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Night outdoor ritual at an ashram platform. A seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne wears a rust-brown robe and a long pink-and-white flower garland with gold necklaces, and holds a sheet of paper while a bearded devotee in white kneels before him with a folded offering. Flanking the throne are tall brass trishula staffs, incense smoke rises from brass urns, and a red-cushioned footstool sits at his feet with a small white figure and flowers. Behind them, shirtless men in orange and white dhotis wear rudraksha malas and white body markings, and a striped red-and-green fabric hangs in the background. Light-coloured stone pillars and a lit backdrop frame the scene.

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February 23 20172017-02-23A seated man in a rust-brown robe sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, wearing layered garlands of yellow and pink flowers and rudraksha beads, with white tilak on his forehead. A man in a white dhoti kneels and bows at his feet holding offerings wrapped in cloth, beside a tray of bananas and a basket of fruit. Behind the throne stand robed attendants in white and orange, one holding a brass trident, with a smoking incense burner and a striped mat in the foreground. The setting is an outdoor ritual space at night, consistent with a padapuja or blessing of visiting pada yatris.2017-02-23February 23 20172017-02-23A photograph of a ceremony at an outdoor pavilion at night, with string lights and a striped canopy. A man with long dark hair and a short beard sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a rust-red robe, a yellow and pink flower garland, a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, smiling. Beside him stands a bare-chested man with long hair, a rudraksha mala and orange dhoti, and a trident-topped staff stands nearby. Several men in white dhotis with gold borders stand behind, one with a video camera, and a person in white bends over fruit and offerings in the foreground. Incense smoke rises from brass lamps on the sides.2017-02-23February 23 20172017-02-23Night outdoor ceremony with smoke rising under a canopy lit by string lights. A man in a dark maroon robe with a pink-and-white flower garland and rudraksha-style beads sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, raising his hand over an elderly man in white dhoti with gold borders who bows. Behind them stand several men shirtless or in red and orange cloths with white-painted foreheads and beaded malas, one holding a woven basket. A gold trident stands beside the throne, and a tray of limes sits in front. Several more people are visible in the background.2017-02-23February 23 20172017-02-23February 23 20172017-02-23Night ceremony photograph at an outdoor temple setting. A bearded man with long hair, wearing a rudraksha mala, gold necklaces, and a maroon-red robe with a garland of pink and white flowers, sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne receiving a blessing ritual. Before him a white-robed, bare-chested devotee with ash markings bends forward while an attendant pours water or applies a ritual gesture to his head. Behind them stand several men with ash-smeared bodies, rudraksha malas and red or white dhotis. A golden trident-topped ritual object and smoke rise in the centre, with a striped red-and-blue canopy behind, and a tray of limes sits at the front. A man at right holds a woven basket.2017-02-23A night-time ceremony at an outdoor shrine lit by string lights. A seated man on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a pink-and-white flower garland wears a deep maroon robe, gold necklaces and a tilak on his forehead, and is touching the head of a kneeling elderly man in a white dhoti with gold border. Beside them stand several bare-chested men in orange-red dhotis wearing rudraksha malas and forehead markings, one holding a woven basket. Fruit, possibly limes, sits on a tray in front, a golden trident stands behind the throne, and incense smoke rises near a striped fabric canopy.2017-02-23February 23 20172017-02-23Outdoor evening ceremony at a temple-like setting with a golden ornate throne on a red cushion at left. A man with long dark hair, a beard, a white forehead marking and a pink flower garland sits on the throne in a dark maroon robe with rudraksha and gold-coloured necklaces; he is smiling. Two elderly men in white dhotis with gold borders kneel and bow before him at lower center. Standing devotees in saffron-orange cloths, bare-chested with white ash markings and rudraksha malas, surround the scene. A golden trident stands near the throne, a brass kalasha-type vessel rises above with incense smoke, and a striped cloth canopy is behind. Trees and blue lights are in the background.2017-02-23