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December 05 2014

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A photograph of an evening ritual with an oil lamp, its flame rising high. A smiling man in a red turban and red-saffron garment, wearing a red flower garland and gold ornaments, holds a silver lamp with a bowl of offerings near the flame. Around him, men in white dhotis and saffron-trimmed shawls stand close; one on the right wears a rudraksha mala and glasses, and another on the left presses his palms together in namaste. Foliage fills the background.2014-12-05A photograph of a ritual during a satsang-style event at night. A figure on the left wears a red-orange turban with gold ornament, a red garment with gold edging, a red and white flower garland, gold bangles and an armlet, and holds their hands together over a flame. A bald priest on the right with white forehead markings and a red bindi, wearing a rudraksha mala and an orange-saffron cloth, holds a silver tray with a burning oil lamp flame. Smoke rises at right, and a second person in a white turban stands behind. a person appearance-based label applies to the turbaned figure on the left, who wears a turban and flower garland with ornate clothing, while the priest with the flame performs the lamp offering.2014-12-05December 05 20142014-12-05Indoor temple scene with red-painted railings and a metal lamp in the foreground where a flame burns. A man in a deep red-maroon turban, bare-chested with a saffron-orange shawl and layered gold necklaces, is lighting or tending the flame with his hands. Beside him a shaved-headed priest with a yellow tilak on his forehead, a gold-bead necklace and a red-brown wrap holds a small white object. Another man in glasses and a red robe stands at the right edge, and a few other devotees are partly visible. Swamiji (probable): the turbaned man in the center, identified by his maroon turban, bare chest, saffron shawl and ornate gold necklaces; he is performing a lamp or fire offering.2015-10-27A photograph inside a stone temple showing a person in a red-orange turban with a jewelled ornament and a red bindi, wearing an orange-red robe with gold-striped waist cloth and a dense garland of red and white flowers. They hold a lit flame in a metal lamp, smiling. Behind them, a man in a gold-and-white turban and gold-bordered white dhoti holds a brass pot, and another man in a patterned cap stands further back. A tall brass oil lamp burns at left.2014-12-05A person in a red turban and red-saffron garment, wearing red flower garlands, a brown rope-like shawl, gold necklaces and gold armbands, performs an aarti or fire ritual, lifting a flaming oil lamp on a metal plate while holding a spoon-like ladle to the mouth. Behind, several men in white dhotis and bare or sacred-thread-marked torsos stand close, some with vibhuti or tilak marks; one in glasses and a white dhoti holds a brass vessel near the lamp. Palm trees and dusk light set the outdoor scene. The figure in red is distinguished by a red turban, garlanded ornate attire and golden jewellery, so this is a person candidate performing the ritual.2014-12-05December 05 20142014-12-05Photograph of a night Shiva puja at a temple shrine. A man on the left wears a red-orange garment, a flower garland headband, a dark rudraksha mala and a gold pendant necklace, and holds a brass oil lamp and a small bell while a flame burns beside him. Beside him a bald priest in orange clothing with a white forehead mark stands with palms joined in prayer. In front stands a grey stone shivalinga, and to the right a deity murti wrapped in a red-and-orange cloth and bright marigold and rose garlands. The setting is dark with warm lamplight.2015-02-17 +1 copiesDecember 05 20142014-12-05December 02 20172017-12-02December 05 20142014-12-05Evening puja in a temple hall with a carved stone pillar and wooden lattice windows. A man with swept-back long dark hair and red-orange ochre robes, wearing a red and pink flower garland, holds a lit camphor aarti lamp toward a deity murti. Behind him a priest in white dhoti and white shawl with a flower garland holds the flame, and a bald priest in orange robes and rudraksha mala holds a brass plate. The deity murti sits under a hooded serpent canopy, draped in pink and red flower garlands, on a teal and gold cloth-covered peetha. Brass lamp stands stand in the foreground. Smoke rises from the lamp.2013-03-07