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April 30 2012

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December 20 20132013-12-20May 31 20122012-05-31A man in saffron-orange sannyasi cloth performs an aarti at night, holding a silver lamp stand with a large flame. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace, layered rudraksha malas and rudraksha bracelets, and a small red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, several people in white and orange stand in the dark, some with hands folded in prayer. The background is black, and the flame lights his face and chest.2013-11-25A 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.2013-05-12December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor night ritual photograph. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, white tripundra and red kumkum on the forehead, wears a red-and-saffron garment with a leopard-print shawl and multiple rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces. He holds a silver handbell in one hand and lights oil lamps with the other, flames visible. Behind him a large crowd of devotees in red and orange robes stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. An orange cushioned chair and a silver trident stand on the left.2013-11-25September 09 20122012-09-09A photograph of a man in a rust-red robe performing aarti with a brass lamp, its flame lit, held in his right hand. He wears a long white and pink flower garland with green accents, a rudraksha-style bead necklace, and a horizontal tilak on his forehead. Behind him, two attendants in orange robes stand near offering trays; the right attendant holds a small metal bell. The setting is an indoor room with a fluorescent ceiling light.2017-06-09May 12 20132013-05-12June 01 20122012-06-01December 20 20112011-12-20May 05 20122012-05-05