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A ritual worship scene in a hall with a wall air conditioner and a floor fan. A man with swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-brown cloth draped over the shoulders and a long garland of gold and white beads, holds a lit camphor flame in a metal aarti lamp toward a deity murti. Behind him a bald priest in brown-orange robes and a second man in a white head wrap with folded hands stand near the altar. The deity murti is dressed in a green and yellow silk garment with white and pink flower garlands, seated on a gold-framed throne with a green backdrop. The aarti flame suggests puja. Swamiji (probable): the man performing aarti has long swept-back hair, a saffron-orange garment and a gold-bead garland, matching the page's identification of Swamiji at this event.

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May 12 20132013-05-12May 12 20132013-05-12May 12 20132013-05-12May 12 20132013-05-12A photograph of an aarti ritual before a decorated deity murti on a gilded throne-like seat draped in green fabric. A man on the left in orange-brown dhoti and shawl holds a lit camphor flame aloft in one hand. Beside him, a bald priest in orange-brown robes and a rudraksha mala presses his palms together, and a man in a white headwrap and orange shawl stands with hands folded in prayer. The deity figures wear flower garlands, one in yellow and green silk, and the setting has an air conditioner and a fan along the wall. Several devotees are seen at the bottom edge. Only partial heads and shoulders of the audience are visible.2013-05-12A woman with long dark hair, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and a matching orange shawl with a saffron-orange rudraksha or flower mala, stands at left holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small bell in the other during a ritual. Behind her a bald priest in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl holds a bell, and a man in white dhoti with a white turban stands with hands folded in namaskar. At right, on a gold-framed throne with a green silk backdrop, a deity murti is adorned with white flower garlands and a crown, and another murti in a green and yellow sari with a crown and white and orange garlands sits nearby. Two or three seated devotees are visible at the bottom edge, and a standing fan and air conditioner are on the left wall.2013-05-12A photograph of a temple-style puja inside a plain hall. A man with swept-back long hair, wearing an orange-brown shawl, rudraksha-style beaded mala and ceremonial gold necklace, holds a lit oil lamp toward ornate deity murti figures on a gilded throne with green backdrop, garlanded with white jasmine and orange flower garlands. Beside him a shaven-headed priest in brown-orange dhoti and shawl holds a bell-like ritual object, and a man in a white headcloth stands with palms joined. Seated devotees in front include a woman in a red sari with palms folded and a young boy in white. Air conditioner and a standing fan are visible on the left.2013-05-12May 12 20132013-05-12May 12 20132013-05-12May 12 20132013-05-12May 12 20132013-05-12November `4 2015 +1 copies