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November 16 20152015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16September 07 20142014-09-07November 16 20152015-11-16A bald man in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stands in the foreground holding a brass trident-like ritual implement with a flame burning at its top, and a brass handbell in his other hand, during an evening ritual. Behind him, several people in orange and white garments are seated or standing in a whitewashed hall with framed pictures on the wall. Oil lamps glow on the floor and a red exit sign is visible. Several other people in orange or white clothing move around the room, and a seated devotee is in the lower centre.2015-11-18A shaved-headed man in orange and maroon robes stands holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand, with a white cloth beneath it, while a metal vessel rests in his other hand. He wears a long rudraksha mala, rudraksha bracelets on his arms, and white ash markings on his forehead, arms and shoulders, with a red bindi. Behind him, rows of seated devotees in orange robes and white forehead markings sit with hands folded, some with rudraksha malas, indoors on a wooden floor. A small framed image and colourful items sit at the lower left. The scene suggests an aarti or puja performed before a seated assembly.2014-11-28A procession outdoors at an ashram-style setting. In the centre, a young man in saffron-orange robes with a gold bead garland and a gold armlet carries a polished silver kalasha decorated with embossed figures and topped with mango leaves and a yellow flower, held on a silver tray. Beside him, a shaved-headed attendant in white dhoti with orange-gold borders holds a long wooden staff. Behind them, men in cream and mustard kurtas and an orange flag are visible, with a yellow ceremonial banner overhead and framed photographs on a wall.2011-12-11November 18 20152015-11-18A photograph of a shaved-headed sannyasi in an orange saffron robe with a red border, wearing a long rudraksha mala and red-brown rudraksha bracelets, holding a lit brass oil lamp in his right hand while a small vessel rests in his left. He sits on a red mat among seated devotees in white ritual clothes with tilak markings, several with hands folded in anjali and rudraksha malas. Behind him, a man with palms pressed together and a bare-chested man in white are visible. The setting suggests a satsang or puja gathering with the lamp offering as the focus.2014-08-24A young shaved-headed man in orange and maroon sannyasi-style dress stands in a hall, holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp lit with several flames in his right hand and a brass handbell in his left. He wears a long rudraksha mala around his neck and beaded bands on his wrist and upper arm, with a sacred ash mark on his forehead, and his bare shoulder is visible. Behind him, seated devotees in orange robes sit on the floor, slightly blurred, with wall posters and an air conditioner on the white walls. This appears to be an aarti being performed during an assembly.2015-11-16December 26 20102010-12-26