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A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban sits before a low puja platform at night, working with a coconut and offerings in a brass plate. Long dark hair falls past the shoulders, and multiple rudraksha malas hang across the chest. A microphone stands at left. A man in white clothes reaches in from the right to hand over an item, and a brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits in the foreground. Two more people in white are seated in the background behind a wooden ornate chair. Given the page's a person flag and the saffron clothing with rudraksha malas, this is a person in person, performing a puja.

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Night ritual photograph at an outdoor homa or puja site. A seated man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with long hair and a rudraksha mala around his neck, breaks or prepares a coconut with both hands over a fire pit lined with stone. A brass vessel and wooden ladle sit in the foreground, and a microphone stands at left beside a gold-embroidered cushion. Behind him, two men in white dhotis sit near a carved wooden throne-like seat.2004-07-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02A seated man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits at a microphone during an evening ritual, reading from a small sheet held in his hands while a rudraksha mala hangs over his chest. Behind him, a silver vessel and garlands of marigold and white flowers decorate a canopy, with a ceremonial staff and a yellow-flowered offering in front. The man has long, swept-back hair and ornate orange clothing with gold-threaded border, matching appearance cues for a probable Swamiji (probable) leading the sacred recitation. Other figures in white sit in the background.2004-07-02 +1 copies2004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02A seated man with long, dark, wavy hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a carved wooden seat, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment over red undergarments and a dark rudraksha mala. He holds his cupped hands together in front of his chest with eyes lowered. Before him is a brass puja setup with a tall brass kalasha, brass lamps, incense sticks, a silver bowl, flower petals, bananas and fruit. A book lies on his lap. The dark background suggests an indoor ritual setting.2007-11-12July 17 20062006-07-17A seated man in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe wears a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi, and holds a large golden ceremonial ornament against his shoulder while his eyes are lowered. A man in a white shirt kneels close beside him, bending toward his arm. Behind them is a dark carved wooden chair back and a beige fabric backdrop with hanging white beaded strands.2010-07-17A photograph at dusk of a man seated on a white plastic chair, wearing an orange turban with a tilak mark, orange robes and an ornate gold necklace with a central pendant. His long dark hair falls past his shoulders, and his hands are folded in his lap with eyes lowered. Behind him, a person in orange holds a tall silver staff topped with a finial. Beside him sits a young girl in orange clothing with a tilak on her forehead, and a man in orange is partly visible at left. In the foreground are a brass plate of yellow marigold garlands and a small brass lamp. The scene suggests a seated ritual or satsang with devotees in orange around the central figure.July 02 20042004-07-02 +1 copies2004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02