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A photograph of a long-haired man in a maroon dhoti-style garment with a gold border performing an arati with a lit oil lamp in a silver stand and a small bell in his right hand. Dark rudraksha malas hang around his neck and wrists. Smoke rises from the flame. Behind him, a man in white dhoti with a gold-edged cloth holds a metal tray of flower garlands, and a man in orange robes holds a gold-rimmed plate. A red-turbaned statue or murti with a garland sits in the lower foreground, and white and purple flower garlands appear at the right edge. The setting is an outdoor temple area with a tiled roof and terracotta-coloured wall, consistent with a puja. Swamiji (probable) is shown performing the arati, identifiable by long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and maroon ceremonial clothing; he is the central figure in the photo.

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A photograph of a temple ritual in an open courtyard. A person with long dark swept-back hair, wearing a maroon garment with a gold border and multiple dark beaded rudraksha-style malas on the neck and arm, holds a silver spoon over a flame, performing an aarti or lamp offering. Behind him an attendant in an orange-saffron robe holds a gold tray with a silver lamp and bell. To the left, a figure in white dhoti stands nearby. In the foreground lower right, a white statue of a deity murti wears a red turban and a red shawl with garlands of flowers. Partially visible at the lower left, a seated person with hands folded in namaste.2011-12-15December 15 20112011-12-15December 18 20112011-12-18Outdoor ritual photograph of a man in red and orange ceremonial dress holding a silver bell in one hand and a lit oil lamp on a silver stand in the other. He wears a red-striped cloth wrap with a bright orange border over his shoulder, an orange armband, orange bangles and dark wavy shoulder-length hair, and he gazes to his right. Behind him, a second man in white ritual clothing carries a tray of offerings. Trees and soft green foliage blur in the background, with a low stone platform holding a small fire and brass vessels. Swamiji (probable) is identified by long swept-back hair, orange ceremonial shawl and gold-toned adornments while performing the arati ritual.2011-12-12A man with long dark hair and a red-brown sleeveless garment with gold border stands in profile holding a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame, a pink and white jasmine garland with gold beads draped over his shoulders. Behind him, another man in a maroon robe with gold border also holds an aarti lamp, and a blurred figure in white sits in the foreground. The setting is an indoor hall with a plain wall and dark curtain.2013-05-15A photograph of a Hindu ritual with a standing figure in rust-brown and gold-bordered cloth and a multicolored pink, yellow and green flower garland with a rudraksha mala. The figure, with long dark hair swept back, holds a brass bell in one hand and a flaming camphor aarti lamp in the other, eyes lowered. Beside them an attendant in orange dhoti and saffron top with white tilak presses palms together. Other devotees in orange and rust robes stand behind, and a man in a white shirt and beige trousers stands at right. Brass vessels and a bright flame mark an aarti ritual.2013-05-17February 28 20132013-02-28May 15 20132013-05-15September 28 20172017-09-28December 20 20132013-12-20June 01 20122012-06-01April 21 20132013-04-21