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January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing a saffron-orange sleeveless garment and a long gold bead necklace, standing at night beside a golden-brown cylindrical linga with a pink flower on top. He holds a brass oil lamp with a flame in one hand and a small brass bell in the other, looking upward. A tall brass lamp stand with a bird-shaped finial stands at the right, and a corrugated metal roof edge is visible at the lower left. The appearance matches the Swamiji (probable) pattern through his long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace, performing linga abhishekam.2010-02-12October 01 20112011-10-01A photograph of a homa or yagna at night. A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a gold bead necklace sits on a wooden chair, pouring liquid from a metal vessel with a long spout into a square fire pit lined with white stone. Behind him stand brass kalashas wrapped in mesh and dressed with mango leaves, a tall brass lamp with a lit flame, and a standing deity murti draped in garlands. Strings of small lights glow in the dark background.2011-10-03July 17 20062006-07-17A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes sits on a carved wooden chair beside a square homa fire pit lined with white stone, pouring or offering from a ladle with a metal bowl at his left. He wears a gold beaded necklace and gold bangles. Behind him are brass oil lamps, kalasha pots wrapped in netting with mango-leaf and coconut tops, and a pink and blue deity murti garlanded with yellow marigolds. Lit string lights and flowers fill the background.2011-10-03A priest in orange-saffron robes sits cross-legged before a square fire pit (homa kunda) filled with smoke, extending one hand over the flames in an offering gesture. He wears a rudraksha-style necklace, a bangle, and a shaved head. Beside him stand brass vessels with coconut and leaf decorations, a tall brass oil lamp (aarti lamp) with a lit flame, a brass bowl, and a small Ganesha murti garlanded with yellow flowers.2011-10-01September 29 20122012-09-292004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02 +1 copiesA seated man in an orange-saffron robe performs a fire ritual, holding a ritual object near a tall brass lamp with a bright flame at the top. He wears a long gold-coloured bead mala and a flowing white garland over one shoulder. A silver bowl, small silver cup and pink flowers sit on the altar in front, and haze or smoke fills the background. The scene resembles a homa or yagna. A purple logo appears at upper left.2006-07-17A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a long gold-and-saffron rudraksha-style mala and a gold necklace, holding a silver aarti lamp with a flame toward a golden-brown lingam on a pedestal at right. A white-clad attendant with gold-bordered cloth stands at the left edge, with brass offering plates visible at the lower left. A dark background and wooden pillar frame the scene. The man has a tilak on his forehead and long swept-back hair. a person (in_person candidate) performing aarti at a lingam, with ritual offerings in an interior hall.2013-03-10