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A seated man with long dark hair, a white forehead line and a red-brown dhoti-style wrap sits with palms pressed together in namaskar on a gold and red ornate throne. He wears a heavy gold pendant necklace, gold armlets and bangles, and a rudraksha-style bead mala. A younger attendant in a blue head wrap, holding an oil lamp on a silver stand with a bright flame, performs an aarti-style offering beside him. Wooden latticed doors stand behind them.

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A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead and a red-orange shawl, dressed in saffron-red robes with gold ornaments, rudraksha-style beads and a large gold pendant necklace, sitting in a red-cushioned gold-carved throne with palms pressed together in prayer. Eyes closed, he sits in devotion. To the left, a standing priest in white dhoti with a striped cloth draped over his shoulder holds a lit oil lamp on a silver stand. Wooden latticed doors and a white wall form the background. Swamiji (probable) is seated in the throne, identified by his long swept-back hair, saffron-orange clothing and gold ornaments. The scene shows a lamp offering during a worship ritual.2017-09-27April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial arati at night. A standing attendant in an orange dhoti and yellow head wrap, with a rudraksha mala and gold chain, holds a flaming lamp on a stand toward a seated figure. The seated man, with long dark hair and a red tilak, wears an orange-red cloth over a gold ornate necklace and rudraksha mala, sitting on a red cushion before a gold lotus-petalled throne. A white electric fan and a yellow flower are visible; a flame rises from the lamp.2017-08-02A photograph of a shaved-headed, long-haired man with a white tilak on his forehead seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne, palms pressed together at his forehead in prayer. He wears a maroon-brown dhoti-style wrap with a heavy gold necklace and gold armlets. Beside him, an attendant in a blue head wrap holds a brass lamp with a bright flame. The setting features wooden panelled doors in the background.2017-09-27A photograph of a ritual aarti in a temple setting. A man seated on an ornate silver throne with red cushioning sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing an orange-red robe, a red and gold ceremonial necklace, multiple beaded malas, red bangles and a red-and-white forehead mark. Beside him, a shirtless priest with a rudraksha mala and white body markings holds a flaming oil lamp toward him, and a brass kalasha-like vessel stands at the right edge. Glittering decorations and deity murti are blurred in the background. The seated man is identified as a probable Swamiji by his long hair, ornate ceremonial gold necklace and saffron-orange clothing, while the priest is described by role only.2017-10-01Photograph of an aarti ritual in a temple setting. A seated man in a silver-backed white and red throne wears a red-brown robe, a long gold necklace, gold armbands and red beaded bracelets, with white sacred ash on his forehead and dreadlocked hair falling to his shoulders, hands pressed together in namaskar. a person by appearance cues: long swept hair, ornate gold necklaces and ceremonial adornments, seated on a throne. Before him, a bare-chested priest with white sacred markings on his shoulders and back, wearing an orange cloth and rudraksha beads, holds a lit oil lamp with a visible flame. A gold deity murti and gilded ornaments fill the background, along with a brass lamp stand.2017-10-01September 17 20172017-09-17September 17 20172017-09-17A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and a heavy gold necklace and beaded bracelets, sitting on an ornate silver throne with a red cushion and hands joined in namaste. a person is seated before a bare-chested attendant with white ash markings and a rudraksha mala, who kneels and performs an aarti with a flaming oil lamp. Behind them are gilded deity murti and decorations, and a golden trident is visible at the right edge.2017-10-01September 27 20172017-09-27July 03 20162016-07-03April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copies