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Kailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha Samrajyam

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Night photograph of a man in an orange-red turban and orange-red robe with gold-bordered shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala, holding a large flaming aarti lamp on a tray in his right hand and a small metal bell or kalasha vessel in his left, smiling. Behind him stand several people in white clothes, and a partially visible person in white at the far right. In the lower left, small oil lamps burn on a stone-paved ground beside a few scattered offerings. Appearance-based cues of long hair, rudraksha mala and saffron clothing suggest a probable Swamiji (probable) performing aarti.2004-11-26Pre-dawn outdoor photo at night showing a man in saffron-orange robes with a gold border and a long gold-bead mala around his neck, holding a lit oil lamp with a tall flame near his face while ringing a small silver handbell in his other hand. Behind him stands a man in white dhoti and kurta with a red shawl, and another figure in orange robes is partly visible at right. A large white cloth-wrapped pillar. Dark foliage surrounds the scene.2010-11-21Night outdoor ceremony under bright floodlights. A man in orange-saffron dress with a gold-bordered cloth and a beaded mala necklace stands on a raised stage, holding a silver kalasha-like vessel high overhead with a flaming wick and smoke rising from it. A white and pink canopy with gold trim and a banner with Tamil script stands behind him. a person appearance uncertain from this view.2011-12-08December 05 20142014-12-05 +1 copiesOctober 05 20112011-10-05 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor ritual photo. A man in orange saffron cloth with gold borders and a gold-beaded rudraksha-style mala holds a lit silver aarti lamp up in both hands, flame rising, looking upward. Beside him a second man in orange and gold robes holds a brass tray with flowers and a bell is raised in the first man's hand. Behind them a drummer in white clothing plays a drum, and a figure in white stands at left. A large white-draped pillar fills the right edge. Foliage and dark trees frame the scene.2010-11-21Night photograph of an outdoor aarti on a stone terrace. A smiling man in an orange-red turban and saffron-orange robe with gold border holds a large flaming lamp on a tray in his right hand and a small silver vessel in his left, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Several small oil lamps burn on the paved floor at his feet beside a red box and scattered items. Behind him stand men in white dhotis and shirts, one photographing with a camera. Dark hills and a night sky form the backdrop. The man's appearance is consistent with a sannyasi in saffron robes and rudraksha, but the image alone does not establish identity.2004-11-26Dusk outdoor scene at a temple-style open pavilion with a tin roof and palm trees behind. A shaved-headed man in an orange-red dhoti and a golden-yellow waist sash holds a flaming oil lamp aloft with one hand, and a small silver bell or vessel in the other. He wears a red rudraksha mala and a silver necklace. Beside him stands an ornate gilded wooden palanquin-like utsava vahana with tasselled red and green fringes and a carved gold base. Several saffron-robed attendants and onlookers stand in the background, and a man in white stands near a cloth-covered canopy. The scene matches a dhwajarohanam flag-hoisting procession.2013-12-18May 23 20172017-05-23December 05 20142014-12-05A photograph of a homa fire ceremony at night in a brick-lined fire pit with large flames rising. On the left, a figure in orange saffron robes and an orange head wrap sits behind the fire. Several people in white ritual clothes sit or kneel nearby; one man in white holds a brass bowl with flames above it and a small brass vessel in his other hand. Women in white and onlookers are visible in the background against a lattice wall, with a decorated umbrella or banner at the top left.2004-07-02December 05 20142014-12-05 +1 copies