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A standing man in a white turban with a small red tilak on his forehead, wearing a white dhoti-style garment with broad yellow borders and a white and red flower garland, presses his palms together in namaskar and smiles upward. Behind him a large tree spreads its branches. At lower left a brass fire pot holds a bright open flame. Several seated and standing devotees in white clothes, some with hands folded, watch the scene, and a woman in a red blouse at lower right holds her hands together.

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Outdoor ceremony beneath a large spreading tree. A smiling man in a white turban and white robe with a broad yellow border stands with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a white and red-and-blue flower garland. Behind him, a burning oil lamp or fire vessel sits on a stand at left, flames rising. Around them, a crowd of devotees in white and traditional dress watch; a man in white with arms folded stands at left, and a woman in white holds a bundle of flowers at right. A ceremonial staff is visible at lower right.2005-01-01January 01 20052005-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20052005-01-01A standing man in white ceremonial dress holds a brass oil lamp with two burning flames raised high in his right hand, performing an aarti-style offering outdoors beneath a large tree. He wears a white turban with yellow-gold border and pink flowers, a white dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered yellow shawl draped over one shoulder, and a long white jasmine garland hanging from his shoulder. Long dark hair falls behind him. Seated devotees in white clothes sit before him on the ground, many with hands pressed together in namaskar, some wearing red and white marks on their foreheads. A woman in the lower right smiles and gazes upward. The setting is open ground with a broad tree trunk and branches overhead. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, a crown-like turban and ceremonial gold-bordered shawl, marking him as the person performing the aarti.2005-01-01January 01 20052005-01-01Outdoor ritual aarti under a large spreading tree. A man stands centre-right in a white turban with a red tilak, a white dhoti-style garment with gold border, a long white shawl, multiple rudraksha malas and a gold ceremonial necklace, and a white and red garland of flowers. He holds a tiered brass lamp with many lit flames in one hand and a silver handbell in the other. Seated devotees in white clothes, one woman in an orange shawl, and a boy in white with a rudraksha mala press their palms together in prayer. A small brass deity murti with flowers sits at the lower left. Swamiji (probable): the standing man wears a white turban, rudraksha malas, gold necklace and flower garland, and leads the aarti.2005-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20052005-01-01Outdoor photograph of a man in white ritual dress performing aarti with a large multi-flamed brass lamp held high in his right hand while ringing a handheld brass bell in his left. He wears a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a white turban, a red tilak on his forehead, a white and orange garland, and a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Behind him stand a crowd of devotees, several wearing glasses, and green trees fill the background.2005-01-01Outdoor photo under a large leafy tree at the ashram during a ritual gathering. A man with long dark hair, a cream and gold-bordered cloth wrapped around his shoulders, and a cream turban stands on a raised platform holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame, an incense-like smoke rising nearby. Several rudraksha-style beaded strands hang at his neck. Seated devotees in white clothes fill the foreground and background, with some women in saris, a brass vessel and a bouquet of red flowers on the ground, and a stone structure at the lower left. Probable Swamiji (long hair, turban, ornate cream and gold cloth, rudraksha malas) performing the aarti.2005-03-08A standing man in a white turban with a gold-bordered cream shawl and dhoti, wearing long white and red-and-blue jasmine garlands and multiple rudraksha malas with a gold pendant, raises a small brass plate holding a lit purple-flamed lamp while ringing a silver handbell in his other hand. A red tilak marks his forehead. Seated devotees in white clothes surround him outdoors beneath a large tree, and some are gathered close in the front rows. Garlanded, plain-presentation appearance with long hair and ceremonial adornments; the page indicates this is the a person event, but the appearance cues are insufficient to confirm identity, so the role is given as a priest performing arati with a lamp and bell.2005-01-01Outdoor photograph under a leafy tree showing a central figure in profile with long, voluminous dark hair, hands pressed together in anjali namaskar, wearing a cream garment with gold zari stripes and a gold border draped over the shoulders and a white flower garland with blue and orange blossoms. Behind, several people in white kurtas and white dhotis stand on bare ground; at left a man in white holds a silver tray or vessel with white flowers, and another man wears a dark beaded mala. The scene suggests a devotional gathering or procession at a sacred tree.2006-01-01