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Outdoor temple ritual under trees in an ashram setting. A central figure in saffron robes wears a white and orange flower garland and a golden crown with trident, holding a silver bell in one hand and a brass lamp with flame in the other, smiling. Beside him, a man in saffron robes and a rudraksha-style necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Other devotees in saffron and white dhotis stand behind, one woman in orange sari holds a camera, and a red ceremonial mound with brass offering trays and marigold garlands lies to the left near a decorated shrine arch.

Outdoor photo at a palm-and-tree garden setting. A long-haired man in orange saffron robes and a red undershirt stands center, holding a brass bell in one hand and a brass lamp with a flame and orange offerings in the other, raising them toward the sky. A white stone altar with a pink flower sits at left. Behind him, a man in white with an orange shawl and mala stands at left, another in white and orange shawl stands at right with hands folded, and a fourth person is partly visible at the far right edge. Appearance-based candidate: a person, per the long swept hair, saffron robes and ritual lamp and bell, indicating an aarti or puja offering.

Outdoor procession in the evening. A central figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a thick garland of yellow and red flowers with a rudraksha mala, holds a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame and small bells, smiling. Beside him, a man in an orange robe with palms pressed together holds a second brass aarti plate with a flame. Behind them, men in white dhotis and white shirts hold long wooden poles and a tall ceremonial horn instrument, with a yellow cloth on one shoulder. Green foliage, hanging bananas and orange and yellow decorative streamers form the backdrop. a person: the central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robe, rudraksha mala and floral garland, consistent with a sannyasi leading the aarti.

February 25 2007

Outdoor temple scene under large banyan trees. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a long shawl and a garland of white flowers stands at a shrine, raising a lit lamp and ringing a handbell before a deity murti decorated with garlands in red, orange and yellow. Several saffron-clad men with rudraksha malas stand to the right; one holds a brass trident and another a plate of flowers. The ground is red earth with a dark polished floor reflecting the shrine. This matches the photo of a puja at a shrine with a lamp and bell.

2008-12-26 +1 copies

Outdoor 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.

December 24 2008

A photograph of an outdoor ritual at dusk under tree branches. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a white and maroon flower garland and a gold-coloured crown or headband holds a lit brass oil lamp in one hand and a handbell in the other. Behind him, people in white clothes and orange shawls stand in a line; one holds a brass trident-tipped staff, and another at right holds a tray of flowers with hands folded in anjali. A silver-coloured arch and a dark stone mound with a patterned mat appear at left. Probable Swamiji is the central man in orange, identified by long hair, a crown-like headpiece, a saffron robe and a gold necklace. The scene suggests aarti with a trident staff in a procession, with about ten people visible.

October 01 2006

Outdoors under a pale sky and tall trees, a long-haired man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy gold necklace, smiles while raising a small bunch of flowers toward a flame burning in a stone fire pit. Beside him a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl holds a silver pot and a flower-filled plate, and other men in white clothes and orange shawls stand behind. A saffron flag with a flower garland hangs at right, and a crowd gathers in the background.

December 24 2008

2008-12-24 +1 copies

Outdoor temple scene under a dense banyan tree. On the left, a deity murti of Dakshinamurthy with orange cloth and marigold garlands sits in a stone arched niche, in front of a mound of red kumkum. At centre, a man with long swept-back hair, a headband, bare chest and an orange shawl holds a flaming lamp or camphor flame toward the deity, and beside him a shaven-headed young man in orange robes and a beaded necklace holds a brass tray. Behind them, two people in white dhotis and orange saris stand with hands folded in prayer. A rangoli of flowers decorates the ground. Photographic record of a puja-style offering; the lamp flame and tray indicate aarti.