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December 20 20132013-12-20May 27 20132013-05-27 +1 copiesDecember 20 20132013-12-20May 27 20132013-05-27A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, a red bindi and rudraksha malas with gold bead necklaces performs a ritual, holding a small lamp flame over a silver bowl of pink powder while a flame flickers. Before him on a silver tray lie a small gold deity figure, green leaves and a pink flower. Behind him is a gold-framed chair with lion carvings.2012-06-01 +1 copiesA seated man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a red bindi, gold hoop earrings, and a long gold-and-rudraksha mala with a second rudraksha mala on the arms. He sits on an ornate silver-gilt chair and holds a flaming camphor or oil lamp over a silver tray holding a small bronze deity murti, flowers and a kalasha-like vessel. A steel vessel and a lamp sit at the lower left, and a standing figure in white appears blurred in the background. a person, the seated figure, performing aarti at a puja.2012-06-01 +1 copiesNight-time homa at a brick fire pit ringed with yellow marigold garlands, flames and white smoke rising to the left. A bearded man with hair tied up stands bare-chested, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and a red bead necklace with a large gold pendant, holding a microphone in one hand and raising the other arm over the fire. Behind him, several seated audience members watch, one holding a tray of fruit, with a brass bowl and a small oil lamp at the lower right and a bundle of wooden sticks at the bottom. Swamiji (probable) appearance cues: bare-chested with saffron clothing, ornate beaded necklace and long hair, officiating the fire ritual as the central figure.2015-12-11 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20072007-02-16March 26 20132013-03-26May 31 20182018-05-31 +2 copiesMay 27 20132013-05-27A photograph of a person in a red-orange wrap and a rudraksha mala, holding a silver oil lamp with a lit flame in the right hand and a silver bell in the left, performing an aarti-style ritual. Behind them, seated devotees in white and red clothing sit with hands pressed in prayer, and a gold-coloured altar element is visible at the right edge. The person has a red tilak on the forehead.2013-12-20