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Night photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron cloth with gold border and a garland, palms pressed together in prayer with eyes closed, standing beside a tall white-wrapped pillar topped by a bronze lamp bowl with a large flame. A second flame burns on a torch in the background and small fire with offerings sits at lower left. Behind him a bald man in white dhoti and red-and-white shoulder cloth walks past a dark stone shivalinga-like pillar at right, with trees and foliage around. Ritual oil lamp lighting in a temple garden at night.

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November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21At night, a man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl with gold border stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style mala. His long dark hair is swept back. Beside him to the left stands an ornately carved wooden or copper column with a temple-style niche and carved figures, decorated with an orange ribbon, palm fronds and yellow flowers. To the right, a second orange-robed attendant holds a silver tray. Palm trees are silhouetted in the dark background. Swamiji (probable) is present, a standing devotee in saffron with long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala; the figure is performing a devotional gesture before a ceremonial pillar.2010-11-12November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21January 01 20062006-01-01Outdoor evening scene at night with a lit oil lamp on a silver stand held by a man in white dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges and a gold-beaded necklace, performing aarti. In front, a woman in saffron-orange dress with long dark hair and gold necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind her, men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha-style malas and white-clad attendants stand in a dark garden with tropical foliage. Flame and palms are prominent elements.2010-11-21A photograph at night in front of a large dark banyan-like tree trunk with hanging aerial roots. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his bare upper body. He holds a brass arati lamp with a tall open flame in his right hand and a small brass bell in his left, performing an arati. To the left, a younger man in an orange shawl over white clothes stands near the tree, and a partly visible man's face appears behind the main figure. The lamp flame is bright orange against the dark background. Swamiji (probable) is identified by the long hair, saffron cloth and bare-chested ritual dress of the central figure, who is performing arati with the lamp and bell.2006-12-10Night photograph of a bare-chested man in an orange cloth wrapped over his shoulders, holding a brass aarti lamp with a tall flame in one hand and a small brass bell in the other. He has long dark curly hair swept back and a dark mark on his forehead, and he is looking down at the flame. A white wooden beam and post frame the scene against a black background. The act shown is aarti, a lamp offering. Appearance cues (long swept-back hair, saffron cloth, bare chest) are consistent with the a person candidate named in the page, though the face is not clearly visible.2006-12-10A man with long dark wavy hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, stands against a black background with eyes lowered and palms pressed together before a brass lamp with a bright open flame and rising smoke. A white and red tilak marks his forehead. The photograph is taken in close framing, with a small brass vessel visible at the lower left edge. The page links this image to a painting event, a person, and an Oct 2006 album, but the image itself shows a flame ritual rather than painting.2006-10-19Night-time outdoor ritual photograph. A figure with long dark hair and a long-sleeved orange saffron robe with gold border, wearing a rudraksha-style bead mala, holds a silver aarti plate with a bright flame and lamps toward a white-wrapped pillar. Beside them a second person in orange robe with gold trim and beads also holds a flaming lamp. Two men in white dhotis and red shawls stand nearby, and a stone deity relief is visible on the right. Dark foliage and green leaves frame the scene.2010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21