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A man with long swept-back hair and an orange-saffron garment sits on an ornate red throne with gold trim, palms pressed together in prayer, eyes lowered. He wears a red tilak on his forehead and a long beaded mala around his neck. Beside him a lamp flame rises from a silver aarti plate held by a shaven-headed attendant in the foreground, with smoke curling in the dim evening light. Another person in white and blue sits behind, near a drum.

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July 18 20162016-07-18April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesPhotograph of an evening ritual at night beneath dark foliage. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with white forehead marking and rudraksha beads stands at left holding a silver tray with a lit camphor flame in a silver lamp, offering aarti. A second attendant in maroon robe with gold border stands behind the flame. At right, a seated man in maroon and orange robes with gold border, wearing white and red flower garlands, rests his palms together in namaskar with eyes lowered. Oil lamps and a white mat-style chair appear at left.2014-08-29March 28 20132013-03-28A 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.2017-09-27April 24 20132013-04-24A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on a red velvet throne with gold trim, holding a silver plate with a white cloth-wrapped offering topped with a red flower, beside a fire. He wears a gold-beaded mala, a red tilak on his forehead, and a swept-back hairstyle. Opposite him, a bald attendant in orange clothing, rudraksha beads and a headset microphone kneels with open hands toward the plate amid smoke and firelight, consistent with a homa ritual. Smoke fills the dim night background.2013-10-15Night photograph of a ritual on a stage before a decorated deity murti draped in red, purple and green cloth. A bald priest in a maroon dhoti with gold border kneels at left, holding a lit oil lamp on a metal plate, with smoke rising from the flame. Seated at right in a plush brown chair, a person with swept-back hair and a marigold garland with a rudraksha mala palms together in namaste while receiving the aarti. A golden lion-like figure and red cloth stand at left. Visible people: two. +3 copiesA 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.2017-10-01A photograph of a seated man on an ornate red-upholstered throne with gilded carved armrests, beside a large brass fire vessel with tall orange flames rising from it. He wears a saffron-orange garment with a golden border, a long multi-strand floral garland, a gold pendant and bangles, and a red tilak on his forehead. His hands rest in his lap and his eyes are lowered. Two women in white clothing sit in the background at right. Blurred flame in the foreground.2013-07-04April 24 20132013-04-24May 07 20132013-05-07