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A photograph at night of a man in an orange saffron cloth draped over one shoulder, long dark hair falling down his back, reaching toward a tall pyre of dry palm fronds and sticks, with flames burning at the top of the pile. Behind him, several people in white dhotis and shawls stand in the dark, one in a white and green cloth holding a red garland. The scene looks like a lamp-lighting or fire ritual at a temple. The man has a distinctive hairstyle and saffron wrap, but his appearance is not sufficient to confirm an identity, so he is described by role as the man lighting the fire.

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Night photo of a deepam lighting at an outdoor temple setting. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair and an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder reaches toward a tall bundle of dry and green sugarcane stalks, one end of which is alight with a small flame. Behind him, a man in white dhoti with a red forehead mark and gold bracelet, a woman in white with a red border, and others in white and red clothing stand in the dark. A red and gold striped cloth hangs at the right edge of the frame. Overhead are metal lamp frames and a pillar.2010-11-21Night-time photograph at a temple courtyard. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair, seen from behind, wears an orange-saffron sari and reaches up with an unlit lamp or stick toward a tall bundle of sugarcane and dried stalks wrapped in a red-and-white cloth on a white base. Behind her, several people in white and off-white clothes stand around, including a man in a white dhoti and a man in a brown-and-maroon patterned shirt, with a man in a yellow shirt further back. A man in a white outfit with a gold chain stands at left. A bright lamp or light source is visible in the dark background beside a painted column. Dark night setting with warm lamplight.2010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 12 20102010-11-12 +2 copiesJuly 23 20122012-07-23A photograph at night in front of a large dark banyan-like tree trunk with hanging aerial roots. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his bare upper body. He holds a brass arati lamp with a tall open flame in his right hand and a small brass bell in his left, performing an arati. To the left, a younger man in an orange shawl over white clothes stands near the tree, and a partly visible man's face appears behind the main figure. The lamp flame is bright orange against the dark background. Swamiji (probable) is identified by the long hair, saffron cloth and bare-chested ritual dress of the central figure, who is performing arati with the lamp and bell.2006-12-10A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair, a gold-bead necklace and white ash markings on the forehead presses palms together in prayer beside an open fire pit, a homa, with orange flames. Another saffron-robed priest with a red-and-orange head wrap sits behind a bowl, and a seated audience fills the dim background. Fruit, flower garlands and a white garland sit on the altar, and a microphone stands at the right edge.2010-02-12March 02 20132013-03-02November 21 20102010-11-21July 13 20132013-07-13July 13 20132013-07-13Night outdoor scene beside a bamboo fence and a bed of glowing embers. A barefoot man in orange robes and a red-and-white flower garland stands center with his eyes lowered, holding a small silver vessel. To the left, a man in white dhoti and an orange shawl holds a brass vessel. Behind them, devotees in white and saffron stand near the fence, and a woman in a green sari watches. Pots sit on the ground at right. The page describes a fire-walking ceremony during Brahmotsav 2007; the ember bed and vessels suggest a fire ritual, and one figure appears to be a person, identified by the long swept-back hair, orange robes and garland.2007-12-30