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Outdoor photo of a central figure in an orange saffron shawl with a long rudraksha mala, long dark hair, and a red bindi, holding a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame in the right hand and a brass handbell in the left. Behind him, a banyan tree with aerial roots. A woman on the left in a white and cream sari with gold bangles and a red bindi stands with palms pressed together, and a man on the right in white kurta with glasses also has his hands in anjali. Surrounding devotees in white and cream clothing and glasses watch the aarti. The setting suggests aarti performed during a ritual gathering.

Outdoor ritual aarti at a large banyan tree. A man in an orange saffron wrap with long dark hair and a red bindi, wearing a rudraksha mala, holds a brass plate with a burning flame. Around him devotees stand with palms pressed together in prayer. A woman on the left wears a white sari with a red border and red and gold bangles. A bearded man in a white shirt holds a brass handbell while praying. Other devotees in white and cream clothes, several wearing glasses, stand close together under the tree's aerial roots.

Outdoor ritual photograph beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. A barefoot man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with a long rudraksha mala, raises a brass arati lamp with flame toward the sky while holding a small handbell in the other hand. Behind him a woman in white with a bindi and dark standing figures watch. Seated in the foreground, a bearded man in white clothes gestures with open hands beside a wooden side table bearing a brass kalasha and a brass puja vessel, and a row of brass pots and a plate of fruit and flowers lie on the ground. Several seated and standing devotees in white clothes surround the scene, and a rudraksha-adorned priest figure stands at the centre.

2004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa

2004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa

Outdoor photo under large banyan trees at dusk. A man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a gold beaded necklace, holds a brass arati lamp with a burning flame toward the left, appearing to offer it in worship. Behind him, a crowd of devotees in white clothes stands and sits with hands joined in prayer; one man wears a rudraksha mala and a girl at right wears a white garment with red border. A man in the foreground with a camera is documenting the arati. The scene reads as an arati offering during a ritual gathering. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron robe, gold necklace) performing the arati; appearance-based label only.

Outdoor photograph of a homa at the riverbank. A man seated cross-legged on a wooden throne with carved gold-accented panels wears an orange-saffron shawl and a heavy gold necklace with a pendant, eyes closed and hands joined over a flame. A brass bowl and fire pit with bricks sit in front. Behind him, a crowd of devotees in orange and white clothing, rudraksha malas and sandalwood tilak sit with eyes closed, including a woman in a pink salwar kameez and a bespectacled man in a blue shirt. Swamiji (probable): the seated central figure, with long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklace and saffron shawl, presiding over the homa.

July 02 2004

Outdoor photo of a devotional ritual beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. In the centre, a bare-chested man in an orange saffron shawl and rudraksha malas holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp flame aloft in both hands. Behind him, a man in white kurta holds a brass bell in his right hand while folding his palms in prayer. Around them, devotees in white kurtas and sarees stand with palms pressed together in namaste, some wearing glasses, with a woman in a cream saree and gold bangles at left. The crowd of about two dozen people fills the frame, and a partial woven textile with orange, white and blue threads appears at the lower right corner.

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July 02 2004

2004-07-02 +1 copies

Outdoor photograph of an evening aarti at an ashram under leafy trees. A man in a long saffron-orange robe with long dark hair holds a bell in his right hand and gestures with his left, facing the flame. Beside him a man in white kurta with an orange shawl holds a brass plate of yellow flowers and a lit oil lamp with a burning flame. Around them stand a crowd of children and adults in white clothes, several with hands joined in prayer, including a boy in a pink and purple jacket in front. a person cues: long hair and saffron robe, with the man holding the bell being the most.