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December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16Outdoor ritual at an open-air pavilion with palm trees and a red throne-like chair at left. A shaved-headed priest stands centre-right in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha mala, a lapel microphone, and a gold bracelet, raising a brass lamp of flame in one hand and holding a bell in the other. Behind him rows of devotees in red and orange sarees and white dhotis stand with palms joined, several holding framed portraits of a woman garlanded with white flowers, and a red-and-gold ceremonial flag hangs at left. This appears to be an aarti during a puja.2013-12-26Outdoor padapuja ceremony on a brick-paved courtyard under palm trees and orange flags. A man with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, wearing an orange-saffron robe, sits on a red cushioned throne while his feet are washed by a shaved-headed priest in orange cloth with white tilak marks and rudraksha beads. The priest holds a small flaming oil lamp and a brass vessel over a leaf plate of flowers. Behind them, a row of devotees in orange saris and robes stand with hands folded, some holding ceremonial staffs, and a crowd in white shirts watches under the orange flags. Offerings of marigold garlands lie on a pink cloth.2013-12-26A young man with long dreadlocks, a patterned shell-and-cowrie headband, and a rudraksha bead necklace stands in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, his upper body bare with white ash markings on the arm and back. He holds a silver multi-tiered aarti lamp with lit oil lamps, performing an aarti ritual. Seated devotees in white, orange and pink saris and robes fill the hall, some with folded hands. A small silver bell sits on a striped cloth-covered table in the foreground. A gilded deity murti or portrait is visible at the far end of the hall beneath a golden canopy, with red and gold drapes and stage decor behind. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2018-01-01January 01 20182018-01-01A standing man in an orange sannyasi cloth wrapped around his waist and draped over one shoulder, bare-chested, with matted dreadlocks tied under a patterned headband, holds aloft a tiered silver aarti lamp with multiple lit oil lamps. A rudraksha mala hangs at his neck and wrists. Seated devotees fill the hall in red chairs and on orange floor mats, many in white and orange clothing. In the foreground, a silver bell rests on a striped cloth-covered table. Red drapes and a golden framed image appear behind, and a few devotees hold cloth bags printed with a lotus-like emblem.2018-01-01July 09 20172017-07-09July 02 20042004-07-02 +1 copies