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Outdoor temple ritual with palm trees behind. A smiling man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a long garland of white and maroon flowers, a rudraksha-style bead necklace, and an orange robe lights a small flame from a lamp held near a carved copper-brown pillar hung with yellow marigold garlands. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes holds a brass tray of white cloth and flower garlands. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable) with long hair, orange robes and bead necklace, performing the lamp ritual; the attendant is a priest in orange. Visible offerings and the flame suggest an aarti or pratyaksha pada puja setting.

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December 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copiesOutdoor temple ritual under palm trees. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a white garland with red-and-white beads, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and the flame is raised before a decorated stone shrine draped in yellow and white marigold garlands. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange and gold-bordered cloth holds a brass tray of white cloth, flowers and offerings. Smoke rises from the lamp.2011-12-11 +1 copiesOutdoor temple ritual beneath palm trees. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a white and red flower garland, layered rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a red tilak, holds a lit oil lamp and smiles beside a carved wooden ritual pillar draped with yellow marigold garlands. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes with a yellow border holds a brass tray of white cloth and flower-decorated offerings. A green leaf bundle and orange cord hang from the pillar, and flower garlands lie at its base.2011-12-11December 11 20112011-12-11December 11 20112011-12-11December 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a ritual at a temple flagpole setting with palm fronds in the background. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe, a white-and-maroon flower garland, a gold bead necklace and a red bindi, stands on the left, appearing to be Swamiji (probable) by his long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in an orange-and-gold cloth holds a brass tray of white cloth bundles tied with orange cord, adorned with yellow marigold garlands. Orange rope hangs on the left edge, and a leaf-tied bundle is visible at the base of the flagpole.2011-12-11Outdoor ritual photograph beneath palm trees. A smiling man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange-saffron garment, a white and red-banded flower garland, a heavy gold bead necklace and gold bangles, with a red bindi on his forehead. He stands in front of hanging orange and white cloth ropes and holds a bundle of white cloth edged with orange, while a shaved-headed priest in orange robes and bangles on the right holds a tray of the cloth. Yellow marigold garlands hang below. Swamiji (probable) is the man in saffron with long hair, a gold bead necklace and a flower garland, depicted in an in-person ritual setting.2011-12-11December 23 20092009-12-23December 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual photograph at an ashram-style courtyard among palm trees. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a white and red flower garland and a gold-toned beaded necklace, and holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small bell-like vessel in the other. To the right, two shaved-headed priests in orange robes stand; one carries a brass tray with flowers and offerings. Beside them a decorated wooden shrine-like structure, wrapped with white and orange cloth and encircled by yellow and purple marigold garlands, rests on a stone base. Grey stone deity murtis and a stone figure stand in the background. Several photographers and a visible camera appear in the foreground at the bottom left. The scene appears to be a pada puja or abhishekam-style offering ritual. a person is a central figure in a saffron robe with long hair and a garland, but identification is uncertain.2011-12-11Outdoor ritual photo beside a carved copper-coloured kalasha-style vessel draped with marigold garlands and dried grass, under tall coconut palms. A figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, holding a small oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other. Beside him a shaven-headed man in white ritual dress with a yellow flower garland holds a tray of marigold petals. A bald man is partly visible at the bottom edge.2011-10-07