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Photograph of a temple-style ritual in a hall with a white ceiling and a painted yellow and blue pillar. A standing man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange wrap with a sleeveless top, holds a brass bell and lamp and performs aarti. Before him a kneeling man in orange robes and a gold necklace holds a brass plate and receives the flame. Broken coconut shells and water lie on the concrete floor. Seated devotees in white and yellow clothes and drummers with a drum sit along the back wall.

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Indoor ritual photo in a tent-like hall with a concrete floor marked by yellow lines. A standing figure in an orange sleeveless saffron garment with long dark hair holds a brass bell in one hand and a lit brass aarti lamp in the other. Scattered broken coconut halves lie on the floor. A younger man in orange robes and a gold beaded necklace kneels beside, holding a metal plate of offerings. Seated devotees in white and cream clothes line the back wall, with a drum and a colourful embroidered banner in the upper right. A standing figure in orange with long hair and distinctive orange-and-saffron clothing, consistent with the probable Swamiji profile, is performing aarti, so swamiji is set to in_person with a probable label.2008-01-01A seated priest in an orange robe with a white tilak on his forehead performs a puja on a white cloth spread over a woven mat. Before him are a small brass oil lamp, a silver vessel, incense sticks, a bowl of white flowers, bowls of red and yellow powder, a dish of rice, a steel pot of food, and a hand bell. Behind him, rows of seated men in white shirts and orange shawls sit with palms pressed together in prayer, some wearing identification badges. One man with long dark wavy hair and white clothes sits nearby, hands folded. The setting appears to be an evening ritual with lamp light.2008-08-02A photograph of a ritual on a stage with a red-edged platform at left and a painted pillar with elephant motifs behind. A long-haired figure in an orange garment with a red blouse walks barefoot across the floor, holding the cloth at the hip, with coconut halves scattered on the ground around them. Beside and behind, another man in an orange dhoti and shawl carries a brass tray of offerings. Seated devotees in white clothes sit along the back wall beside a drum, and a small brass lamp and plants sit near the stage edge.2008-01-01December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a fire ritual at an outdoor pavilion. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long gold-beaded necklace, holds a brass tray with a flaming camphor or ghee lamp over a red-draped offering. Beside him, a second man in an orange robe and beaded necklace rings a handbell. In front, a yellow brick homa pit holds brass vessels, flower petals and offerings. Behind them, white-clad participants sit among tall striped pillars, pink and yellow garlands, and a floral-decorated altar with a kalasha-like vessel. Smoke hangs in the air. Swamiji (probable) is the man holding the flame, identified by his long hair, orange saffron robe and gold necklace.2010-02-12Night-time ritual photograph of a standing figure in long flowing orange robes and an orange shawl, holding a brass bell in one hand and a lit flame or camphor aarti in the other, with smoke rising. Long dark hair and a rudraksha mala are visible. Behind and to the right, a seated man in orange clothes presses his palms together in prayer, and a man in white stands behind him. Brass kalasha pots and lamps sit on a yellow-draped platform, with more seated people in white and orange in the background, and carved stone pillars frame the left edge.2008-01-03Evening aarti in a temple hall. A man in orange robes with a gold-bead necklace lights an oil lamp on a brass tray set on a red brocade cloth, while a second man in orange holds a handbell. Behind them, a bearded man in white with a yellow shawl holds a brass kalasha vase, and another man in orange stands at the right beside a wall plaque listing devotee names. Brass oil lamps and a lamp stand sit on a mat at the lower left. A man in orange at the far left touches his head.2010-01-01A photograph of a ceremony in a plain whitewashed hall. A long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl and a white-and-orange garland stands centre, holding a flaming lamp or arati tray over a metal stand while a second man in white with an orange shawl tends the flame. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing sit at left with hands in anjali. Two decorated deity murti sit on an orange-draped platform at right beneath ornate umbrellas, one garlanded in yellow and white flowers. Ceremonial staffs stand at left.2007-12-25Outdoor Hindu ritual at a fire pit with a stone homa altar. A man in saffron-orange robes, a long gold bead mala with a gold pendant, and an orange-red sash stands holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small silver vessel in the other. Behind him, a seated crowd in white and yellow clothes sits with palms pressed together in prayer, and red-orange cloth bundles lie to the right. A seated priest in orange on the left has folded hands. Silver lamps, brass bowls, marigold petals, rice on a plate and incense sticks are arranged on a white cloth in the foreground, with smoke rising from the fire pit.2008-10-09A photograph of a night homa ceremony under a temporary pandal decorated with orange cloth and leafy garlands. A bald priest in orange robes with a red-edged shawl and a gold bead necklace holds a lit ritual lamp aloft in his right hand and a bell in his left. Smoke rises from a fire pit on a white platform scattered with yellow marigold petals and red kolam designs. Behind him an attendant in white dhoti and yellow shawl holds a long palm-leaf canopy stick, and seated devotees in white and yellow shawls sit on the ground. Brass plates of sweets, a kalasha and a brass lamp sit on the platform.2009-09-25February 10 20132013-02-10July 07 20092009-07-07