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A photograph of an outdoor evening ritual under a canopy decorated with green banana bunches, leaves and a red patterned cloth. A man with swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala with a ceremonial necklace wears a saffron-orange garment over his bare shoulder and smiles while a woman in a white saree with gold border holds a lit oil lamp on a brass plate toward him. Other women in saris and men in white stand nearby, and a photographer's camera is visible at upper right. Fruit and a green leaf lie in the foreground. Swamiji (probable): the man has long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and saffron clothing, and is receiving an aarti with a lamp.

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Night-time photograph of a devotional arati at an outdoor setting under a banana-leaf canopy with hanging green bananas and a red patterned cloth overhead. A man with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a gold armlet, wearing a saffron-red robe with a gold waistband, stands smiling in the centre. A woman in a white sari with a gold border, wearing a white flower in her hair, holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp toward him. Other devotees in white and green stand behind, and a photographer with a camera is visible at right. A small basket of offerings sits at lower left.2014-07-01December 23 20162016-12-23June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01November 18 20152015-11-18June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesNight photograph of an outdoor devotional gathering under a striped canopy of red, pink and green cloth draped over a bamboo frame, with banana leaves at right. A man in a reddish-orange silk shawl and dhoti, with rudraksha malas around his neck and sandalwood or ochre marks on his forehead, stands smiling and holds a green leaf and a small brass kalasha-style vessel. Several devotees in white, one in a teal sari and women with white jasmine garlands in their hair bend forward toward him, receiving the offering. a person cues: reddish-orange shawl, multiple rudraksha malas and ceremonial adornments in a ritual setting. Two people at left in white shirts and dhotis, plus several others in the background.2014-07-01September 06 20172017-09-06December 22 20162016-12-22Night-time photograph of a garlanded man in a rust-orange robe standing under an arch of banana plants with hanging banana flowers, at a devotee's house during a pada puja visit. He wears a heavy red and yellow marigold garland, a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial necklace of coin-like pendants, and his long hair is swept back. Behind him stand a man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a bald man in orange robe. At left a woman in white holds a brass plate with a kalasha-style vessel. An older woman in a green-and-white sari stands at right, and onlookers crowd the courtyard.2014-07-01January 1st 2013January 1st 2013