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A night ceremony at a temple-style hall with smoke in the air. On the right, a seated figure in dark red robes and a heavy gold-toned necklace sits on an ornate golden lotus-petal throne, covering his face with both hands. Two attendants stand at left: one bare-chested in a white dhoti with a yellow headband and garlands, holding a lit oil lamp, and a younger attendant in an orange-red cloth with a rudraksha-style necklace and tilak, holding a ritual fan and a brass vessel. A yellow flower sits at the lower right corner. Three people are visible.

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A photograph of a ritual scene at night. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a yellow headband and gold-beaded necklace holds a lit camphor flame in a silver lamp and waves it toward a seated figure. The seated figure, on a red cushioned throne with a large gold carved backrest, has long dark hair and wears a rust-red robe and multiple rudraksha malas with a gold pendant, with palms pressed to the forehead. A white fan and a second attendant in orange cloth stand nearby, with smoke rising through the air.2017-08-02August 02 20172017-08-02A photograph of a night-time ritual in a smoky hall. A man in white dhoti with a yellow head cloth and gold chains stands at left, holding a brass lamp with a flame and a small incense or ritual implement. Beside him stands a young priest in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead. 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A man with a yellow turban, bare chest, multiple beaded malas and white dhoti with gold border stands at left holding a ritual lamp over a seated figure. A younger attendant in orange cloth with a tilak stands beside a white electric fan. At right, a seated figure with long dark hair, orange-red robes, a rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial pendant sits on an ornate gold lotus-petal throne with red cushions, hands folded in prayer. Smoke drifts through the air and a floral garland lies at lower right. Probable Swamiji (probable) seated on the throne with a long-haired, orange-robed appearance and ceremonial gold pendant, receiving the lamp offering from the priest.2017-08-02A photograph of a ceremonial arati at night. A standing attendant in an orange dhoti and yellow head wrap, with a rudraksha mala and gold chain, holds a flaming lamp on a stand toward a seated figure. 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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.2014-08-29Night outdoor initiation scene during a Vishesha Deeksha ritual. A seated figure in a rust-red robe with a long garland of white and gold beads and a leopard-print headband sits on a large gold-leaf throne and places his hand on the head of a bare-chested, white-dhoti-clad devotee who bows before him. A second attendant in a white-marked face and beaded necklaces stands behind the devotee holding a round fan, while a figure in saffron-orange robes stands to the left and another woman in a white sari with gold border stands at the right edge. The seated figure wears a red tilak, rudraksha bracelets and gold earrings, and the seated man has a bun of long hair, all in a candlelit ceremony setting.2017-08-22Photograph of an aarti offering in a temple-style hall. A seated figure in a brown and orange robe with a yellow-and-maroon turban, layered rudraksha malas and gold bangles sits on a red-and-gold throne with palms pressed together at the face. Beside them a standing priest in an orange cloth with white ash markings on the arms and forehead holds a lit silver oil lamp toward the seated figure. 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