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July 29 20122012-07-29A man in a rust-red dhoti and wrap, with a long orange rudraksha-style bead mala and a gold-coloured bead necklace draped over his shoulders, performs a night ritual with eyes closed. He holds a silver lamp with a flame in one hand and a silver handbell in the other, with wisps of smoke rising to the left. A red-and-gold decorated edge of a ceremonial seat is visible at the left, and a few people sit in the dim background. Dark trees fill the background. Appearance-based label: a person, a ritual performer with ornate beads and orange-red garments.2013-04-01A photograph of a man with long, voluminous dark hair and a red kumkum dot on his forehead, wearing an orange sleeveless garment and an orange shawl draped over his shoulders. He wears a long necklace of large gold-toned beads with black bands. He holds a brass oil lamp with a bright flame in his raised hands, and he gazes down at the flame, smiling slightly against a dark background with smoke. A second brass lamp stand is partly visible at the bottom edge.2010-02-12December 31 20182018-12-31A man with long, voluminous dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands in profile, smiling, wearing an orange sleeveless top with an orange shawl draped over his shoulders and a long strand of gold beaded necklaces. He holds a brass lamp with a flame in one hand while his other hand, dusted with yellow powder, gestures outward. Smoke rises from the lamp against a dark background.2010-02-12A man in an orange-saffron dhoti-style garment and matching shawl, with a gold bead necklace of large golden beads, a red bindi and sandalwood-coloured forehead markings, performs aarti. He holds a brass lamp with a large flame in his right hand and a brass handbell in his left, smiling as he looks toward the lamp beside a flower-garlanded deity murti at left. Palm fronds blur in the background.2010-12-20December 22 20172017-12-22A man stands at night outdoors holding a lit oil lamp in his right hand and a small silver bell in his left, with his eyes lowered. He wears a rust-red wrap over his shoulders and a long orange beaded mala with a ceremonial gold pendant at his neck, and has a red tilak on his forehead. Green foliage and smoke fill the background, and a small figure is partly visible at the left edge. The man appears to be a probable Swamiji (appearance-based, long hair with orange mala and gold necklace), performing an aarti-style lamp offering. Only the lamp-holder and the partial figure at the left edge are visible.2013-03-31December 20 20102010-12-20A man in a rust-red unstitched robe with a bare shoulder and an orange-beaded necklace studded with gold beads stands at night holding a silver lamp with a flame in a silver bowl and tray. He wears a small tilak on his forehead and looks down at the flame. Seated devotees in the dim background, including a woman in white with hands pressed together, watch the ritual. Dark trees fill the backdrop.2013-04-01December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22