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A photograph of a priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold-toned necklace and gold armband, holding a metal plate with a lit flame and offerings, moving it toward a seated devotee in a white dhoti with a white flower garland on the head. The devotee's hands are pressed together in front of the face. Fruit, bananas, a brass plate and a bundle of sticks sit on the floor beside them, and a banana plant leaf hangs in the background. Two people sit in white clothes at a side table in the back of the room. This looks like an aarti or puja with a flame offering. The priest's face is turned down toward the flame and no appearance-based identification is made.

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Photograph of a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white shawl with gold border, wearing a long beaded necklace of gold-toned beads, holding a silver tray with a multi-flame silver aarti lamp, the flames rising and smoke drifting. Behind him another priest in white and a younger man in saffron-orange robes with a beaded necklace stand in an orange-walled courtyard. A hand at the left edge holds a bell-like object. The priest with the aarti lamp is not an identifiable a person candidate by the given cues, so this is an aarti ritual by priests and devotees.2011-12-01A night ritual photograph in which a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a long gold bead necklace holds a silver aarti lamp with a large open flame, performing the flame offering. Behind him a man in white with a yellow shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste. At the lower left, a seated man in white and yellow holds another lit lamp. Fresh banana leaves and neem leaves hang above, smoke drifts through the scene, and brass plates with yellow flower petals and offerings lie in the foreground. The orange-robed man is a person by appearance: a saffron robe, ornate gold beads and the central role in the aarti, though the appearance is only partly distinctive.2009-09-25November 23 20102010-11-23Photograph of a ritual scene during a sacred ceremony. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in an orange saffron shawl with maroon border and a heavy gold bead necklace holds a lit oil lamp flame in his right hand, with smoke rising from it. A forehead of white and red tilak marks and white sacred ash streaks on his arm. Behind him another man in white dhoti and shawl with red border holds a lit lamp and a small bell or implement, and other seated participants in white are visible in the background. A white pillar stands at left, with a red box and brass items on the floor.2010-11-23Evening outdoor puja at a Tiruvannamalai gathering. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with gold border and gold armband holds a brass aarti lamp with a large flame, eyes lowered, palms pressed together. Beside him a second orange-robed man with a gold necklace stands. Behind them seated devotees in white dhotis and checked shirts fill the ground, and a cameraman in a red shirt films from a tripod. Banana leaves lie on the floor. No legible text in the frame.2011-11-10A photograph of a Hindu ritual at night in a plain hall. In the foreground a shaven-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white tilak marks on his forehead and arms holds a lit taper toward an unseen flame, his other arm extended. Behind him an older man in white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth and a beaded mala sits and lights a small lamp. A brass plate with flowers and small oil lamps sits on a red cloth in front. Two people are visible, with a partially visible third at the bottom edge. The setting suggests a pada puja ritual.2010-11-18 +1 copiesNovember 10 20112011-11-10December 20 20112011-12-20December 28 20112011-12-28November 05 20102010-11-05September 07 20122012-09-07A photograph of an outdoor puja beneath banana plants lashed to wooden poles. A man in a saffron-orange robe and matching shawl, wearing a gold beaded necklace and rudraksha-style beads, holds an oil lamp in one hand and a small bell in the other, with a brass tray nearby. Beside him a young attendant in white dhoti and yellow shawl holds a tray of offerings. A seated devotee in white clothing tends a flame and a plate of sweets or offerings sits on the mat. Woven mats with red and blue borders cover the ground. Behind, a painted deity image and floral decorations are visible. The scene reads as a homa or chandi-homa ritual, with the central figure appearing as a probable Swamiji candidate due to saffron robes, gold necklace and beads.2009-09-26