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January 1st 2013

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December 12 20112011-12-12 +1 copiesDecember 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copiesFebruary 05 20152015-02-05December 14 20162016-12-14December 11 20112011-12-11A photograph of a temple puja before a dark stone shivalinga on a wooden base, with a priest in a rudraksha mala and bare upper body holding a lit oil lamp in one hand. He wears a brown and gold dhoti and a red-brown flower wreath on his head. Behind the lingam, a deity murti is adorned with heavy gold necklaces and garlands of yellow, pink and purple flowers. A second gilded figure on the right wears a red and gold garment and gold jewellery.2015-02-17 +1 copiesA man in a rust-red dhoti and draped red-orange shawl stands at night holding a silver aarti lamp with a bright flame in his right hand and a silver bell in his left. He wears a long pink and yellow garland, gold necklaces, gold bangles and armlets, and a white vibhuti line on his forehead, with his hair tied back. Behind him stands a golden deity murti in a decorated alcove framed by a colourful garland arch of red, yellow, white and purple flowers, with a silver umbrella above. Other figures in red-brown robes stand at the edges, and dark trees surround the scene, indicating a night puja or aarti.2013-07-22September 02 20172017-09-02A photograph of a seated man in a rust-orange shawl and red-and-gold garland of red and yellow flowers, with a white tilak on his forehead, a gold bangle and gold ring, smiling while holding a small silver-handled ritual item over a flame in a brass lamp on a green cloth-covered table. Behind him, a large deity murti decorated with long garlands of yellow, red and white flowers, a crown and gold ornaments stands in a yellow silk garment. A silver kalasha-style vessel on a stand and a small figure sit on the table with flower petals. The scene suggests a puja or aarti. Swamiji (probable) is the seated man, identified by his swept-back hair, rudraksha-style red-and-gold garlands and saffron shawl.2013-07-15December 14 20162016-12-14May 30 20182018-05-30A smiling man in a rust-orange wrap and bare chest stands outdoors among green trees, holding a silver lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a silver handbell in the other. He wears a tall black hair crown with a gold ornament, a red bindi, rudraksha-style brown beaded strands across his chest, and a thick garland of red roses. Beside him at left is a decorated brick-red structure with white and red flower garlands, dried grass and leaves, resembling a ritual puja setup.2016-03-01