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Night outdoor ritual on riverside steps. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, a ceremonial gold necklace and beads holds a silver bell and gestures over a small silver lamp that flames above a silver offering plate containing a white figure. Probable Swamiji (probable): the seated central figure in saffron robes, long hair and gold necklace, on a silver-framed throne covered in leopard-print cushions. Around him, devotees in saffron shawls and white clothes sit with hands folded. Standing behind are attendants holding silver trident-topped staffs and a silver axe-like ceremonial staff, in orange robes. A kalasha-style offering and a low table draped in a brocade cloth complete the puja arrangement.

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A seated man in a deep red-maroon robe with a gold-yellow waistband and layered beaded necklaces performs an aarti with a flaming oil lamp and a brass bell at night. White vibhuti marks his forehead. Behind him stand attendants in white and orange robes holding silver trident staffs, and a silver ornate chair. Devotees in white with hands folded watch, and a silver vessel holding flowers and a silver deity murti sits in the foreground beside a brass bowl with scattered petals.2014-03-18March 18 20142014-03-18March 18 20142014-03-18Night ritual photograph at a riverside ghat with a fire lamp. A person seated on a silver-framed chair, wearing a rust-red robe, a dense rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklaces, holds a flaming camphor lamp in one hand and a silver bell in the other, with a silver-covered kalasha and brass plates on a patterned cloth before them. Behind, standing figures wear saffron and orange shawls and hold silver trident-topped staffs; devotees seated at left and centre sit with palms joined, some in orange and white. Swamiji (probable) is identified by the rudraksha mala, ornate gold necklaces, long swept-back hair and red robe; the person is seated in aarti.2014-03-18March 18 20142014-03-18Night outdoor ritual on riverside steps. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style beaded mala and ornate gold necklace holds a lit camphor flame over a silver plate and ghanta bell, with a small deity murti and offerings on a dark embroidered cloth in front. Around them, devotees in white, orange and red shawls sit with hands folded or eyes closed. Standing behind, a woman in green and saffron holds a silver trident, and a man in orange holds a ceremonial axe. The seated presider is a person.2014-03-18March 18 20142014-03-18March 18 20142014-03-18March 18 20142014-03-18Outdoor ghat-style stone steps beside a rocky slope host a seated group of devotees in white and orange-red shawls. A central figure in a red-and-gold garment, with a long gold-beaded necklace and wrapped arm, stands behind a draped red-and-gold brocade table holding silver bowls and a small brass vessel. Several white-clad women hold tall white-and-silver tridents on poles around the scene. Devotees in white shirts and red scarves sit on the steps, and a man in glasses and a red shawl sits at right. The centre figure is not a visible candidate for a person's appearance, so this is a ritual gathering rather than a clearly identified portrait.2014-03-18March 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.2014-03-18