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May 20 2013

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October 03 20142014-10-03A standing man in saffron-red robes stands on a stage holding a bundle of orange threads in both hands while looking down at them. He wears a long necklace of gold beads with a large gold pendant, a rudraksha-style braided mala of brown beads at his chest, a gold bangle and a wristwatch. He has a white horizontal tilak on his forehead and a small microphone at his cheek. Behind him a red curtain and an ornate gold throne are visible, with a few seated people partly visible at the right edge.2013-05-12July 03 20132013-07-03November 18 20152015-11-18February 26 20132013-02-26A seated man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, wears a long necklace of gold beads with a gold pendant. He sits cross-legged before a microphone on a stand, holding an open book in his lap while his right hand holds a small lit oil lamp flame over a brass plate. His left hand rings a brass handbell. Behind him is a round wooden frame, and offerings of white flowers and a brass bowl lie on the cloth-covered table in front. Green and white cloth covers the setting, and a few printed booklets lie nearby. a person: the orange robe, gold bead necklace and ceremonial role of conducting a puja fit the a person presentation, though his hair is short and the cues are not strong.2012-10-16May 20 20132013-05-20May 16 20132013-05-16A man in a rust-orange draped garment with gold border stands barefoot before a small brick fire pit with a bright flame, holding a silver bell in his right hand and a silver oil lamp with a lit flame in his left. A gold-carved throne with a tiger-skin cushion stands behind him, and a striped green-and-pink mat covers the floor. Silver bowls, a kalasha-like vessel, white flowers and an orange cloth are placed near the fire. A dark rudraksha-style necklace is visible at his neck, and a red forehead mark shows.2013-05-28 +1 copiesA young shaved-headed man in orange and maroon sannyasi-style dress stands in a hall, holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp lit with several flames in his right hand and a brass handbell in his left. He wears a long rudraksha mala around his neck and beaded bands on his wrist and upper arm, with a sacred ash mark on his forehead, and his bare shoulder is visible. Behind him, seated devotees in orange robes sit on the floor, slightly blurred, with wall posters and an air conditioner on the white walls. This appears to be an aarti being performed during an assembly.2015-11-16June 22 20132013-06-22November 28 20142014-11-28