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Outdoor photo of a seated figure in a red turban and pink garment, garlanded with red and white flowers, sitting on a zebra-striped cushion on a raised white platform under a large orange and gold patterned umbrella. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest with bare upper body wears an orange cloth, a rudraksha mala and bracelets, and raises a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp toward the seated figure. Brass vessels sit at the platform edge. Behind them are orange-painted shipping containers, a white pillar and a rocky hill with scrub.

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February 06 20172017-02-06February 03 20172017-02-03A shirtless man in orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala waves a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp toward a seated statue on a raised platform. The seated figure wears a red turban, rudraksha beads and a gold garland, and a multicoloured umbrella shades it. Behind the platform rise a rocky hill and trees, with white pillars and a red-brick wall at the sides. Two women in orange saris sit at the lower right with brass vessels and a small lamp in front of them.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoors in front of a rocky, tree-covered hill, a shaved-headed man with a bare upper body and an orange cloth draped over one shoulder raises a silver ceremonial sword or staff overhead with his right arm. He wears a rudraksha mala and a bracelet. Facing him, a seated person in orange-red clothing wears a red and gold turban, a white and red flower garland and a white floral garland, and sits beneath a large red and gold decorated umbrella. Shipping-container style orange walls and a parked silver SUV are behind them, and another orange-clad figure stands at the left edge.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06A shirtless man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands with his back to the camera, holding a ceremonial object, before a large seated painted or printed figure of a saffron-robed guru with a turban, rudraksha mala and gold garland, under a multicoloured fringed umbrella. The figure appears in an image on a board or statue rather than as a physical person. Behind is a rocky wooded hill, orange shipping containers and a white wall.2017-02-03Outdoor photo of a bare-chested man in orange saffron cloth seen from behind, holding a tall ornate brass lamp with a decorative umbrella-shaped top aloft before a seated deity murti decorated with garlands on a raised platform. Behind is a rocky hill with sparse vegetation and a pale sky. Red shipping-container-style walls, a parked grey van, a water tank and a few distant people in white stand in the courtyard.2017-02-06February 03 20172017-02-03A bare-backed priest in an orange dhoti and orange shoulder cloth stands on a low stone platform, raising a brass lamp with a bell-shaped handle toward a seated figure. The seated figure is a painted or sculpted statue with a red-orange turban, a beaded rudraksha-style mala and a gold necklace, seated on a red and gold cushioned seat beneath a multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with tasselled fringe. A rocky hill with sparse trees rises behind, and orange-brown corrugated containers stand behind the platform. The statue is not a living person, and the priest's face is not visible.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03A photograph of an outdoor scene with a rocky hill behind it. In the foreground a man with his back to the camera wears an orange sannyasi-style dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and holds a red and yellow ceremonial umbrella with tasselled fringe over a seated figure. The seated figure, in an orange-red turban and rudraksha mala with a trident-topped staff, sits on a red-brown seat in a pose of blessing, and appears to be a printed or painted figure rather than a living person. Behind them are stacked orange containers, a low white wall, and trees. Copyright text is visible on the image corner.2017-02-03