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Night outdoor ritual on a raised white platform draped with striped cloth. A central figure with long dark hair, a white headband and a blue shawl over orange clothing extends his hands over a small fire pit; two other orange-robed priests stand nearby, one holding his hands together. Brass oil lamps, flower offerings, fruit and a brass trident stand behind on the platform. To the right a deity murti or framed image is decorated with marigold garlands and a green cloth. Seated devotees fill the foreground and background, and a cameraman in orange clothing films from the front.

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Night ritual outdoors on a striped woven mat before a white-draped low platform. A central figure with long dark hair, a white forehead band, a red-orange robe, a rudraksha mala and a gold chain holds a lit torch upward in one hand. Two attendants in orange robes with white forehead marks stand beside him; the one on the left holds his hands together in prayer, the one on the right holds a ritual implement. A golden trident stands on a pole at left, a garlanded framed portrait of a deity with marigold and yellow flower garlands sits at right, and fruit and flower offerings lie on a tray in the foreground. Several standing onlookers in white and dark clothing watch in the background, and a camera operator's head is visible at the bottom.2009-02-23Night-time outdoor ritual on a raised white platform with a striped multicolour mat. Three central figures in saffron-orange robes sit on the dais; the central figure wears a rudraksha mala and a white tilak, with ornate gold necklaces, and gestures with his hand while speaking into a microphone. Beside him stands a golden trident on a pole, and in front are brass vessels, a flat bowl, and offerings of flowers and leaves, consistent with an abhishekam-style puja. To the right, a framed picture decorated with a garland of white and orange flowers and green leaves sits on a draped table. Several dozen seated devotees and a cameraman in orange fill the foreground, with onlookers standing behind a white building in the background.2009-02-23Night outdoor ritual photo. At the centre, a bare-chested figure in saffron-orange cloth with long dark hair, rudraksha mala beads and a white-marked forehead holds a ceremonial implement over a fire on a white stepped platform. Beside him, a man in orange robes with a white-smeared forehead presses his palms together, and another man in orange stands behind with hands folded. A young man in orange kneels to the left with hands joined. A large flower-garlanded framed portrait stands at the right on a white-draped altar, with a green cloth, yellow flowers and a brass lamp; a trident stands behind the platform. A cameraman in orange sits at the bottom. Crowd members stand in the background.2009-02-23April 16 20172017-04-16Night outdoor ritual photograph at a homa or yagna altar. Two figures in saffron-orange robes stand at the decorated white altar, the one on the left holding a lit oil lamp and the one on the right holding a small bell and a ritual implement. The altar is edged with white flower garlands, orange and yellow marigolds, and green leaves, with a brass tray and a pot of offerings in front. Smoke rises behind the altar. A seated woman in orange and a man in white with a yellow shawl kneel with folded hands at the right, and a large crowd of devotees in white clothing sits on the blue mats and red carpet in front, with stage lights and a tent behind. Neither robed figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone, so role is given instead.2010-02-12April 16 20172017-04-16Night outdoor ritual on an open ground before a large seated crowd. At center, a figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits behind a white-draped altar decorated with white flower garlands and marigold strands, holding a lit oil lamp and raised ritual object as smoke rises. Behind the altar, another person in orange robes sits. To the right, a devotee in orange with a yellow-trimmed white shawl sits with palms joined. Dozens of seated people in white clothing fill the foreground and background, some with hands folded. Fruit, a flower basket and offerings sit on the altar, and stage lights and a tent structure appear in the background. This is a homa-style fire ritual with offerings.2010-02-12Night outdoor homa at a raised white-draped platform decorated with marigold and white jasmine garlands. A central brick fire pit (kunda) burns with a flame, with brass vessels and fruit offerings arranged at the left. A man with long dark hair, a red-orange sacred mark on his forehead, and ornate beaded necklaces, wearing saffron/orange robes, leans over the fire pouring offerings into it. Beside him another saffron-clad priest holds a microphone, and a man in a red tilak and orange robe sits behind. A large seated crowd in white clothes watches with hands folded, and temporary structures and lights are visible in the background. The appearance of the central robed man is consistent with the page's a person reference, though the image is dark and uncertain.2010-02-12Night outdoor ritual on a raised platform draped in white cloth and edged with white and orange flower garlands. A central figure in orange robes and a long beaded necklace, with a white tilak on the forehead and long dark hair, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a bell in the other. Beside them an older man in orange and a yellow shawl sits with palms joined. Brick-like yellow altar blocks, brass plates of fruit and flowers, and a kalasha-style vessel sit in front. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes, many with palms joined, fill the ground behind, with a person in orange holding a microphone at the right edge. Lighting and a tall pillar frame the scene.2010-02-12April 16 20172017-04-16Night outdoor homa at a raised platform draped in white cloth and garlanded with white jasmine and orange marigolds. A brick fire pit burns in the centre with a tall flame. A figure in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, long swept-back dark hair and a red-and-white turban-like headwrap sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaste beside a second saffron-clad priest with a shaved head, also in prayer. Brass and copper pots, a kalasha, fruit, flowers and offerings lie on the platform, and rows of white-clad devotees with folded hands sit on the ground behind them. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron robes, rudraksha mala and ceremonial necklaces) is presiding over the fire ritual as the homa officiant.2010-02-12April 16 20172017-04-16