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October 14 20082008-10-14A shaven-headed man in an orange shawl with white tilak on his forehead holds a lit oil lamp toward a wall shrine of framed deity pictures decorated with marigold garlands and flowers. A second man in a dark red garment stands beside him with palms pressed together in prayer. The shrine holds framed images of deities and a small figure with orange cloth and a garland. Bangles and a rudraksha bracelet are visible on the first man's wrist. a person identification is uncertain since the figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive.2008-10-14September 04 20122012-09-04A photograph of a man in an orange-red shawl and matching robe, with a white tilak stripe and red bindi on his forehead, holding a brass oil lamp with a tall flame in one hand and a silver handbell in the other. He wears a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala. Beside him, a man in an orange shirt and white cap watches. The setting is an indoor room with white walls. The photo is watermarked with the archive copyright, which is not described.2012-09-05June 26 20142014-06-26July 03 20142014-07-03A photograph in a plain room with white walls and a tiled floor. A smiling person in an orange robe with a white and red flower garland holds a small oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other. Beside them a woman in a white sari with a dark shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. A third person in orange, seen from behind, stands at the right edge. On the wall above hangs a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes with a garland. On the left, a wooden stand with floral garlands holds another framed image. A small portable stereo sits on a low table.2010-01-10September 25 20092009-09-25Indoor photo of a ritual in a plain white-walled room with an arched doorway. A man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a long garland of white and red flowers and a rudraksha mala, holds a silver bell in one hand and a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in the other, offering arati. Two young people in red and cream traditional clothing stand with palms pressed together in namaste. Other devotees in orange and white stand nearby, and a red and pink flower decoration hangs on the wall. The image shows a lamp-waving ceremony.2008-07-28September 04 20122012-09-04A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes performing a ritual at a stone altar decorated with yellow marigold flowers. He wears a red-orange head cloth, a red bindi, white vertical temple marks on his forehead, thin-framed glasses, a gold bangle, and a long necklace of gold beads. He holds a small brass oil lamp and a flame in one hand over a metal dish. Behind him is a large orange cloth backdrop and green banana leaves. Partially visible at the right edge, another man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits beside the altar, and a small golden deity murti or figure appears at the right near offerings.2009-09-25A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead holds a lit silver aarti lamp with a flame in one hand and a brass bell in the other. He wears a rust-orange wrap with a gold waistband, a red-orange rudraksha mala, and gold bead garlands; he is smiling and looking down at the flame. Behind him, a blurred monk in orange-brown robes stands in a room with a plain pale wall. The long hair, ornate gold beads and orange clothing are cues consistent with Swamiji (probable), shown performing aarti as the presiding person.2013-05-12