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April 19 2008

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A photograph of a man in an orange saffron wrap with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white forehead markings, wearing a rudraksha mala that drapes across his chest. He looks down with a gentle smile and holds his right hand open over a brass lamp on a stand, where an oil flame rises with curling smoke against a dark backdrop.2006-10-19A man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing an orange saffron shawl and wrap, with a gold-bead necklace of ceremonial gold beads and a red bindi and white tilak marks on his forehead, holds a silver oil lamp with a bright flame and a ringing bell-like handle in his right hand while his eyes are closed in devotion. Smoke drifts around him against a dark background with a blue-and-yellow painted pillar and a tent canopy above. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, saffron wrap and ceremonial gold necklace match the appearance cues; he is performing a lamp offering during the ritual.2010-02-12March 28 20132013-03-28April 01 20132013-04-01A photograph of a person in a red-orange wrap and a rudraksha mala, holding a silver oil lamp with a lit flame in the right hand and a silver bell in the left, performing an aarti-style ritual. Behind them, seated devotees in white and red clothing sit with hands pressed in prayer, and a gold-coloured altar element is visible at the right edge. The person has a red tilak on the forehead.2013-12-20April 19 20082008-04-19December 14 20112011-12-14 +1 copiesMarch 28 20132013-03-28December 18 20112011-12-18 +1 copiesDark indoor setting with a man in rust-red robes and a long orange-beaded mala with large gold beads, holding a silver lamp with a flaming wick in his right hand while a silver ritual vessel rests in his left. He looks toward the flame. Smoke rises from the lamp; a partly visible person stands at the right edge. Appears to be an aarti or lamp ritual. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style orange beaded mala with gold beads, and saffron-toned robes.2013-03-18A person performs an aarti with a lit oil lamp in one hand and a silver handbell in the other. The person wears a red shawl with embroidered floral motifs over an orange-red garment, has a red kumkum dot on the forehead and small gold earrings. Behind, partially visible devotees sit at the lower right against a pale grey wall, and a pale ceiling beam crosses the frame.2012-07-21A photograph of a smiling man in an orange-saffron shawl draped over one shoulder, wearing long rudraksha mala necklaces and a red bindi and vibhuti marks on his forehead, holding a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame and rising smoke against a dark background. Swamiji (probable): long, swept-back dark hair, saffron clothing and multiple rudraksha malas mark him as the person in the frame, performing aarti.2006-10-19