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October 05 2013

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April 21 20132013-04-21November 17 20132013-11-17March 10 20132013-03-10November 26 20142014-11-26A photograph of a smiling man in a deep red-brown robe and red turban with a red tilak mark, wearing a red jasmine-style garland, layered gold necklaces, a wide beaded waist belt and gold armlets. He holds a lit oil lamp aloft in his right hand and a silver bell in his left, while a large gold ceremonial umbrella with leaf-shaped pendants is raised above him. Behind him stand attendants in saffron-brown robes, one holding a tray, and a man in a white dhoti with a sacred thread holds his hands in anjali. A palm tree and dusk sky form the setting. a person identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so this is described by role only.2013-11-17 +1 copiesA smiling man in an orange-brown garment stands before a carved stone pillar at night, holding a large brass aarti lamp with a tall flame in one hand and a brass bell in the other. He wears a red and yellow flower garland across his shoulder, gold bangles, gold necklaces and earrings, and a white vibhuti mark with a red bindi on his forehead. String lights in red and green hang behind him. Ritual aarti at an evening temple event.2013-07-22A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead holds a lit silver aarti lamp with a flame in one hand and a brass bell in the other. He wears a rust-orange wrap with a gold waistband, a red-orange rudraksha mala, and gold bead garlands; he is smiling and looking down at the flame. Behind him, a blurred monk in orange-brown robes stands in a room with a plain pale wall. The long hair, ornate gold beads and orange clothing are cues consistent with Swamiji (probable), shown performing aarti as the presiding person.2013-05-12A photograph of a Hindu ritual with a standing figure in rust-brown and gold-bordered cloth and a multicolored pink, yellow and green flower garland with a rudraksha mala. The figure, with long dark hair swept back, holds a brass bell in one hand and a flaming camphor aarti lamp in the other, eyes lowered. Beside them an attendant in orange dhoti and saffron top with white tilak presses palms together. Other devotees in orange and rust robes stand behind, and a man in a white shirt and beige trousers stands at right. Brass vessels and a bright flame mark an aarti ritual.2013-05-17October 12 20152015-10-12October 05 20132013-10-05A dimly lit photograph of a smiling person with eyes closed, wearing a maroon turban with a gold ornament and a red bindi, holding a flaming oil lamp in cupped hands. Dense red and white flower garlands hang over a maroon garment, with gold necklaces, bangles and an ornate pendant visible. The lamp flame lights the figure against a dark background.2014-12-05December 05 20142014-12-05