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Outdoor ritual scene at a temple courtyard with a red-brick building and palm trees behind. In the centre a figure with long dark hair wears a red-orange garment and stands before a red and gold throne-style chair, hands pressed together in namaskar. A white-clad homa-style altar with a square fire pit, brass kalasha pots, oil lamps, banana, pineapple and fruit offerings, and metal vessels is laid out on a striped rug. Behind, a crowd of people in white and saffron clothing stands on steps. Printed signage on the wall reads Sri Adi Kailash Temple and includes an Avadhoota-style portrait panel. Swamiji candidate is present by appearance cues: long swept-back hair and saffron-red clothing, as a probable in-person presence.

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December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor ritual scene at dusk beside palm trees and a brick building. A seated figure in saffron-orange and red clothing wears a long rudraksha mala and sits on an ornate red and gold throne. Before the throne, a white stepped platform holds a dark square basin, brass oil lamps, a red kalasha pot, flower petals, a brass pot, fruit, bananas, pineapple and covered metal vessels. Several people in white and cream ritual dress stand nearby, some holding small hand cymbals and drums; a woman in white with a gold-bordered sari and a man with a rudraksha mala stand near the throne. Signboards and a banner are visible in the background, and a few onlookers stand at the right edge.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor ritual scene under a red and yellow canopy strung with orange pennants. A central figure in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a raised seat at right, with a long dark braid and an ornate gold-and-red garland, reading as a person presiding figure; the appearance cues are a long swept-back hairstyle, rudraksha beads and saffron clothing. A row of orange-clad attendants sits along a white fire pit (homa) with a black ritual basin. Foreground: a woman in white garments with hands folded in prayer, rows of brass oil lamps and yellow marigold garlands on trays, and dried sticks and offerings. Behind, flower-garlanded deity murti stand on a platform, with devotees in white watching from a white building.2008-12-28Outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard with a canopy of orange and red fabric. A man with long dark hair in an orange robe stands on a mat with palms pressed together in prayer, beside a square fire pit with a black surface and brass bowls and lamps. To the left, another orange-robed man bows over offerings. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, and white-clad devotees stand in a crowd with hands folded. A red-draped seat and a kalasha-topped pole stand at right, with strings of pennants overhead.2008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23December 16 20102010-12-16A homa fire ceremony in an open courtyard beside a red-orange wall with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwar Mandir. A bald man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands at a square fire pit holding a brass plate of offerings, with a gold chain necklace and beaded mala. Beside him a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a white sash stands with palms joined. Behind them a seated crowd of about 30 people in white clothes, some with lanyards, watches, some with hands folded. Brass kalasha vessels with mango-leaf and orange tops, a plate of red powder, bundles of wood, and a dhoti-draped altar with a blue cloth stand around the pit.2010-12-16Outdoor satsang at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a red-and-white painted temple building behind and a banner reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple above the doorway. A seated figure in orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace sits on a red-and-gold throne on an orange-draped stage, with a fire pit and brass plates of offerings, fruit and flowers in front. Audience members in white and orange clothes sit on steps and the ground, a camera on a tripod is set up at left, and a wooden bowl of firewood sits at lower right. Palm trees and a parked silver SUV appear at right.2010-12-16