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July 11 20062006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11Night photograph of a guru puja aarti under a large spreading tree. A standing man in a flowing saffron-orange robe holds a lit camphor flame in one hand and a small handbell in the other, raised toward the branches. He has long dark hair and a red forehead mark. Around him, dozens of seated devotees in white clothes sit on a paved floor, many with hands folded; some wear rudraksha malas, and a woman in lavender sits near the front. Brass oil lamps, a brass tray and a small red mat sit at the lower left. Warm lamplight and a bright spotlight illuminate the scene.Night outdoor ritual under a large spreading tree with a lamp hanging in the branches. A man in an orange saffron robe stands barefoot at centre, holding a lit oil lamp aloft in one hand and a brass handbell in the other, with a faint red tilak on his forehead. Seated devotees in white clothes with rudraksha malas sit with hands folded in namaste on a cleared ground. Brass puja plates and small offering dishes rest on cardboard boxes and a patterned rug in the foreground. A woman in lavender sari and another in an orange shawl are among those seated. Aarti is being performed in a devotional gathering.2005-12-19Night-time outdoor ritual photo. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe with an orange shawl raises a lit aarti lamp toward the dark sky while holding a small brass bell in his other hand. Around him, a large group of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, many wearing orange shawls, stand with hands folded in prayer and palms pressed together. Behind them, a few people in white and light clothing stand in the dark. In the lower left, a pink-red stone shivalinga-like structure is decorated with white cloth and a red sash, with a gold metal ornament and a brass plate with an orange cloth nearby on the ground. The scene is blurred and dark.2006-12-11May 20 20142014-05-20Night outdoor aarti under a large tree. A standing figure in flowing saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a red forehead mark holds a lit multi-wick oil lamp aloft in one hand and a small hand bell in the other. Seated devotees in white clothes, some with rudraksha malas, press their palms together or watch; a woman in lavender sari sits center. Brass puja plates, incense sticks and oil lamps lie on a patterned rug in the foreground. Probable Swamiji is the standing figure, identified by orange robes, long hair and forehead mark.November 19 20092009-11-19December 16 20102010-12-16March 18 20132013-03-18December 16 20102010-12-16December 20 20062006-12-20