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Outdoor ritual at an ashram courtyard with a seated figure on a gold-trimmed raised platform beneath a gilded canopy. The seated person wears orange and red robes, a white flower garland and a headband, with bare feet resting on a rug. Around them stand many devotees in orange and saffron robes and white clothing, some holding cymbals and drums. In the foreground, two shaven-headed young disciples in orange robes with rudraksha malas hold blue buckets, one of them pouring or offering liquid. Red poles and rope lines frame the scene, with green trees and a tiled structure behind. The setting suggests a pada puja with satsang, though only the platform figure's role is clearly visible.

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August 17 20142014-08-17August 17 20142014-08-17August 17 20142014-08-17Outdoor ritual abhishekam at an ashram courtyard. A bald man with a bare upper body, wearing orange-brown dhoti and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, is being doused with purple liquid poured by a young assistant in an orange-brown dhoti who holds an orange cup beside a blue drum. A seated man in an orange-brown robe with a flower garland and a crown-like orange headwear sits under a wooden canopy-throne, with orange-robed devotees standing behind. Electric fans and a crowd of white- and orange-clad onlookers surround the scene.2014-08-17 +1 copiesAugust 17 20142014-08-17August 17 20142014-08-17Outdoor photo of a pada puja or abhishekam-style ritual at an open-air temple courtyard. Seated on a raised wooden canopied seat with gold trim is a central figure with a long garland and orange-red cloth, flanked by devotees in saffron and orange robes. In the foreground, a man in soaked orange-red cloth holds a long wooden stick aloft while another man in orange pours from a bucket beside a blue drum. Onlookers in saffron, red and white saris and dhotis stand behind, and a woman in a green-blue outfit holds a child. Red pillars, a stone temple tower and palm trees frame the scene.2014-08-17July 22 20132013-07-22Outdoor ceremony beside a pool with greenish water. A man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne wears an orange-brown turban, heavy gold necklace with rudraksha beads, gold bangles and an orange-brown cloth draped over his body; he extends his hand toward a young shaved-headed boy in maroon robe and gold border who holds an orange cloth bundle, while a red-robed and orange-robed crowd of boys, girls and women gathers behind, some holding a silver staff topped with a trident-like finial. Several people behind wear orange and maroon robes and white-clothed figures stand on a balcony above. A man in a turban and rudraksha necklace as a centre figure; a seated man in orange turban receives an offering in a traditional ceremonial setting.2013-07-22Outdoor ritual scene under a corrugated metal-roofed open pavilion with tall red poles and a tall saffron-striped pillar behind. Several people in orange and saffron cloth stand and move on a wet, reddish-stained ground, with blue plastic drums in the foreground. A man in an orange dhoti and a woman in a white-and-gold-striped sari dance or strike with sticks and wet cloths, and one shirtless man bends over a drum. Behind them a large crowd of devotees in orange, white and red garments watches, with coconut palms and trees beyond. The setting appears to be a festival ground during a ritual event.2014-08-17Outdoor temple-style ceremony under a corrugated roof with palm trees behind. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron shawl, gold necklaces and gold bangles, stands centre holding a bunch of green leaves while a shaven-headed priest in saffron robes at left offers a silver tray. Behind them are rows of saffron-clad sannyasis with orange shawls and marigold garlands, several women in orange saris, and a crowd of onlookers in white. a person candidate is present, identified by long hair, saffron shawl and ornate gold adornments; he is in the centre, presiding over the ritual, with a few shaven-headed monks beside him.2013-03-10August 17 20142014-08-17