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October 03 20142014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03A photograph of a nighttime ritual aarti. In the foreground, a shaven-headed attendant in a rust-red robe with gold border holds a lit oil lamp flame toward the seated figure. Seated in a large orange-cushioned chair, a man with swept-back dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead presses his palms together in anjali, wearing a rust-red dhoti with gold border and a white-and-pink flower garland. Behind him on the right, a man in white with a rudraksha mala looks on. A gold-trimmed backdrop and yellow flowers stand behind them. a person is the seated figure, with cues of a flower garland, swept-back hair and ceremonial dress, though the appearance is not fully certain. The scene shows a ritual with a lamp offering, two people visible in the frame.2014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03October 02 20142014-10-02A photograph of an evening aarti at a night ritual. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a maroon wrap holds a brass multi-wick oil lamp with several lit flames toward a seated man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha-style bead mala, a tilak on his forehead, and a face with a fresh vibhuti or kumkum mark. Behind them is a red and green draped backdrop with flowers and a white woven fan-shaped object.2006-10-21October 02 20142014-10-02Outdoor ceremony under an open pavilion with red-painted walls and an orange-cushioned throne chair. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing a rudraksha-style garland of yellow-orange flowers and saffron-red cloth edged in gold, sits on the throne with hands folded. Swamiji (probable) based on the swept-back hair, flower garland and saffron-red robe with gold borders; he is seated on the throne as the central figure. In front, a shaved-headed priest in saffron-red cloth with gold borders stands holding a lit oil lamp or arati flame over a low offering table with orange flowers. Another person in white clothing is partly visible at the left edge, and a woman in a red sari sits at the right near the throne. A framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure rests on a gold-trimmed side table draped with cloth.2014-10-02November `4 2015 +3 copiesApril 28 20132013-04-28Night photo of an outdoor ritual on stone steps. A young man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, with a white forehead tilak, rudraksha mala and white arm markings, holds up a burning aarti flame toward a seated figure. That figure sits on a red and gold throne-style chair, wearing a dark maroon robe, with hands raised in a namaskar gesture. Several devotees in orange sit in the foreground, and a brass lamp stand is visible at left. Smoke drifts in the dark background.2013-11-04