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Outdoor ritual at an ashram courtyard with orange-painted buildings and palm trees. In the foreground a man in red-and-gold robes swings a long dark implement over a wooden offering table laden with bananas, pink flowers, brass vessels, a bowl of red petals and a halved white gourd. Behind him, a seated figure in a red-and-gold robe and a long marigold garland sits on an orange throne-like chair, flanked by people in red and orange robes and white dhotis, some raising hands. A framed portrait and a decorated canopy hang above. Yellow marigold garlands drape a brass lamp stand near a wooden structure. Several robed attendants stand nearby.

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October 02 20142014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram courtyard with red-roofed buildings and banana trees. In the foreground a young saffron-robed monk with a shaved head and rudraksha mala holds a small silver vessel and pours or offers from it near a banana-leaf-covered table laden with fruit, a split green fruit, flowers and brass vessels. Behind, a seated figure in a saffron-orange robe sits in an orange throne-like chair with hands joined in prayer, wearing a long mala. Several saffron-robed monks and white-clad women stand around, and a yellow-and-gold homa or puja platform with a small fire and a brass lamp with yellow flower garlands sits at right. A framed portrait is visible in the background.2014-10-02Outdoor temple ritual setting with a priest in rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti standing barefoot on a tiled floor at the left, facing a raised stone platform. On the platform sit silver vessels, brass lamps with yellow marigold garlands, a green coconut, banana leaves and a sugarcane stalk, beside a wooden box emitting smoke. Behind them, several people in orange and saffron robes stand with raised arms near red pillars, a framed portrait, and a decorated deity murti with garlands at the right, under a canopy with hanging red and gold drapes.2014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02A photograph of a temple ritual in an open courtyard. In the foreground a shaven-headed priest in red-brown dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala pours liquid from a silver kalasha onto a banana leaf over halved white gourd and a cut fruit, with a sickle-shaped blade and scattered grains nearby. Behind him a seated figure in an orange chair with hands pressed together in namaste, wearing a yellow-orange cloth and a garland, and a rudraksha mala, sits on an orange throne-like seat. Women in red and orange saris stand in a row, some with hands folded, and a golden yantra-like platform with flowers, a silver lamp and offering plates lies to the right. The scene is a puja with abhishekam, with a figure on a raised pole in the upper background.2014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02A monk in an orange-brown robe bends forward over a stone platform, raising a curved sickle-shaped blade toward a deity murti. The murti is a goddess with multiple arms, adorned with white and gold decorations, a crown, and a tall ornate backdrop. Before it are brass vessels, a green coconut, a bundle of sugarcane stalks, a small bell-like pot, and red-cushioned offerings with flowers. A tiered platform with red-and-white striped railings surrounds the scene, with trees and a palm behind. This appears to be a ritual offering moment in an outdoor shrine setting.2013-10-12October 02 20142014-10-02Outdoor ritual at an ashram courtyard under a red-painted pavilion frame. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti stands at center raising a brass lamp or kalasha-like vessel overhead, while rows of seated devotees in orange and maroon robes with rudraksha malas listen. A woman in white sits near a low orange table holding offerings, and a white feather fan lies on the floor. On the right, a figure in maroon robes with a mala sits on an ornate orange throne-like chair; this appearance is not clearly confirmed as a person, so the figure is described only by role as a seated figure on a throne. Banana leaves, flowers and a brass pot sit on the platform, with red-and-white decorative poles at the sides.2014-10-02Outdoor temple-style ceremony under a corrugated roof with palm trees behind. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron shawl, gold necklaces and gold bangles, stands centre holding a bunch of green leaves while a shaven-headed priest in saffron robes at left offers a silver tray. Behind them are rows of saffron-clad sannyasis with orange shawls and marigold garlands, several women in orange saris, and a crowd of onlookers in white. a person candidate is present, identified by long hair, saffron shawl and ornate gold adornments; he is in the centre, presiding over the ritual, with a few shaven-headed monks beside him.2013-03-10