a dim lamp post. A row of men in saffron-orange robes and shawls stands at the left, several with shaved heads; the man second from left and the older man in the centre wear light tan-orange wraps. A woman in orange sari with her back to the camera faces the group, and to the right a line of men in white dhotis with yellow shawls and rudraksha-style beads stands near a low stone wall. A red-draped object and a carved gold-coloured arch are visible in the background. No individual can be confidently identified from appearance, so the a person field is unsure.2009-10-15