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Outdoor ritual photograph on bare earth. A man in a sleeveless rust-red garment with a leopard-print wrap and a dark rudraksha-style beaded necklace with gold beads holds a silver handbell and raises a lit flame on a silver lamp. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in rust-red robes holds a silver bowl, and a man in white kurta and dhoti stands with palms pressed together. A crowd in orange and red robes watches behind a metal railing, some with hands folded, one person filming with a camera.

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Photograph of two men in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas standing outdoors before a small fire pit and clay vessel. The man on the right, with long swept-back hair, a red bindi and multiple rudraksha necklaces, appears to be the probable Swamiji candidate; he is looking down while another man in white kurta with a blue ID badge on a red lanyard stands behind him. The man on the left has a shaved head and white tilak, holding an orange umbrella. Several onlookers in white and orange clothes stand behind them, and a woman in a white sari with gold border stands nearby. A small paper drawing lies on a brick ledge in the foreground.2013-07-14Outdoor photograph of a ritual procession at a temple-like setting under bright sunlight. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala with gold beads stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him on the left, a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders holds a long wooden staff. On the right, a person in orange-saffron cloth holds a brass handbell and a small brass vessel. Behind them, other devotees in orange and saffron robes and children stand on a brick step. a person cues are the long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments on the centre figure; the identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2013-04-25December 23 20162016-12-23October 02 20142014-10-02December 26 20132013-12-26October 11 20132013-10-11July 07 20092009-07-07December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesJune 06 20142014-06-06July 07 20092009-07-07July 27 20082008-07-27Outdoor religious procession at dusk with a crowd of devotees in saffron-orange and white dhotis, many with white ash markings on their foreheads and bodies. A bare-chested man in white dhoti holds a tall golden ceremonial staff topped with a lamp stand, while a man in white holds a silver tray with oil lamps burning on it. Another man in an ornate embroidered crown or cap and layered beaded necklaces holds a small bowl. Men and boys behind them blow long brass horns raised overhead. Rudraksha malas and garlands are visible, with a red-brick building and trees behind.2013-11-17 +1 copies