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A photograph of a temple pavilion under a blue sky with a stone pillar, red curtain, and garlands of marigolds. A figure with long, dark, swept-back hair and a red headband wears a sleeveless orange robe and holds a silver ritual vessel or chalice raised in one hand, with a gold bangle on the wrist. Beside him, a man in an orange headband and white clothing looks toward the camera, and a second man in a white shirt stands at the left edge. Strings of small coloured bells hang from the ceiling above. Appearance-based cues on the central figure are the long hair, saffron-orange clothing and headband, though the face is not visible and the identity is uncertain.

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December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A man in saffron-orange robes stands under a temple roof archway holding a brass lamp on a long stand with an open flame and smoke, and a brass handbell in his other hand. He wears a red headband with a peacock feather, a long white and red flower garland, and a gold bracelet, with long dark hair. Behind him people in white and orange clothing and red headbands gather, and a man in a dark suit and red headband stands at left. Corrugated roofs, a clock and banana-style plants appear in the background. a person is shown performing an arati-style offering with the lamp during the procession, identified by saffron robes, long swept hair, feather headband and garland cues.2007-12-25April 07 20112011-04-07A photograph of a standing man in an orange-saffron dress and a white-and-red flower garland, performing an aarti with a silver lamp (oil lamp) in one hand and a small brass bell in the other. A red headband with a feather-like tuft is in his hair, and smoke rises from the lamp. He stands beneath a carved stone temple pillar and gazes upward, with tin-roofed buildings, a water tank and a blue sky behind him. He appears to be a priest or brahmachari performing the ritual; the page notes a person at this event, but the figure's appearance does not clearly confirm that.2007-12-25A smiling man in an orange sleeveless top and orange cloth stands under a stone temple roof edge against a blue sky. He wears a red headband with a peacock feather, long loose hair, and a long white and orange-red marigold garland. He holds a small offering or flower bowl with both hands near his chest, looking upward. Behind him are a grey water tank and corrugated roofs.2007-12-25A standing man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with long dark hair and a headband, performs a puja at a temple shrine, holding a small metal vessel and lamp. Garlands of white, yellow and red flowers hang on the shrine and on deity statues on the right, one a dark figure in green and red cloth. Two people kneel to the left, one in white with hands folded in prayer and one in orange. Brass oil lamps, a lamp stand and a flower-decorated pot sit on the floor. A camera operator is visible at the right edge. Stone pillars frame the open hall.2007-12-25Outdoor photograph under a stone temple canopy strung with small colourful bells. A man with long dark hair and an orange headband with a peacock feather stands in a sleeveless saffron-orange top, a flower garland around his neck, reaching toward a decorated carriage or float covered in red and white flower garlands. Another person in white is partly visible behind him, and a water tank and lamp post appear at left under a clear blue sky. Probable Swamiji (long hair, orange clothing, peacock feather headband and garlands), shown in a ritual procession setting.2007-12-25December 27 20072007-12-27A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and an orange headband, wearing a garland of white, red, orange and yellow flowers, stands on a raised platform and reaches toward a large flower-garlanded wooden stick or staff held by an attendant. Beside him, a carved deity murti with gold ornaments and a green-and-saffron cloth is decorated with a long string of yellow, red and green flower garlands and sits on a purple-draped platform, with gold footwear visible. A second attendant in white and saffron stands behind. Colourful bells hang from the pavilion ceiling. The man is.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 27 20072007-12-27