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A man seated outdoors in orange robes with a dark red border, a hood-like orange cloth draped over his head, and a gold bead necklace with a small framed medallion. He wears glasses, white horizontal tilak marks and a red dot on his forehead. He holds a small silver vessel in one hand and a silver handbell in the other, performing a ritual before a low black platform decorated with yellow and orange flowers. A microphone stands at left, and a second person in orange and white sits partly visible at right near brass vessels. A white building with red-framed windows is behind them.

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September 25 20092009-09-25A shaved-headed man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged at a flower-decorated altar, holding a silver aarti lamp with a flame in one hand and a silver handbell in the other. He wears rimless glasses, a white tripundra mark and a red bindi, and a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant bearing a small framed photo. A microphone stands at left and a blurred young man in white and yellow appears behind him, while yellow and orange marigolds line the stone base in front.2009-09-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated sannyasi in orange robes with a white vertical tilak and red bindi, wearing glasses and a gold bead necklace with a small framed pendant. He holds a silver bell in his right hand and pours water from a silver vessel over a black platform bordered with yellow and orange flowers. A microphone stands at left and a second orange-robed person sits blurred in the background. The setting is an open outdoor courtyard with a white building and red-framed windows.2009-09-25A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange hood sits cross-legged before a black stone platform strewn with yellow and orange flowers. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace with a small pendant and a red bindi with white sacred ash on his forehead, and he pours liquid from a silver kalasha-style vessel while holding a silver bell in his other hand. A microphone stands at left, and a person in orange garments sits blurred in the background beside a brass vessel. A white building with red window frames stands behind. Appearance cues are limited to the orange robes and gold necklace, not enough to confirm identity, so this is uncertain.2009-09-25 +1 copiesSeptember 25 20092009-09-25A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a maroon border and a matching orange head cloth sits before a yellow marigold garland arranged along a stone platform. He wears a long gold bead mala with a small framed pendant at his chest, has white horizontal sacred ash marks on his forehead with a red dot, and wears thin-rimmed glasses. He holds a polished silver vessel in both hands while looking down. A microphone stands at the left against an orange cloth backdrop, and a bronze vessel sits at the right edge. Outdoors, with greenery and a white wall behind him.2009-09-25September 25 20092009-09-25 +1 copiesSeptember 25 20092009-09-25A seated priest in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange head covering pours water from a silver kalasha-style vessel over a black ritual platform strewn with yellow and orange marigold petals, while holding a silver handbell in his other hand. He wears a long gold bead necklace with a small framed pendant, white vertical tilak on his forehead and a red dot, and thin-framed glasses. A microphone stands at left, and a second robed person sits softly blurred in the background at right.2009-09-25September 25 20092009-09-25A photograph of an outdoor homa ritual. A man seated at the center wears an orange saffron robe with a matching draped cloth over his head and shoulders, a gold beaded necklace, and a white-and-red tilak on his forehead, holding a silver lamp with a flame in one hand and a silver bell in the other. Beside him, a younger man in white clothing with a yellow shawl sits with palms pressed together in prayer, wearing a rudraksha mala. Other people in white dhotis stand and sit in the background, and a fire pit is set with marigold and yellow flower offerings in the foreground. Banana leaves and greenery surround the open-air setting.2009-09-25A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange head covering, wearing thin-framed glasses and a tilaka mark on his forehead. He wears a long gold-bead mala necklace and a bangle, and sits cross-legged behind a low altar table decorated with yellow marigold garlands and brass plates. Two other people in white and yellow sit at the edges of the frame beside the ritual table, which holds offerings. A banana leaf and a light wall form the background.2009-09-25