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Outdoor evening ritual photo beneath palm trees and a silver ornate umbrella with hanging decorative discs. A devotee in white dhoti with gold border and a dark rudraksha mala stands with hands folded beside a stone fire pit scattered with red flower petals and a blue cloth. A woman in a saffron-orange sari with gold border and red flower garlands holds a brass plate of flowers and offerings. Behind her, a bald man in orange robes and beaded necklace, and another woman in an orange sari with gold bangles, stand near an oil lamp flame at the left edge. The people are arranged in a devotional offering scene with pujas and aarti-style offerings.

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November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesOutdoor evening ritual procession under a copper umbrella (kalasha-style canopy) with palm trees and green foliage behind. A central man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a red flower garland, gold necklaces, a gold waist belt and an orange-and-maroon turban, raises a lit oil lamp (aarti) in his right hand and holds a bell in his left, smiling. Around him, men in orange-brown ritual clothes with rudraksha malas and bare upper bodies stand; one man on the left in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala holds his hands together, and a man on the right holds a silver plate. Pink flower petals lie on the ground at lower left. Appearance-based identification of the central figure is uncertain.2013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesEvening outdoor ritual in a palm-lined garden during a Karthigai Deepam-style flame offering. A central figure with a bare chest, a red-and-gold turban-style headwear, a red garland and a gold necklace holds a lamp beside a large bronze vessel of flame. Large red and yellow flower garlands drape the vessel and a blue cloth covers a nearby platform. Behind him a white-clad attendant with a mala stands to the left, and several men and women in saffron and orange robes stand near a white ceremonial umbrella. A tall flame rises from the vessel while a crowd with raised hands and phones watches from the right. A brass ceremonial staff is visible at the right edge.2013-11-17 +1 copiesEvening outdoor procession at dusk among palm and leafy trees. A man in a brown-orange robe with a red-and-gold headband and a red and white flower garland raises a large brass lamp with a bright flame high above his head. Behind him, a ceremonial umbrella with gold-tipped, scalloped silver panels is held by a bald man in orange-brown robes. Another man in white dhoti with bare chest stands with hands folded in prayer on the left, and a robed attendant holds a tray at the right edge. A purple cloth draped object appears at the left foreground. Ritual lamp procession.2013-11-17 +1 copiesEvening outdoor ritual at a temple garden during a lamp-lighting ceremony. A central figure in a brown and gold dhoti with a red turban-style headwear and a long red and white flower garland holds a lit oil lamp with both hands in front of a large brass vessel filled with red roses and white flowers, from which a tall flame rises. Behind him stands a red cushioned seat under a white ornate umbrella canopy. To the left, a man in white ritual cloth with rudraksha beads and an orange-clad attendant stand near. Several devotees in orange and brown robes and white garments press close with hands folded, and a man in a white headwrap and another in a tall red-and-gold cap stand in the crowd; some people hold up phones. Palm trees and tropical foliage surround the scene.2013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNight procession outdoors led by a woman in a rust-red sari and matching red headwrap, smiling and holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) in both hands. She wears a red and white flower garland, a gold pendant and rudraksha-style beads. Around her, men in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders, some with rudraksha malas, and men in white dhotis walk with her; one man in a white kurta carries a small torch. Behind them a red and gold ceremonial umbrella (chhatra) and a ceremonial staff are visible. The a person candidate's appearance is not clearly established here, so the identity is unsure.2014-12-05Outdoor evening ritual with a flaming basin and a tall garland-wrapped pillar of white and purple flowers at left. A central figure in a red-maroon turban, red flower garland, gold ornaments and a gold pendant holds a small oil lamp and a handbell, smiling. Around them, several men in saffron-red and gold-bordered dhotis or wraps, rudraksha malas, and white dhotis stand near the flames. One man at right wears a patterned cylindrical headdress and a rudraksha mala, holding a lamp on a tray. Palm trees and a red umbrella with tassels stand in the background. The central figure appears to match the page's Swamiji reference by saffron/red clothing, turban and gold ornamentation, so the identification is probable.2014-12-05November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesOutdoor evening ritual under palm trees. A large brass fire bowl on a tall iron stand blazes at left, its stand wrapped with white and purple flower garlands. Near the centre, a man in a red turban, red-and-gold dhoti and a red-and-white flower garland holds a lit lamp over a brass plate of offerings, with a second man beside him in a tall decorated headpiece and orange-and-gold cloth. Surrounding men wear white dhotis with gold borders, rudraksha malas and bare upper bodies, and a woman in a white sari with gold border stands at right. A multicoloured fringed umbrella is held above. The scene reads as an aarti or homa-style fire ritual.2014-12-05