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Outdoor photo of a ritual at a stainless-steel table lined with small clay oil lamps. A large black iron kadai sends up thick white smoke on the left. A man with long dark swept-back hair, a saffron-orange garment and a rudraksha mala with ceremonial gold ornaments pours liquid from a plastic bottle into the pan, with an orange tilak on his forehead. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments in saffron clothing), in the role of ritual officiant. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in saffron cloth and rudraksha beads handles a small dish. Behind them, a man in white shirt and dhoti films with a camcorder, and several onlookers in white shirts and uniforms stand watching, with a green pillar at left.

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Outdoor photo of a ritual preparation under a shaded open pavilion beside green pillars. At center, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe, rudraksha-style beads, and a bare chest with a marked forehead, standing at a long steel tray filled with small clay oil lamps and cups. Beside him a shaved-headed monk in saffron cloth holds a bottle, and a bare-chested man in a green lower cloth holds a plastic bag near the tray. Smoke rises from a large black iron pan on the left. A cameraman and several men in white shirts stand in the background, and a uniformed officer is visible behind them. Cups of oil lamps are being arranged for a ritual.2012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23A photograph of an outdoor ritual scene under a pillared open hall. In the foreground a large metal pan sends up billowing white steam over a steel counter. On the right a man with long dark hair, orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders, and rudraksha beads and gold pendants around his neck pours water from a plastic bottle into the pan, with a small bindi and tilak on his forehead. Behind him a man in a khaki uniform stands near the crowd of onlookers, including children, a man in white shirt with a video camera on his shoulder, and a man in orange on the right edge. Teal pillars and a tree frame the scene.2012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23A photograph of an outdoor ritual with several orange-clad participants. In the foreground a long-haired man in a saffron wrap and a necklace of gold bead ornaments extends his hand toward a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame, held by a bald, bespectacled man in orange robes with a gold necklace and sandalwood marks on his forehead. Behind them a man in orange holds a brass plate of flowers, and a man in yellow at the left edge rests a hand on his chest beside a video camera. Several onlookers in white and orange stand under trees in the background.2009-10-17January 08 20102010-01-08Night photograph of a temple ritual with a crowd behind. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders, a gold necklace and gold armbands, and holds a small white object while looking down toward a row of bright oil lamp flames in the foreground. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in orange robes and a gold necklace stands near a hand offering a plate. On the right an older man with bare chest and sacred ash marks holds his palms together. Hanging yellow and orange lanterns and a pillared temple hall frame the scene. a person cues: long swept-back hair, orange-red shawl and ornate gold necklace, with the central figure in a priestly role during the lamp ritual.2012-04-05April 19 20082008-04-19A ritual scene under a white canopy with coconuts arranged on leaf plates covered in cloths of blue, purple, green and red, with marigold petals and offerings. A bald man in an orange-saffron robe and an orange-brown shawl holds a brass plate with a flame, while a man in a dark red-maroon robe with a red turban and rudraksha mala holds the flame plate beside a woman in orange robes with a white garland. Other men in orange robes, white dhotis and turbans stand around, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and gold necklace stands at the left. A camera on a tripod is visible at the right edge, and a smoky haze fills the air.2015-01-13Outdoor ritual photograph at a temple-style stage with orange and red fabric. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe, a large white and red flower garland and a gold-bead necklace, reaches a hand over a burning clay lamp held in a shallow bowl. Another orange-robed man with a shaved head stands behind him holding a tray, and a man in white attends at the right edge. A small fire burns in the foreground above clay pots hung on a wooden frame, with smoke rising. Crowds of people in white clothes are seated beyond the stage under blue tarpaulin tents and trees. The scene suggests aarti or fire-offering ritual activity.2010-12-29