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A large outdoor gathering of devotees sits and stands before a tall dark stone wall during a ritual. Two central figures in saffron-orange robes face each other; one, with a shaved head and gold-rimmed glasses, holds up a lit flame in a metal vessel while the other, with long dark hair, raises a hand toward it. Both wear beaded necklaces. Nearby, a man with a shaved head wears a white dhoti with gold border and a red sash, hands folded. Devotees in white and orange-red clothing sit with palms pressed together, and a man in a blue jacket and a photographer in a red shirt stand at the left edge. A flower garland rests on the ground at center. Crowds fill the steps behind.

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Outdoor ritual at a stone wall: in the foreground a figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold necklace raises an arm toward a bright fire burning on a stone courtyard, while a second saffron-robed priest with a shaved head and gold ornaments stands beside him with palms joined. Behind them a man in white dhoti with a yellow-and-orange border stands at left, and a large seated crowd of devotees in white clothes, some in red and yellow shawls, press their hands together in prayer. Flower garlands rest on the ground at left. Several people in the front hold the same devotional gesture.2010-12-29A man with swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha-style beaded mala and a gold pendant, holds a lit oil lamp aloft with his right arm outstretched in an aarti gesture. Beside him stands a shaved-headed priest in orange robes. Behind them, a large crowd of devotees sits on the ground, many in white clothes with yellow borders, several with hands folded in prayer. Stone temple walls with carved pink and grey stonework frame the courtyard, and palm trees appear at the top left. A photographer in a red shirt watches from the left. Swamiji (probable) is the lamp-bearer, identified by distinctive visible cues of swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a beaded mala, performing aarti.2010-12-29Outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard at dusk. A man in orange robes and rudraksha malas holds up a lit camphor flame on a metal lamp, while a bare-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl sits in front with a brass bell and offering plates. Several seated devotees in orange and white clothes press palms together, and a woman in orange sits at the front-left. Bamboo scaffolding and a thatched roof frame the area, with a flower garland of pink, white and yellow blossoms draped on a stone pillar at right. A crowd of white-clad devotees fills the background.2011-12-20Outdoor ritual gathering at a stone-walled ghat or temple courtyard with a large crowd seated on the ground. In the foreground a figure in an orange-saffron robe with long swept-back dark hair stands facing away, arm extended toward a flame in a fire vessel, a rudraksha-style necklace visible at the neck. Beside him a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with an orange-and-gold shoulder cloth stands attentively. The seated devotees wear white with yellow and orange shawls, hands pressed in anjali; one woman in a red blouse and white sari sits prominently. The scene reads as a fire offering or aarti. The orange-robed figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji with distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and necklace cues, performing the fire ritual.2010-12-29Night ritual homa at an open-air outdoor setting. Two shaven-headed priests in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand at a fire pit; the front priest holds a bell and a metal vessel with a large flame aloft, wearing a rudraksha-style mala and gold-toned arm bands. The fire pit is built of brick-like blocks decorated with marigold petals and banana leaves, with brass bowls of offerings and a kalasha-like vessel in front. Behind them a large seated crowd, mostly in white, presses palms together in prayer under strings of lights. A cameraman on a tripod films the scene, and a pink cloth-draped shrine stands at the right edge.2011-11-10Outdoor ritual photograph at a stone pillar. In the foreground a shaven-headed priest in orange robe with gold border sits facing away, holding a brass plate and an oil lamp with a bright flame. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border sits with palms joined, and further right a figure in orange robe with long dark hair and gold necklaces sits with hands folded in prayer. Other devotees in white and orange sit nearby, and a crowd of onlookers, some holding cameras, stands behind a low wall. Brass vessels with offerings lie on the ground.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 20 20112011-12-20December 29 20102010-12-29November 10 20112011-11-10Outdoor temple ritual at a stone shrine with a small oil lamp burning on a platform beside a carved pillar. Priests in white dhotis and orange-saffron shawls sit on the ground with folded hands, one holding a brass plate of flowers and offerings. Behind them a dense crowd of men in white and shirts stands watching and some photograph with cameras. A standing man on the right wears an orange robe, a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, and a gold-coloured garland, while another bald priest in white stands near the right edge. Pink temple walls and palm trees fill the background.2010-12-29Outdoor temple courtyard with a pink boundary wall and palm trees behind. In the foreground, a seated priest in orange robes with a gold-bordered cloth sits beside a small fire lamp at a stone shrine. To the right, a standing figure in an orange robe and a long orange-and-gold garland stands with hands folded, and a bald man in white dhoti with an orange-and-gold sash stands nearby. Several white-clad devotees sit with folded hands on the stone floor, and a seated person in orange with a red garland holds a brass plate of offerings. Behind them a dense crowd watches, with photographers and cameramen filming near the wall.2010-12-29