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A photograph at night of a man in a rust-red dhoti-style wrap and a long orange-beaded garland, eyes closed, holding a small silver aarti plate with a lit flame and pink flower offerings. Smoke drifts on the left and dark foliage fills the background. He wears a gold necklace and a red tilak on his forehead. a person is shown as the officiating figure performing an aarti, with a second person in orange partly visible at lower right.

A 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.

A man with long dark hair and a small red tilak on his forehead stands at night in front of dark foliage, holding a silver tray with a red cloth and pink flowers. He wears a rust-red unstitched cloth draped over one shoulder and an orange beaded mala around his neck. Another partial figure is visible at the bottom edge. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, orange beaded mala and red robe, presented here as a devotee-style offering-bearer during an evening ritual.

A 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.

A 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.

A man seated on a red and black tiger-striped armchair in front of a painted jungle backdrop, wearing an orange saffron-coloured shawl over his shoulders and bare arms adorned with beaded bangles. He wears multiple strands of rudraksha malas, a gold ornamental necklace, and gold earrings, with a white tripundra and red bindi on his forehead. A small microphone is clipped near his face. He holds a gold-rimmed bowl in one hand and sits beside a black lectern decorated with pink flowers. Swamiji (probable): the appearance cues are long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold ornaments, in a seated teaching setting consistent with a satsang discourse.

September 09 2012

Night outdoor photograph of a shaved-headed sannyasi in saffron-orange robes with a matching hood draped over his head, a red stripe on the shawl, and a large gold necklace with a jewelled pendant. He wears white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and a red dot, and holds a silver tray with a lit flame and offerings, performing an aarti. Behind him hang dried leaves on a string under an orange canopy, with plants and a bamboo pole in the foreground. A banner at the bottom edge is partially visible. Appearance cues are limited to saffron robes and a gold necklace, so identity is uncertain.

April 01 2013

March 28 2013

Photograph of a long-haired man standing with eyes closed and a faint smile in an orange-walled hall with green floor mats. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead, a gold necklace, and multiple long strands of rudraksha and pearl-like beads draped across his chest and arms. He holds a bunch of red flowers in his left hand. At right, an attendant in white holds a brass plate of red flowers.

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March 31 2013