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A nighttime photograph of a ritual at a temple procession. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange garment and a long rudraksha mala, holding a brass oil lamp (aarti lamp) and a small brass bell. Beside him, a man in white clothing with an orange shawl holds a small packet, and in the foreground a woman in an orange garment and white top holds a brass bowl of flower petals. Around them, people in white clothes and orange shawls crowd the scene, and a decorated deity murti or ornate backdrop is visible at the upper right. The image appears to show an aarti being performed during a procession.

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Night photograph of a temple aarti at a procession. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron garment, a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch, holds a brass aarti lamp with a small bell and a flame. A man in white clothes and an orange shawl beside him holds a small red packet, and a woman in an orange top holds a bowl of flowers. Behind them, white-clad devotees crowd the area and an ornate decorated temple backdrop with striped patterns and gold is visible at upper right.2006-12-23Night procession scene. A central figure with long dark hair and a red tilak on the forehead wears an orange saffron wrap and a long necklace of rudraksha beads, his eyes lowered as he walks with hands extended near a small brass object at the bottom. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis hold a tall wooden pole and a decorated canopy above the crowd, one man wearing an orange shawl and another holding a red cloth. On the right, a woman with hair pulled back and a stud earring is seen from behind. Dark background with a distant decorated structure and red fabric.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession scene with a man in an orange saffron garment and rudraksha mala, long swept-back dark hair, bending over a coconut or offering at the front. Behind him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls hold brass plates with fruit and flowers, and white-clad attendants stand near a decorated ratha or palanquin with a deity murti framed by garlands and colourful striped drapery. Oil lamps glow on the left. Probable Swamiji by his orange robe, long hair, and rudraksha mala, performing a puja or aarti during a procession. Several men are visible, counted roughly at a dozen.2006-12-23Photograph of an indoor evening gathering with several men and a young boy standing close together. In the foreground a man with long, swept-back black hair wears an orange sleeveless garment and a rudraksha mala, and holds a gold ceremonial staff with a small white object in his hand while reading or handling it. A bare-chested priest wearing a gold necklace and a white dhoti with red border stands at the right edge, and a woman in white with a hair ornament watches at left. A silver tray holding orange cloth is visible at the bottom. The background shows a red and orange backdrop with a white canopy. The man with the long hair and orange garment is Swamiji (probable), identified by his long swept-back hair, orange clothing and rudraksha mala while handling the gold staff.2010-10-15Night procession photograph. A central man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and rudraksha beads on his chest, holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame aloft in his right hand. Behind him, a man in a white shirt and orange shawl also carries a brass lamp. A man on the left holds a brass handbell and a silver-tipped staff, and others in white clothes stand nearby. Colourful fringed umbrellas and a red-and-green cloth are visible in the background, and a woman in a pink top watches. The scene reads as a procession with aarti.2006-12-23A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron garment with a long rudraksha mala draped across his chest, holding a small white card and reading it while standing in a hall. He wears a red bindi on his forehead and his hair is long and swept back, a distinctive cue for the a person candidate. To his left, a line of women and a girl in white and yellow clothing stand with palms pressed together or hands folded. One woman in a white top has a rudraksha mala. A young person in white with a pendant stands holding a silver plate with small orange and red items. Another person in orange and a man with a shaved head and white tilak stand behind. A silver tray with offerings is visible at the lower right, and orange and white banners hang from the ceiling in the background.2010-10-26December 23 20062006-12-23 +2 copiesA photograph inside a covered temple hall with a metal roof and red-and-blue pillar decorations. A man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and multiple rudraksha malas places his right hand on the head of a devotee in a white shirt and white dhoti. He holds a small white packet in his left hand. Beside him, a monk in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a silver tray with gold-coloured items. Devotees with folded hands stand behind a metal railing, and a lit deity shrine with flowers glows in the background.2010-11-03Night procession at a temple. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing saffron-orange clothing and a rudraksha mala, holds a metal lamp or censer with a flame and performs an aarti. Around him, many devotees in white dress and orange shawls stand with palms joined. Tall brass torches with flames stand at left and right. In the background a deity murti decorated with garlands is carried on a palanquin beneath an ornate golden canopy.2006-12-23A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange shawl wrapped over the shoulders and multiple gold-beaded rudraksha-style necklaces stands at the centre, extending a folded white paper or prasadam to a row of men in white shirts and white dhotis with hands folded in greeting. Behind him a shaved-headed attendant in a saffron cloth and beaded necklace stands by a tray of fruit, and an older man in white with an orange shawl is visible at right. The setting is an indoor hall with a projection screen and blue drapery. The central figure matches the probable Swamiji appearance cues of swept-back long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial beads, and is presented as the one giving prasadam to devotees.2011-02-27December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copies