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A standing man in saffron-orange robe with a white flower garland and long swept-back dark hair smiles as he pours from a hand-held vessel near a small shrine with a deity murti dressed with garlands. In the foreground, a man in white kneels prostrate on a patterned cloth beside a small flame and scattered flowers, while a man in a white shirt holding a silver pot stands at left. Marigold and orange garlands hang above a stone canopy with banana leaves nearby, and a kalasha-like pot sits on a stone base. The setting resembles an outdoor ritual at an ashram shrine.

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Outdoor temple ceremony with marigold and jasmine garlands strung along a pillared shrine roofed with banana leaves. A tall figure in saffron-orange robes, with long swept-back hair and a white garland, stands at left holding a metal bowl and sprinkling from it, with a second bowl-holder at the edge. Two seated devotees in garlands kneel on a green cloth before a flame, one in orange with a red blouse, one in cream shirt. A deity murti with a bowed head sits in the shrine behind lamps and offerings, and a decorated wooden seat with carved disc stands at lower left. Smoke drifts across the scene. a person: the standing saffron-robed figure has long swept-back hair and a white garland, which are cues consistent with the page; appearance-based label only.2007-02-15A photograph inside a temple shrine area with red-and-white striped walls and a red curtain. A man in an orange dhoti and shawl stands center-left holding a brass tray of offerings, while a standing figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long red and yellow garland and rudraksha-style adornment stands center, hands open, with a crown-like headwear region. A devotee in white shirt and white dhoti prostrates on the floor in the foreground. At right, floral garlands drape over a deity murti and a seated figure in orange. A stone carved panel and brass lamps are visible behind them.2008-08-07February 15 20072007-02-15A photograph of a padapuja, a foot-worship ritual, in an ashram hall with orange floor cloth. A seated figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a multi-strand gold beaded necklace and holds a small tray of flower petals; a bowl of fruit sits on a wooden table beside her. A man in white kneels with his head bowed to her feet on an orange-and-gold cushion, a marigold garland around his neck. Standing devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, some with white and marigold garlands, fold their hands in namaskar, and one wears an orange shawl. Their hair and clothing show no identifying features beyond this.2010-07-24February 15 20072007-02-15A photograph inside an open-sided concrete pavilion at an ashram. A long-haired man in orange robes and a flower garland sits on a white cloth-covered seat on the left, receiving obeisance. A woman in a cream sari with a gold border bends low with her head near his feet, touching the floor. Behind them a man in white with an orange shawl holds a brass plate of flowers and leaves, and a second man in white kneels at right beside a tray of red flowers. A walking stick leans against the wall at left, and bamboo blinds hang at the top right. Several people in white stand and sit in the background.2006-10-12A photograph of a temple-like open pavilion with palm trees and hanging marigold garlands. A man in white dhoti and shirt bends low to touch the feet of a seated figure in orange robes and long swept-back hair, wearing a white-and-red flower garland and rudraksha mala. The seated figure gestures with one hand on the man's head, on a carved wooden throne. A woman in a red sari with a red-and-white garland stands nearby, and a younger man in white with an orange shawl stands behind. Oil lamps and a fire, plus fruit, sweets and flower offerings, sit on a stone platform in front, and a seated crowd in white and orange watches.2006-12-26A photograph of a devotee in white clothes and an orange shawl prostrating on a grey tiled floor before a seated man in an orange wrap, wearing a garland of red and white flowers and a rudraksha mala. The seated man has long, swept-back dark hair and bare shoulders, and a marigold-filled plate sits at the right edge, with other people in white partly visible at the top and bottom of the frame. The posture and offering suggest a devotional gesture of respect to a spiritual figure.2006-10-12A smiling man in saffron-orange robes stands on a stone platform wearing a long garland of red roses and yellow marigolds, with a red tilak on his forehead. In front of him a devotee in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl bends low, touching the garland. To the left, a man in orange robes holds a brass plate with offerings. Behind them, a deity murti in orange and red garments is adorned with marigold and rose garlands, flanked by brass lamps and a kalasha, with a stone carved figure set into the wall at left. The man in saffron is distinctively adorned with a rose garland and saffron robes, so the appearance is a probable match for a person in the scene; he is standing on the platform as the honoured figure receiving the devotee's reverence.2008-08-07December 26 20062006-12-26A temple courtyard scene in front of a stone shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands and draped in colourful cloth. A young man in an orange saffron robe with a red and yellow flower garland stands barefoot at center. To his left, a man in orange cloth bends down over a brass plate with offerings, appearing to perform a puja. On the right, a person in white holds a smaller orange-robed figure, a statue of a sannyasi wearing an orange turban, orange robes, rudraksha beads and white flower garlands. Stone pillars with carved reliefs frame the shrine, with a black stone carving of a deity at the left and a small brass lamp near the platform. Persons in white dhotis stand at the edges.2008-08-07Outdoor ritual puja on grass beside a green truck and hills. A person in a saffron-orange robe with gold border sits on a leopard-print cushion, long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi and a long beaded rudraksha-style mala, holding a silver bell and offering white flowers over a golden pyramid-shaped peetha/yantra stand. Coconut halves, bananas, silver vessels and a kalasha-style pot sit on a cloth before him. Behind, two men in white dhotis hold tall silver-topped staffs, and a man in white kurta kneels with a silver cup. a person appears as the saffron-robed seated figure leading the abhishekam-style ritual.2005-12-25