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Outdoor ritual photo on a raised peach-coloured platform. A man in white dhoti and a pale cream turban holds a brass plate with a lit flame and offerings toward a seated figure. The seated figure wears saffron-orange robes with gold borders, a rudraksha mala and a red flower garland, sits on a tiger-striped cushioned seat with hands joined at the chest. Behind them, a shaved-headed man in white with a gold-bordered dhoti and another in peach robes stand near a wire fence, a small floral arrangement and bottle sit on a wooden side table, and trees fill the background.2011-10-31December 16 20102010-12-16Outdoor ritual scene on a raised platform draped in orange cloth. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala sits on a leopard-print armchair with bare feet on a small mat, extending his hands over a small oil lamp on a wooden side table with a flower arrangement and water bottle. Facing him, a man in a white dhoti with gold border, a cream turban and a gold necklace bends forward, hands cupped toward the flame, as if offering or receiving the lamp. Behind them, several men in white and orange robes stand near a red railing, with trees and a building in the background.2011-10-31Outdoor ceremony under an open pavilion with red-painted walls and an orange-cushioned throne chair. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing a rudraksha-style garland of yellow-orange flowers and saffron-red cloth edged in gold, sits on the throne with hands folded. Swamiji (probable) based on the swept-back hair, flower garland and saffron-red robe with gold borders; he is seated on the throne as the central figure. In front, a shaved-headed priest in saffron-red cloth with gold borders stands holding a lit oil lamp or arati flame over a low offering table with orange flowers. Another person in white clothing is partly visible at the left edge, and a woman in a red sari sits at the right near the throne. A framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure rests on a gold-trimmed side table draped with cloth.2014-10-02October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 02 20142014-10-02A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace sits on a red-cushioned throne with gold trim, holding a lit flame over a plate. A second person in white dhoti with bare chest and white sacred ash marks kneels at a fire pit, holding brass lamps and making offering. Standing behind are a bald man in orange robes with a mala, a woman in a red sari, and seated devotees in white and orange. Flames rise from the square fire pit, petals are scattered on its edge, and palm trees fill the open-air background. Appears to be a fire ritual or aarti at an outdoor ashram setting.2012-05-03 +2 copiesNight outdoor ritual on a raised stage with white balustrade and flowering plants behind. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with orange-and-maroon waist cloth holds a lit oil lamp aloft on a tall silver stand topped with a trident-like finial. Seated on an ornate gold-and-maroon throne is a figure in red-orange robes, a red turban, and layered beaded necklaces, hands pressed together in namaste; the appearance is consistent with Swamiji (probable), though the figure is only partly distinct. Behind him stand two men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas, one with hands folded and the other holding papers. Seated audience members in the foreground watch the ritual.2015-12-23Outdoor ritual puja on grass beside a green truck and hills. A person in a saffron-orange robe with gold border sits on a leopard-print cushion, long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi and a long beaded rudraksha-style mala, holding a silver bell and offering white flowers over a golden pyramid-shaped peetha/yantra stand. Coconut halves, bananas, silver vessels and a kalasha-style pot sit on a cloth before him. Behind, two men in white dhotis hold tall silver-topped staffs, and a man in white kurta kneels with a silver cup. a person appears as the saffron-robed seated figure leading the abhishekam-style ritual.2005-12-25October 02 20142014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02January 02 20162016-01-02