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July 11 2006

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Outdoor photo under large banyan trees at dusk. A man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a gold beaded necklace, holds a brass arati lamp with a burning flame toward the left, appearing to offer it in worship. Behind him, a crowd of devotees in white clothes stands and sits with hands joined in prayer; one man wears a rudraksha mala and a girl at right wears a white garment with red border. A man in the foreground with a camera is documenting the arati. The scene reads as an arati offering during a ritual gathering. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron robe, gold necklace) performing the arati; appearance-based label only.2005-12-31Outdoor photo of a central figure in an orange saffron shawl with a long rudraksha mala, long dark hair, and a red bindi, holding a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame in the right hand and a brass handbell in the left. Behind him, a banyan tree with aerial roots. A woman on the left in a white and cream sari with gold bangles and a red bindi stands with palms pressed together, and a man on the right in white kurta with glasses also has his hands in anjali. Surrounding devotees in white and cream clothing and glasses watch the aarti. The setting suggests aarti performed during a ritual gathering.2006-07-23 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene under a canopy of banana leaves beside a palm tree. A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead holds up a brass lamp with a flame, smiling. He wears an orange-saffron shawl, a white flower garland with red accents, and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace. Behind him, a crowd of devotees watches, including women in saris and a young girl in orange, and a man in white with an orange shawl stands at right. Strings of small blue-and-white flags hang overhead, and a white stone platform with pink and yellow flowers lies in the foreground. This appears to be an aarti being offered with a lamp.2007-01-01July 02 20042004-07-02Night outdoor ritual under a large spreading tree with hanging branches. A standing figure in a long saffron-orange robe with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on the forehead holds a lit oil-lamp aarti flame in one hand and a silver handbell in the other, performing guru puja aarti. Seated devotees in white clothes, some wearing rudraksha malas, sit with palms pressed together in prayer. A woman in a lavender sari sits in the centre. Brass lamps, a brass pot, offering plates with bananas and coconut, and incense sticks rest on a red-patterned rug in the foreground. A bald man in white sits at the lower right with a lit brass lamp.Outdoor gathering under trees with a large crowd of seated devotees dressed mostly in white, many with hands pressed in anjali. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, forehead vibhuti and a red bindi, wearing an orange robe and an ornate gold necklace, stands holding small items in his hands. Beside him a young man in an orange robe with a white tilak holds a long bamboo staff with an orange cloth streamer, and a bearded man in orange sits at the lower right. a person cues: long swept hair, saffron robe and ornate gold necklace; this is a photograph of a standing central figure in an outdoor satsang.2006-07-11A night-time photograph of an outdoor ritual beneath a large spreading tree with hanging lamps. A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands centre-frame wearing a flowing saffron-orange robe, holding a lit oil lamp aarti flame in one hand and a silver bell in the other. Around him a crowd of about twenty seated devotees in white clothes sits with hands folded in prayer; a woman in a lavender sari and a man with a white robe and beaded mala are prominent in front. Brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a cardboard box and offerings sit on a rug and sandy ground. The scene is an aarti performed during a gathering.2005-12-19Outdoor photograph of an evening aarti at an ashram under leafy trees. A man in a long saffron-orange robe with long dark hair holds a bell in his right hand and gestures with his left, facing the flame. Beside him a man in white kurta with an orange shawl holds a brass plate of yellow flowers and a lit oil lamp with a burning flame. Around them stand a crowd of children and adults in white clothes, several with hands joined in prayer, including a boy in a pink and purple jacket in front. a person cues: long hair and saffron robe, with the man holding the bell being the most.2007-12-07Night outdoor aarti under a large tree. A standing figure in flowing saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a red forehead mark holds a lit multi-wick oil lamp aloft in one hand and a small hand bell in the other. Seated devotees in white clothes, some with rudraksha malas, press their palms together or watch; a woman in lavender sari sits center. Brass puja plates, incense sticks and oil lamps lie on a patterned rug in the foreground. Probable Swamiji is the standing figure, identified by orange robes, long hair and forehead mark.Outdoors under a leafy tree canopy, a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala holds a lit flame over a brass dish, with a bright fire burning at his hands. Behind him, a large crowd stands closely, many women in white and cream saris and men in white kurtas, several with palms pressed together in namaste. Some devotees hold items near the foreground, and a white cloth covers the ground in front of the group. The orange-robed figure appears to be a probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, performing an aarti-style flame offering before the gathered devotees.2005-07-21Outdoor ritual aarti at a large banyan tree. A man in an orange saffron wrap with long dark hair and a red bindi, wearing a rudraksha mala, holds a brass plate with a burning flame. Around him devotees stand with palms pressed together in prayer. A woman on the left wears a white sari with a red border and red and gold bangles. A bearded man in a white shirt holds a brass handbell while praying. Other devotees in white and cream clothes, several wearing glasses, stand close together under the tree's aerial roots.2006-07-23Night outdoor ritual under a large spreading tree with dense branches overhead. A standing figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair and a red forehead mark raises a lit lamp in one hand and holds a brass bell in the other, performing aarti. Swamiji (probable): long dark hair, saffron robe and a red tilak mark. Seated devotees in white clothes, several wearing rudraksha malas, sit on the ground with hands folded in prayer. A woman in a lavender sari sits in front. Brass plates, oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, bananas, coconut and incense sticks rest on a red rug and cardboard in the foreground, with more lit lamps at the right edge.