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Night outdoor ritual on a sandy ground before a seated audience. A man with a bare upper body and white dhoti with a gold-bordered sash stands at right, holding a silver aarti lamp with a large flame and rising smoke toward a seated figure. The seated figure, on a carved silver-and-wooden throne with a tall silver trident-like staff beside it, wears a deep red-orange robe, gold-bead necklaces, a rudraksha-style mala, a gold armlet and bangles, with a tilak on the forehead and long dark hair; his hands are pressed together in greeting. Behind them, many devotees sit and stand, some in saffron and pink saris, some in white shirts, several with hands folded.

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Night outdoor ceremony on sand with a crowd watching in the dark background. A long-haired man in a red-orange garment with gold necklaces and bracelets sits on a silver-and-leopard-skin throne with his palms pressed together in prayer, a silver trident-like staff beside him. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with an orange-and-pink border stands before him holding a silver aarti lamp with multiple flames and a pink flower, performing the ritual offering. Several devotees stand or sit with hands folded behind them, some in pink and grey saris, others in casual clothes.2015-12-25 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor ritual photo with blue and teal stage lighting. A bare-chested priest in an orange-and-green dhoti with a pink cloth and red-beaded mala holds a lit multi-flame oil lamp toward a seated man in a rust-and-leopard-print shawl with an ornate necklace and a floral wreath in his hair, who extends his hands to receive it. Behind them, several white-clad men stand with hands folded in prayer, one wearing a red shawl and beads. Audience members' heads are visible in the lower foreground, and a fan stands at right. Visible cues suggest aarti being offered during a gathering. a person: the seated man in the shawl and ornate necklace, with long swept hair and wreath, is receiving the lamp as the central figure.2015-12-11December 25 20152015-12-25December 25 20152015-12-25Evening outdoor ritual in a garden setting with a dense backdrop of green foliage. A bare-chested priest on the left wears a red and white rudraksha-style mala with a white flower necklace, a pink and orange dhoti, and holds a silver aarti tray with lit oil lamps and a small bundle of green flowers, performing an aarti. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and a red shawl stands with palms pressed together, wearing red beaded garlands. On the right, a seated man with short dark hair and a leopard-print cloth over a saffron-toned garment sits with hands folded in namaskar in front of a white ceiling-style fan, while seated devotees in the foreground watch from the bottom edge.2015-12-11December 25 20152015-12-25 +1 copiesDecember 11 20152015-12-11Photograph of an evening ritual at night beneath dark foliage. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with white forehead marking and rudraksha beads stands at left holding a silver tray with a lit camphor flame in a silver lamp, offering aarti. A second attendant in maroon robe with gold border stands behind the flame. At right, a seated man in maroon and orange robes with gold border, wearing white and red flower garlands, rests his palms together in namaskar with eyes lowered. Oil lamps and a white mat-style chair appear at left.2014-08-29A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and a heavy gold necklace and beaded bracelets, sitting on an ornate silver throne with a red cushion and hands joined in namaste. a person is seated before a bare-chested attendant with white ash markings and a rudraksha mala, who kneels and performs an aarti with a flaming oil lamp. Behind them are gilded deity murti and decorations, and a golden trident is visible at the right edge.2017-10-01December 25 20152015-12-25Night outdoor ritual on a raised stage with white balustrade and flowering plants behind. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with orange-and-maroon waist cloth holds a lit oil lamp aloft on a tall silver stand topped with a trident-like finial. Seated on an ornate gold-and-maroon throne is a figure in red-orange robes, a red turban, and layered beaded necklaces, hands pressed together in namaste; the appearance is consistent with Swamiji (probable), though the figure is only partly distinct. Behind him stand two men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas, one with hands folded and the other holding papers. Seated audience members in the foreground watch the ritual.2015-12-23Photograph of an aarti ritual in a temple setting. A seated man in a silver-backed white and red throne wears a red-brown robe, a long gold necklace, gold armbands and red beaded bracelets, with white sacred ash on his forehead and dreadlocked hair falling to his shoulders, hands pressed together in namaskar. a person by appearance cues: long swept hair, ornate gold necklaces and ceremonial adornments, seated on a throne. Before him, a bare-chested priest with white sacred markings on his shoulders and back, wearing an orange cloth and rudraksha beads, holds a lit oil lamp with a visible flame. A gold deity murti and gilded ornaments fill the background, along with a brass lamp stand.2017-10-01