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Night aarti ceremony at a riverside ghat with a large flame. A seated figure in red-orange robes, long dark hair, gold earrings and a thick rudraksha mala with gold beads holds a lit lamp and a bell while performing the ritual. Silver ritual vessels and a plate with offerings sit before them, and a silver trishul-topped staff and ornate silver throne stand nearby. Around them, devotees in orange and saffron shawls, some with hands folded in prayer, watch and sit or stand in the dim light.

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March 18 20142014-03-18March 18 20142014-03-18March 18 20142014-03-18Night photograph of a ritual at a temple setting. A man in a rust-red robe with a gold-bead mala and gold necklaces sits on an ornate silver-covered chair, holding a bell in his right hand while raising a flaming lamp toward him. Another attendant in red and gold holds a flaming oil lamp, and a silver ritual vessel rests on the floor. Behind them stand trident-topped silver staffs and a line of attendants in orange and white garments. The appearance of the seated man in red with long hair and gold necklaces matches the probable identity of Swamiji, presiding over the lamp offering in a ceremonial role.2014-03-18March 18 20132013-03-18A night-time ritual photograph in which a man in an orange-red robe and a rudraksha mala with gold beads holds a silver bell in his right hand and a flaming aarti lamp in his left, with a white cloth wrapped around the lamp's handle. He wears a white tilak on his forehead and gold earrings. Behind him are silver ceremonial poles and a silver-framed ornate structure, and a few seated devotees watch, one in dark red clothing and an elderly woman at the left edge. Another person in orange stands in the background. Aarti with a bell in the evening setting.2014-03-18March 18 20142014-03-18March 18 20132013-03-18March 18 20142014-03-18March 18 20142014-03-18A photograph of a man performing an aarti ritual with a lit oil lamp held in one hand and a silver bell in the other. He wears a rust-red wrap over his shoulder, a long rudraksha mala hanging to his waist, and a leopard-print lower garment. His hair is pulled back and he has a red-orange mark on his forehead. Behind a large ornate silver-framed panel, other people in white dhotis stand in the background amid rising smoke, and garlands of white and yellow flowers hang at the right edge. Nearby, a figure in a purple garment is partly visible. Two other men in white clothes appear in the background.2014-09-14A seated man in a rust-red shawl and leopard-print cloth holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a silver handbell in the other during a ritual. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a red tilak on his forehead and sits before an ornate silver-framed backdrop. Two blurred attendants in white dhotis stand behind him, and a garland of white flowers hangs at the right edge. Smoke and warm light fill the room. Swamiji (probable): the man has long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a rust-red shawl, which fit the page's claim that Swamiji is present.2014-09-14