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November 16 20152015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesAugust 09 20152015-08-09A standing man in saffron-orange cloth holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame in his right hand and a small bell in his left, performing ritual worship outdoors under green trees. He wears layered rudraksha mala beads across his chest and arms, a pendant necklace, and a leopard-print headband with long braided hair. White ash marks decorate his forehead and body. Behind him, a second person in orange cloth and another in white sit near a yellow railing.2017-12-16July 24 20132013-07-24Photograph of a young boy with a shaved head, white vertical tilak on his forehead and a small red dot, dressed in orange cloth with maroon-edged borders and a maroon velvet waist sash. He holds a small brass handbell in his right hand and stands with a serious expression. Behind him, other orange-robed people stand with palms pressed together in namaste.2013-03-31November 16 20152015-11-16A photograph of a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a red-and-orange sash, with rudraksha malas around his neck and arms, seated on a white cloth during a ritual. He has white tripundra markings and a red bindi on his forehead, and holds a brass oil lamp on a tray in one hand while a small brass bell is in the other. Behind him, another man in white clothing sits, and orange and red cloths and mats lie on the floor.2014-07-24July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph of a young shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a red shawl, holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame in his right hand during a seated ritual gathering. He wears a long rudraksha mala, white sacred ash bands on his forehead and arms, and a red dot on his forehead. Behind him, a man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala raises his hand to his forehead, and seated attendees in white shirts sit among red chairs in a hall.2013-10-09A procession at dusk on a stone staircase. A central figure in orange and gold-bordered robes wears a long gold-and-white flower garland, a gold pendant, gold bangles and a red bindi, with white sacred markings on the forehead and a broad smile. Behind him a young attendant in saffron robes holds a brass kalasha with green leaves on a tray. Several attendants in saffron robes with white forehead markings blow long brass horns, and a red and white flower garland hangs across the background. Swamiji (probable) cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron robes, presented as the central procession figure.2013-07-01