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Night outdoor ritual photo under a fringed canopy with golden scalloped backrest. A bearded man with a tilak, wearing a red-brown robe and a pink-and-white flower garland, sits on a gilded red-cushioned throne, holding a cream cloth. A standing bare-chested devotee in white dhoti with red-brown rudraksha mala and red sash presses palms together before him, while smoke drifts and devotees in white sit on a striped rug. A woman in a white and gold sari stands at left. Strings of multicoloured lights hang in the background.

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Evening outdoor ceremony under strings of lights. A bearded man in saffron-orange robes with a long swept-back hair, wearing a thick red and white flower garland, sits smiling on an ornate golden throne with a red cushion. Beside him stands an attendant in orange robes with a rudraksha mala. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and bare chest, with hands pressed in anjali, bows toward the throne, while a priest in white with a sacred thread stands nearby. Participants in white clothes sit on striped mats in rows behind, some holding red-and-white cloth bags. A golden kalasha and an ornate parasol with colourful tassels frame the scene, with petals scattered at the throne's base.2017-03-16Night outdoor ritual photograph at a homa or puja setting. A bearded man in reddish-brown saffron robes and a flower garland sits on an ornate golden throne with a red cushion, while a man in a white dhoti and gold-trimmed shawl with a long gold-and-bead necklace kneels before him with a red cloth. Nearby a woman in white with gold border kneels, and another woman in white stands with rudraksha beads. A white-clad crowd sits on mats in the background, with smoke rising at right and a golden kalasha and peetha in the foreground. Pink flower petals and a green leaf rest near the feet on the throne.2017-03-16April 16 20172017-04-16Evening ritual at an outdoor pavilion filled with smoke and string lights. A bearded man in a maroon robe with a flower garland sits on an ornate gold-carved throne under a striped canopy, palms pressed together in prayer. To the right, a bare-chested priest in a pink dhoti and red beaded necklace stands with hands folded. Seated devotees on striped mats include a woman in white sari, a woman in white with a beaded mala, and a man in orange robes. Red petals lie at the base of the throne.2017-04-28March 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesApril 28 20172017-04-28March 16 20172017-03-16April 28 20172017-04-28Evening outdoor ritual under a canopy hung with colourful tassels. A man in a rust-orange robe with a pink-and-white flower garland sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him, a bare-chested priest with a red rudraksha mala and white dhoti holds a flaming lamp or fire vessel, with smoke rising. Seated devotees in white clothes fill the background, many with hands folded. Colourful striped mats cover the floor, with small oil lamps at left and a decorated deity murti with flower garlands at right. Fire ritual, homa setting.2017-03-16 +1 copiesDecember 05 20162016-12-05A seated man on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a carved gold peetha base sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed. He wears a saffron-orange wrap and a white and pink flower garland, with a red rudraksha-style mala around his neck. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and a red beaded mala bends forward at right, holding a lit oil lamp over a striped cloth, with a brass plate nearby. Behind them a crowd of white-clad devotees sits on the ground under string lights, with a gold lamp stand and small decorated objects at the front. Probable Swamiji cues: long hair, saffron wrap, garland and throne, presented as the seated central figure in a ritual.2017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16