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June 04 20152015-06-04A photograph of a Hindu ritual with a standing figure in rust-brown and gold-bordered cloth and a multicolored pink, yellow and green flower garland with a rudraksha mala. The figure, with long dark hair swept back, holds a brass bell in one hand and a flaming camphor aarti lamp in the other, eyes lowered. Beside them an attendant in orange dhoti and saffron top with white tilak presses palms together. Other devotees in orange and rust robes stand behind, and a man in a white shirt and beige trousers stands at right. Brass vessels and a bright flame mark an aarti ritual.2013-05-17June 04 20152015-06-04 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23A person in a rust-orange robe with a gold-bordered waist cloth stands before a fire, holding a silver multi-flame aarti lamp with three lit wicks in one hand and a silver handbell in the other. Large gold beaded necklaces and rudraksha malas hang on the chest, with a rudraksha bracelet on the upper arm, and a red tilak marks the forehead. A brass vessel and a bright fire pit with offerings occupy the lower right, indicating an aarti or homa-style ritual. Smoke and a blurred crowd fill the dark background.2013-05-27 +1 copiesA person in an orange saffron-toned garment with gold border stands in profile, holding a silver aarti lamp with a flame in one hand and a silver bell in the other, offering light before a brass lamp stand at right. A garland of white jasmine, red, yellow and orange flowers with green leaves hangs over the shoulders, and a rudraksha-style beaded mala and a blue bangle are visible. The setting is a plain pale wall. a person candidate: the presentation has a garland and orange clothing, but the face and appearance are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the status is unsure.2015-06-04May 27 20132013-05-27 +1 copiesA smiling man in an orange-brown garment stands before a carved stone pillar at night, holding a large brass aarti lamp with a tall flame in one hand and a brass bell in the other. He wears a red and yellow flower garland across his shoulder, gold bangles, gold necklaces and earrings, and a white vibhuti mark with a red bindi on his forehead. String lights in red and green hang behind him. Ritual aarti at an evening temple event.2013-07-22A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead holds a lit silver aarti lamp with a flame in one hand and a brass bell in the other. He wears a rust-orange wrap with a gold waistband, a red-orange rudraksha mala, and gold bead garlands; he is smiling and looking down at the flame. Behind him, a blurred monk in orange-brown robes stands in a room with a plain pale wall. The long hair, ornate gold beads and orange clothing are cues consistent with Swamiji (probable), shown performing aarti as the presiding person.2013-05-12April 21 20132013-04-21June 04 20152015-06-04