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A person in an orange saffron garment with long dark hair and a red tilak on the forehead performs an evening arati, holding a lit oil lamp on a metal tray while smoke rises around them. They wear heavy gold bead necklaces and gold bangles. Beside them, white-clad ritual figures or deity murtis with garlands of yellow and red flowers stand, and another attendant in orange with a shaved head stands at the right edge. A second shaved-headed attendant in orange sits at the lower left in the foreground. Dark night background with bright lights.

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December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A photograph at night of a smiling person in an orange saffron wrap with long dark hair, wearing a heavy gold rudraksha-style necklace and gold bangles, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand while smoke drifts around. Beside them a gilded deity murti adorned with yellow and red flower garlands is being honoured, and a second person in an orange cloth stands behind at the right, slightly out of focus. The setting is a dark outdoor evening puja or aarti. Swamiji (probable) is shown with long hair, saffron wrap and ornate gold necklace, performing the lamp offering.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Photograph at night of a long-haired man in an orange saffron dhoti-style garment with ornate gold ball necklaces and bracelets, holding a lit oil lamp on a stand before gilded deity murti figures that are being anointed with liquid. Behind him a second man in orange robes and a gold necklace stands with a white tilak on his forehead, and steam or smoke rises in the dark background. The gilded images appear to be standing Hindu deity statues. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the long-haired man, identified by his long swept-back hair, saffron garment, and ceremonial gold necklaces, shown performing an aarti-style lamp offering.2011-12-20A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a small red tilak on his forehead stands in a saffron-orange robe with gold edging, wearing a heavy necklace of gold beads and bracelets. He holds a small oil lamp with a visible flame in one hand, lit at night in front of a white-and-gold deity murti decorated with yellow and magenta flower garlands. Smoke drifts in the dark background, and a shaved-headed man in orange clothes stands behind him. Appearance cues are consistent with the page's a person reference, so the central figure is a person. The scene shows an evening aarti with a deity murti.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears a saffron-orange shawl draped over his shoulders and a heavy ceremonial gold necklace with rudraksha-style beads. He holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) in one hand and a small bell in the other, performing a ritual before a gilded metal deity murti on the right. Smoke or incense haze drifts behind him against a dark night background. Swamiji (probable) is shown performing aarti in orange robes with long hair and gold ornaments, distinctive appearance cues.2011-12-20Night-time ritual photograph of a long-haired person in saffron-orange robes with a heavy gold bead necklace and bangles, holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) with a flame toward two large yellow-smeared deity murti figures on a gold-trimmed platform. A younger attendant in orange robes with a tilak and mala stands behind, holding a bell and tray, while a shaved-headed priest in orange sits at left among seated devotees. Marigold garlands and a brass kalasha sit on the platform; string lights glow in the background.2011-12-20Night photograph of a temple ritual. A long-haired person in a saffron-orange robe with a gold necklace and bangles holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward two golden deity murtis, a male and a female figure with crowns. Seated devotees in orange and white cloth, one with a rudraksha mala, line the foreground, and a row of small lamps glows behind a fence. a person: the long hair, orange robe and ornate gold necklace match the page's a person reference, but the face is not used for identification.2011-12-20