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Night-time photograph of a devotional arati at an outdoor setting under a banana-leaf canopy with hanging green bananas and a red patterned cloth overhead. A man with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a gold armlet, wearing a saffron-red robe with a gold waistband, stands smiling in the centre. A woman in a white sari with a gold border, wearing a white flower in her hair, holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp toward him. Other devotees in white and green stand behind, and a photographer with a camera is visible at right. A small basket of offerings sits at lower left.

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A photograph of an outdoor evening ritual under a canopy decorated with green banana bunches, leaves and a red patterned cloth. A man with swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala with a ceremonial necklace wears a saffron-orange garment over his bare shoulder and smiles while a woman in a white saree with gold border holds a lit oil lamp on a brass plate toward him. Other women in saris and men in white stand nearby, and a photographer's camera is visible at upper right. Fruit and a green leaf lie in the foreground. Swamiji (probable): the man has long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and saffron clothing, and is receiving an aarti with a lamp.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01Night-time ritual scene at a temple-like setting. A smiling man with long swept-back hair, a white forehead band with red kumkum, a long rudraksha mala and an orange-red ochre garment stands centre-right, holding a long-handled ceremonial umbrella with a gold top and a silver plate with a lit oil lamp, a small bowl and offerings. Beside him a bald priest in orange-red robes with rudraksha beads holds a red-draped object near a large golden swan-like vahana figure. Two attendants in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas stand behind, and a green cloth hangs at left. Devotees are partly visible at the left edge, and more people stand in the background among banners and decorations. a person: the central figure has long hair, a forehead band, a rudraksha mala and ochre clothing, consistent with the page's reference to a person at this event.2015-01-03Night procession at a festival with strings of coloured lights in the background. Devotees crowd the street. In the centre, a woman in a rust-orange sari holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp toward the front, her face lit by the flame, while another woman beside her also raises a hand near the plate. Several women wear rudraksha malas and white-and-gold sari borders. A man with a shaved head and white forehead markings looks up at the left. A woman in white with a gold border stands in the lower left with hands raised in reverence. Long red and white ceremonial poles rise above the crowd. Visible people number roughly 20 to 25, and no one in the image is identifiable as a person.2016-12-23January 03 20152015-01-03Outdoor ritual aarti in a crowded street. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a garland of red, yellow and white flowers holds a brass plate with a flame and offerings, wearing a rust-red dhoti. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and pink shawl holds a brass bell. Young men in orange and red shirts and onlookers, including children, stand behind a palm-leaf decoration; a brass oil lamp sits at the lower right.2017-09-06Night procession at an outdoor ashram setting. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, white forehead markings, a red and multicolour flower garland, a gold-and-beaded necklace and gold armbands, wearing rust-brown and gold ritual cloth, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a silver bell in the other, smiling. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis and young boys with white tripundra markings and rudraksha malas walk in the procession. A silver ceremonial umbrella with hanging ornaments and a saffron-and-gold banner on a staff are visible at the top left, and a shaved-headed attendant on the right carries a silver tray of flowers and kumkum. Trees and night foliage form the backdrop.2013-07-22July 04 20142014-07-04Night-time ritual puja in an outdoor courtyard. A shaved-headed priest in white cloth and saffron wrap, with a rudraksha mala and white ash markings, stands at the centre with cupped hands over a small flame. Nearby, attendants in saffron and white, marked with white ash, hold a silver plate with a yellow flower and a bowl, and a brass plate of green leaves sits on a blue cloth-covered table. Behind them a large crowd of devotees in orange and red clothing watches, with a banana plant and a white wall in the background. The silver lidded vessel and plate suggest a ritual offering setting.2017-01-08July 03 20142014-07-03 +1 copiesA smiling person in a red-maroon turban with a crescent-moon ornament stands at the center, wearing a red and white flower garland with a gold-beaded garland and a gold armlet, holding a lit oil lamp in both hands. Around them, several people in white dhotis with rudraksha malas and gold-bordered shawls stand close together, one holding a woven basket and another holding a flame. The setting is dim and warm.2014-12-05July 04 20142014-07-04