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Outdoor photo at dusk beside a carved wooden shrine or pillar wrapped with orange rope and a thatched top, decorated with garlands of white flowers and purple blooms. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands at right holding a brass oil lamp (aarti) in one hand and a bell in the other. Coconut palm fronds and foliage frame the scene, with smoke rising in the air.

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Outdoor ritual photo under palm fronds. A man in an orange saffron robe stands at right, holding a silver bell in one hand and a small oil lamp on a stand in the other, with his hair swept back into a bun and several rudraksha malas around his neck. To the left stands a tall copper ceremonial pillar wrapped with an orange cord and topped with a fluffy white grass bundle, draped with garlands of white and purple flowers, and decorated with a carved tree relief. Green foliage fills the background.2011-12-10February 28 20132013-02-28Outdoor photo of a man in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair, wearing a garland of white, yellow, red and purple flowers, holding a brass bell in one hand and a lit brass aarti lamp with flame in the other, performing a ritual before a tall ornate copper-coloured shrine or utsava murti palanquin decorated with yellow and red flower garlands and dried wheat-like stalks. Palm fronds and smoke or incense haze fill the background. He smiles upward while performing the aarti.2009-12-23A man in saffron-orange robes stands outdoors before a palm-frond backdrop, holding a small brass lamp with a lit flame in one raised hand and a brass bell in the other. He wears a gold beaded necklace and a saffron cloth draped over his head. Beside him hang strings of orange flowers and dried palm leaves, and yellow marigold garlands drape a copper-toned pillar on the left.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesFebruary 23 20152015-02-23January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesAugust 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor ritual at a carved wooden shrine draped with yellow marigold garlands and a thatched top bound with orange cord. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe with gold edging, rudraksha mala beads and red-brown arm bands, holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame and smoke in one hand and a brass bell in the other, with eyes lowered. Palm trees stand in the soft background. The figure appears to be a probable Swamiji (probable) performing a puja, based on long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas.2011-12-22January 01 20172017-01-01