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Dim photograph of a seated figure receiving aarti from an attendant holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp with flames. The seated person wears a dark head covering, an embroidered shawl with pink and white stripes, and layered gold-toned beaded necklaces, with bangles on the wrists. The attendant in white clothing extends the lamp forward, and a gold ornate chair or peetha backdrop glows behind. Blurred figures sit in the background audience.

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A photograph of a night-time ritual in a smoky hall. A man in white dhoti with a yellow head cloth and gold chains stands at left, holding a brass lamp with a flame and a small incense or ritual implement. Beside him stands a young priest in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead. At right, a seated man in red-orange robes, with long hair, a gold necklace pendant and a rudraksha mala, sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with both hands raised to his head in an act of blessing or reception. A fan and a row of colourful prayer flags are visible behind.2017-08-02A photograph inside a temple shrine with carved grey stone walls and a gilded altar holding deity murtis and brass lamps. A seated man in rust-orange robes, a long gold necklace and a red-and-gold thread wrapped on his arm holds a flaming brass lamp in both hands, the flame bright in the centre. Beside him, a shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered green cloth and a red headband bends forward and holds a brass vessel or aarti tray. Red cushions and a silver-trimmed throne-like seat with lion figures sit behind them, and a microphone stand is at right. The scene suggests an aarti or puja at the altar.2017-09-26 +1 copiesA photograph of an evening aarti at a shrine decorated with multicoloured string lights. A figure with long dark hair and bare shoulders, wearing a red-orange cloth, gold waist-belt and layered beaded necklaces and bangles, bows forward with a hand pressed to the head. Facing them, a man with a red turban and bare chest holds a brass multi-flame lamp with several burning oil lamps, smoke rising. Behind them are gold and brass ritual objects and garlanded deity figures in the shrine. a person, the figure in the red-orange cloth with long hair and layered bead necklaces, is shown in devotional posture during aarti.2017-05-25April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual scene at night. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a yellow headband and gold-beaded necklace holds a lit camphor flame in a silver lamp and waves it toward a seated figure. The seated figure, on a red cushioned throne with a large gold carved backrest, has long dark hair and wears a rust-red robe and multiple rudraksha malas with a gold pendant, with palms pressed to the forehead. A white fan and a second attendant in orange cloth stand nearby, with smoke rising through the air.2017-08-02October 01 20172017-10-01August 02 20172017-08-02A photograph of a ritual scene. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a pink head cloth bends forward, holding a brass arati lamp with several burning flames. Seated on a large gold ornate throne with a red cushion is a bearded man with a tilak on his forehead, wearing a rust-red robe, rudraksha mala, long gold necklace and gold armlets, his hands raised in a blessing gesture. Behind them stand several devotees in white and saffron, some with sacred ash markings on their bodies. a person is the seated figure, identified by the rust-red robe, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold jewellery on the throne.2016-09-09Photograph of an evening ritual at night beneath dark foliage. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with white forehead marking and rudraksha beads stands at left holding a silver tray with a lit camphor flame in a silver lamp, offering aarti. A second attendant in maroon robe with gold border stands behind the flame. At right, a seated man in maroon and orange robes with gold border, wearing white and red flower garlands, rests his palms together in namaskar with eyes lowered. Oil lamps and a white mat-style chair appear at left.2014-08-29A night ceremony at a temple-style hall with smoke in the air. On the right, a seated figure in dark red robes and a heavy gold-toned necklace sits on an ornate golden lotus-petal throne, covering his face with both hands. Two attendants stand at left: one bare-chested in a white dhoti with a yellow headband and garlands, holding a lit oil lamp, and a younger attendant in an orange-red cloth with a rudraksha-style necklace and tilak, holding a ritual fan and a brass vessel. A yellow flower sits at the lower right corner. Three people are visible.2017-08-02September 09 20162016-09-09A photograph of a ritual aarti in a temple setting. A man seated on an ornate silver throne with red cushioning sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing an orange-red robe, a red and gold ceremonial necklace, multiple beaded malas, red bangles and a red-and-white forehead mark. Beside him, a shirtless priest with a rudraksha mala and white body markings holds a flaming oil lamp toward him, and a brass kalasha-like vessel stands at the right edge. Glittering decorations and deity murti are blurred in the background. The seated man is identified as a probable Swamiji by his long hair, ornate ceremonial gold necklace and saffron-orange clothing, while the priest is described by role only.2017-10-01