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Hazy, low-contrast photograph of a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a matching orange head covering and a dark shawl over the shoulders, standing at right and facing a warm glowing light. The figure holds a small metal vessel at waist height. The surrounding air is thick with smoke or mist, and a row of flickering oil lamps or candles glows in the centre of the frame. The image is grainy and washed in orange tones.

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2003 - Sacred collection UncategorizedA photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap performing aarti inside a small shrine room hazy with smoke. He holds a flaming multi-wick oil lamp in his right hand and a bell in his left. On an altar draped in white and blue, a deity murti in orange garments and white flower garlands sits before brass lamps, flowers and offerings, with a framed deity image on the left wall.2004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02A photograph of a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp in one hand and a small bell in the other, with flames rising from the lamp. He wears gold beaded necklaces and a gold pendant, with a light vertical tilak on his forehead. Smoke drifts across the left side, and green mango-style leaves hang overhead. The page indicates this is a Chandi Homa event, but the figure's appearance is a shaved-head priest in saffron with gold beads, lacking the long hair or crown cues needed to confirm the person named on the page, so the identity is uncertain.2009-09-252003 - Sacred collection UncategorizedJanuary 13 20152015-01-13A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban performing a fire ritual at night against a black background. He wears a microphone headset, a red tilak mark on his forehead, long rudraksha malas around his neck, and bangles on his wrist. He holds a thin stick over a silver bowl with a burning flame, while smoke rises to the left. A green leaf and a coconut sit near the bowl, and yellow flowers appear at the right edge. A man in such clothing and presentation is described as a sannyasi performing a homa, with an appearance-based a person candidate present but identity uncertain.2013-10-06A shaved-headed man in an orange saffron robe and an orange head covering stands in smoke, holding a bronze multi-wick oil lamp with bright flames in his right hand and a small bell in his left. He wears a long gold-toned bead necklace, and a white mark is visible on his forehead. Green leaves hang in the background.2009-09-25Night photograph of a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron cloth wrap, with a gold-coloured ornamental necklace and bangle, raising a lit oil lamp with a long flame in his right hand while a small metal vessel is held in his left. Smoke or incense haze fills the dark background. Several devotees in orange and red garments and white wraps stand behind him, some with hands folded in prayer.2010-12-16A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands in smoky light holding a silver tray with a lit brass oil lamp of three flames. He wears a rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured garland over his shoulder and has beaded bracelets on his wrist. Behind him, an ornate decorated structure with red, yellow and white floral patterns and a gilded top forms the backdrop, with another figure partly visible beside it. Swamiji (probable): the orange turban, saffron robes, rudraksha mala and ornate garland match the presentation cues, and he is performing the aarti as the officiant.2015-04-30A bare-chested priest in rust-orange dhoti performs aarti, holding a lit camphor flame on a metal lamp stand in his right hand and a small handbell in his left. He wears a dark dreadlocked turban, a red tilak on his forehead, white ash markings on his arms and chest, and layered rudraksha malas with gold bell-shaped ornaments. Blurred seated devotees in saffron and orange robes fill the background.2019-05-18January 13 20152015-01-13