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Night outdoor aarti at an ashram gathering. A young man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a large multi-tiered brass lamp with flames aloft, centre frame. Behind him an empty orange throne-like seat stands on a raised platform. In front, seated devotees in orange and maroon clothes with tilak marks press their palms together, and rows of small brass oil lamps sit on the ground. A crowd of standing devotees in white and orange clothes, many with hands folded, fills the background under floodlights.

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Night outdoor ritual in which a man with long dark hair, a red bindi and white urdhva pundra tilak raises a lit silver aarti lamp in his right hand while ringing a silver handbell in his left. He wears a red silk garment with gold borders, a leopard-print shawl, a thick orange beaded waist belt and layered rudraksha malas with white beads. Behind him, a line of devotees in red and orange robes stand with palms pressed together, some holding a trident. A tall orange armchair and a table with silver puja vessels sit to the right, on a rug. The figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate by his long hair, rudraksha malas and ornate clothing.2013-11-25Outdoor night ritual at a dirt-ground temple-like site. A long-haired figure in a leopard-print shawl over a deep red garment, with many rudraksha malas and ceremonial beaded necklaces, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a handbell in the other, at a wooden table with silver kalasha-style vessels. Behind, a large crowd of devotees in red and saffron robes stands with palms pressed together, and a man on the left holds a trident. An orange throne-like seat sits in the background. Several people on the right wear red and orange robes and folded-hand postures.2013-11-25November 25 20132013-11-25Night outdoor ritual before a crowd of devotees in maroon and saffron robes. At left, a man in an orange-and-maroon dhoti holds a long staff, and musicians blow long brass horns. In the centre, a woman in a red sari with a leopard-print blouse stands with palms joined. At right, a bald priest in a saffron-and-gold shawl, gold necklaces and a small mic holds a silver tray. In front, a girl in an orange robe with a tilak lights an incense stick and offers it over a wooden table holding a brass lamp, a kalasha and small vessels. An orange chair and a red carpet sit behind them, and a wall of illuminated devotees watches.2013-11-25August 25 20122012-08-25November 25 20132013-11-25Night outdoor ritual in front of a crowd. A shaven-headed man in rust-brown robes and a brown rudraksha mala stands at center, raising a lit silver lamp with flame in his right hand and holding a silver handbell in his left. Gold ornamental necklaces hang on his chest and a brown shawl wraps his shoulders. An empty orange-upholstered armchair sits at left. Seated children in saffron-orange robes with white vertical forehead markings surround him, along with adults in white and saffron clothing and women in saris standing behind. Pictured ritual with lamp and bell, a standing priestly figure with clear adornments but no distinctive a person cues sufficient for identification.2013-11-25Night outdoor ritual in a dusty compound with a large crowd of devotees in orange and maroon robes standing behind. In the foreground, a child in orange robes and rudraksha beads sits at a wooden table holding incense sticks, with brass plates of offerings and a small lamp in front of them. Behind the table, an empty orange-cushioned chair stands on a red patterned carpet. A bald man in orange and gold ornaments stands at right holding a plate and speaking into a microphone, with a yellow-and-gold ceremonial staff nearby at left. Smoke from incense rises into the dark sky.2013-11-25August 26 20122012-08-26October 27 20132013-10-27November 25 20132013-11-25Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at an evening aarti. Two shaven-headed men in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders and orange-beaded shawls stand facing each other. The man on the right holds a silver lamp with several lit oil lamps (aarti) and speaks. The man on the left stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, his head clean-shaven with a white tilak. Behind them, women in orange and red saris with folded hands and rudraksha beads stand in a line, and men in casual shirts watch from the edges, one holding a tray. Dark background with a bright floodlight.2013-12-24