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Dim night photograph of a man in a rust-orange garment with a rudraksha mala draped across his chest, holding up a small golden trident (trishul) in his raised right hand while his left hand holds a small vessel. He has a red bindi and long hair pulled back. Blurred figures stand in the dark background.

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A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange-saffron shawl and a long rudraksha mala. He holds a small lit trident (trishul) aloft in one hand and a small object in the other, in a dim night setting with blurred figures in orange and white behind him. Swamiji (probable) is present in person, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron shawl and rudraksha mala, and the page states he is at this event.2013-07-13A photograph of a ritual procession at night. In the centre, a man in red-orange clothing holds up a silver aarti lamp with a bright open flame, wearing a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him a large golden trident (trishul) rises on the right, with ornate metal engraving, and another ritual staff is visible at left. The background is dark and out of focus, with blurred figures and a light source at upper left. The image is cropped and shallow in depth of field.2017-05-08A man in saffron-orange robes stands outdoors at dusk holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with multiple burning oil lamps, while a golden trident rises beside him. He wears a gold-bead garland and a red tilak on his forehead and looks upward. Behind him, a white-clad man wears a gold necklace, and several devotees stand in the background near an ornate building facade. a person is visible in the foreground, identified by saffron robes, a gold-bead garland and a long swept-back hairstyle, performing aarti with the lamp.2010-09-24May 18 20192019-05-18March 26 20132013-03-26Dark indoor setting with a man in rust-red robes and a long orange-beaded mala with large gold beads, holding a silver lamp with a flaming wick in his right hand while a silver ritual vessel rests in his left. He looks toward the flame. Smoke rises from the lamp; a partly visible person stands at the right edge. Appears to be an aarti or lamp ritual. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style orange beaded mala with gold beads, and saffron-toned robes.2013-03-18May 08 20172017-05-08March 10 20132013-03-10Night photograph of a man in an orange-brown draped garment and a long rudraksha mala, holding a small ornate gold vessel up toward his face, as if pouring or offering. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Behind him, blurred figures in orange and white stand near a dim vehicle, and a woman in orange with glasses smiles to the right. A green-topped object is visible at the left edge. Swamiji (probable) is shown in appearance-based terms: long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and orange draped clothing, performing a ritual action with a gold vessel.2013-07-13April 30 20142014-04-30A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with maroon border stands on a dark stage performing aarti. He holds a silver multi-branched aarti lamp with lit flames in his right hand and a brass bell in his left. A gold beaded necklace with a pendant hangs on his chest, and smoke drifts upward from the lamp against a black background. a person: long hair is not visible, but the saffron garment, ornate gold necklace and ceremonial aarti suggest the a person candidate; appearance is uncertain, so the identity is marked unsure.2012-10-16A man in orange saffron robes and a gold bead necklace stands holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with several lit oil lamps, flames rising high. A golden trident stands behind him at left, and a second person in white robes with gold beads is partly visible at the left edge. Spectators stand in the background in blue shirts, and the evening setting suggests an outdoor evening aarti. A small red bindi marks his forehead.2010-09-24