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A man in a rust-brown turban with a gold crescent ornament and a gold brooch, wearing a brown-gold dhoti-style garment, gold armlet and bangles, and layered garlands of pink flowers and gold beads, smiles while holding a brass aarti lamp with a flame and smoke rising. Behind him, people in orange and saffron robes stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a yellow and silver umbrella and red flags appear in the background.

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November 11 20172017-11-11November 11 20172017-11-11November 11 20172017-11-11November 11 20172017-11-11November 23 20172017-11-23 +1 copiesNovember 11 20172017-11-11A man in a maroon-red turban with gold ornaments and a jewelled brooch stands at night among palm foliage, smiling. He wears layered gold ceremonial necklaces, a pink and white flower garland, a gold armlet, and a red-orange cloth draped over his body. He holds a lit oil lamp aarti in one hand and a brass handbell in the other. Behind him, two men with white forehead markings stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. The man's appearance matches the presentation of a person through the turban, layered gold adornments and ceremonial garland, and he is performing an aarti ritual.2017-11-11November 11 20172017-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 11 20172017-11-11Outdoor evening ritual photographed among dark foliage. A man in the foreground wears a rust-red turban with a jewelled ornament, a long pink and white flower garland, gold armlets and bangles, and holds a gold plate of petals near a small brass oil lamp with a bright flame. Beside him, a bare-chested man with white forehead markings and an orange cloth holds a flaming lamp, and other devotees with white tilaka stand behind. Flower petals and a brass lamp stand in the lower foreground.2017-11-11A smiling man in a maroon turban adorned with gold ornaments stands at night holding a lit brass oil lamp (aarti) in his right hand and a bell in his left. He wears heavy gold beaded necklaces, a large gold pendant, pink flower garlands, gold armbands and a maroon wrap. Behind him, several men in saffron-orange robes and white forehead markings stand in a dim outdoor setting with palm foliage. A probable Swamiji is the central figure, identified only by appearance cues: maroon turban with gold crown ornament, layered gold necklaces, and ceremonial garlands.2017-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 11 20172017-11-11