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September 24 2012

A photograph of a ritual in a bare concrete hall with brick walls. In the centre, a person in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with long dark hair and a gold-bead mala, has both palms raised to the forehead while receiving a flame. A bare-chested priest in a cream dhoti, with a red coral mala, holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, bowls and offerings. An older man in white shirt and white dhoti stands at left with palms pressed together. Devotees in orange and purple garments stand behind, and a man in a white and gold-bordered dhoti stands at right. The scene resembles an aarti or puja; no identity is asserted from appearance.

A photograph inside a hall with a plain brick wall and stone pillars. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti with a long gold bead necklace and a gold chain, with a vertical tilak on his forehead and long dark hair, stands in the centre with hands joined in front of his chest, appearing to speak. To the left, an older man with white hair and beard in a white shirt stands with palms pressed together in respectful greeting. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in a cream dhoti with a white sacred thread and a red coral mala holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp and offerings. Women in red and saffron saris stand in the background, and a man in a blue and gold dhoti is at the right edge. Several people stand around in a devotional gathering.

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2012-05-14 +1 copies

Photograph inside a hall with a pink wall, white canopy and hanging decorations with orange and multicolour tassels. In the centre, a man in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala has his hands raised to a boy's face, who is wearing a red garment. Around them, devotees and monks in white and orange robes, several with beaded necklaces, stand close. A man in a white shirt with an orange shawl stands at left, a woman in white with a mala at far left, and a shaved-headed monk in orange in the foreground right. A decorated stage with a colourful backdrop and a gold throne is visible in the background. Roughly a dozen or more people are visible, with some partially cropped.

Night photo inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars. On the left, a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a white forehead mark wears an orange-saffron cloth, gold necklaces and bangles, and extends his right hand over a brass plate holding flowers, white petals and a lit oil lamp. Facing him, a bare-chested young priest in a white dhoti with a green-and-gold shawl and rudraksha mala holds the plate. Behind them, a man in a striped white shirt stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, and other devotees in white shirts and dhotis watch from the background. The left figure shows distinctive saffron clothing, long hair and gold ornaments, matching a probable Swamiji (probable) performing a puja offering with the priest attending. Lamp and flowers suggest an aarti or puja setting.

November 11 2008

Night-time temple ritual photo. In the foreground a man with a white-and-gold floral garland, orange-red shawl, gold armlet and forehead ornament faces right, his face lit by a lamp. Behind him a man in an orange garment and white-and-gold garland stands beside a bare-chested priest with a bow of sacred ash on his forehead. A priest in a red-and-orange shawl and white dhoti holds a brass tray with a flaming oil lamp, while another priest on the right holds a metal plate. Onlookers in white shirts stand in the background near a carved stone wall and metal grille. The setting suggests an aarti or puja at a temple shrine.

May 24 2012

2012-05-24 +1 copies

A photograph of a blessing scene inside a temple hall with a striped tent canopy and colourful fabric pillars. A smiling man with long dark hair and a bare chest wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over one shoulder, with gold-coloured trim and a gold necklace; he presses his palm to the forehead of a bald devotee bending forward, while another devotee in white clothing stands with palms joined. On the left, an older man in white kurta and white dhoti waits with hands together. On the right, a monk in orange robes holds a silver tray. Behind them a priest with a white forehead mark and rudraksha-style beads, and a gold ornamental object, are visible. The scene reads as a padapuja or blessing ritual. The long-haired figure with the bare chest and gold necklace is a probable Swamiji by these cues, appearing in person.