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A photograph inside a plain grey-walled hall where a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with yellow trim stands barefoot, holding a lit oil lamp aloft toward a table draped in white with a brass dish. Behind him, three framed portraits adorned with marigold garlands sit on the table. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a woman in a light blue sari with a white forehead marking also joins with folded hands on the right. Hanging decorative lamps with patterned shades are visible at the top of the room.

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September 12 20112011-09-12September 09 20112011-09-09 +1 copiesPhoto 11682248 +1 copiesNovember 21 20102010-11-21October 09 20062006-10-092004-SPH-JGM-Vijaya-Yatra-To-Malaysia-And-Singapore +2 copiesA ritual scene in a plain whitewashed hall. A man with long, swept-back dark hair in an orange-saffron garment stands at centre, touching a gilded deity figure with ornate frame, with his hand on the murti. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with gold necklace and a tilak stands to the right, and another priest in white with gold chain holds a brass tray of offerings at lower left. Behind them several men in white clothes and yellow shawls stand with hands folded. A painted decorated bull stands on the right wall beside a tall striped pillar and a framed picture, with orange curtains at the back. +1 copiesA figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a red vertical tilak, and a rudraksha mala lights a small oil lamp with a flame over two brass ritual vessels decorated with pink and orange flowers on an orange-draped table. Behind him, a man in white kurta and a white shawl holds a bell, and orange curtains and a blue mat fill the room. The scene shows an aarti-style lamp offering, with a bell in use and flower-decorated brass vessels on the table. +1 copiesA photograph inside a decorated hall with a striped ceiling canopy, orange fabric and pillars wrapped in coloured bands. A young man in an orange robe with a red rudraksha mala stands at right, pressing his palm to the forehead of a devotee in a white shirt, while holding a tray of offerings and a small brass vessel. Beside him, a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti wears gold ceremonial necklaces. Several devotees stand with folded hands, one wearing a light blue shirt, another in white. Left foreground shows an older man in pink shirt with clasped hands. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan ritual.2010-10-09Indoor photo of a group of men performing an aarti with a lit oil lamp in a small plain room with a doorway and a window behind them. In the left foreground a young man with long dark hair wears a white shirt over an orange-saffron garment and holds a brass bell in his right hand, his other hand extended toward a flame. Beside him an older man with white hair and glasses, wearing a white shirt and a rudraksha-style mala, holds his palms together. In the centre a man in a white shirt stands with hands folded, and on the right a man in a white shirt with a gold chain holds his palms joined beside a brass oil lamp with a bright flame. Several others in white clothing stand behind them. A small KAILASA logo appears in the top left corner.A photograph of a ceremony in a hall with a projector screen and a decorated backdrop. A man in saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, with long swept-back hair and a black headband, raises his right hand in blessing over a row of devotees. Several devotees in white dhotis and shawls stand with heads bowed and hands in anjali. On the right, a bald attendant in white holds a brass tray of offerings, and a flower-garlanded altar stands behind them. Probable Swamiji (saffron robe, long hair and gold necklace) giving blessings.January 03 20122012-01-03