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A shaven-headed man in the foreground, seen from behind and bare-chested with an orange-and-yellow cloth draped over one shoulder and a dark rudraksha mala, holds a small ornate gold-toned kalasha-style vessel with a pointed finial in his right hand. Behind him, a blurred figure in a pink-red robe sits before a golden deity murti or altar backdrop, with green plants, red draped curtains and brass pots around the setting.

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A photograph of a ritual scene inside a temple-like hall with red draped curtains. In the foreground, a bald man's head and raised arm hold a silver-rimmed ceremonial umbrella-shaped object with a small gold finial, and a rudraksha mala is worn on the wrist. Behind, a gilded arched shrine frame surrounds a blurred deity murti and garlands of green leaves. A seated figure in pink-red robes sits in the background, a probable Swamiji by appearance (long hair and pink-saffron robes with a red headwrap). Two dark standing lamp stands with flames are visible on the right.2017-02-01February 01 20172017-02-01February 01 20172017-02-01February 01 20172017-02-01February 01 20172017-02-01February 01 20172017-02-01October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple priest seen from behind, shaved-headed, wearing an orange-saffron shawl over bare shoulders and a rudraksha bracelet on the raised right wrist, holding a silver ceremonial lamp with branching flame-shaped arms and a dish, lifting it toward a golden shrine. Behind the shrine is a gilded canopy framing a framed image, flanked by two painted standing deity figures with multiple arms, crowns and red-and-green garments in a blue temple doorway. The setting suggests an aarti or puja at a temple sanctum, with a soft-focused background of other people at the edge of the frame.2013-06-08October 05 20112011-10-05A photograph of a bald man seen from behind, wearing a rust-red and gold-bordered shawl over his shoulders and rudraksha malas on his neck and wrists, raising a lit brass aarti lamp with a bright flame in his right hand. In front of him stands an ornate gilded backdrop with carved white-and-gold panels and a golden canopy over a seated deity murti or figure on a throne. A red carpeted stage platform lies in the foreground. No other physical people are visible.2015-08-28A photograph from behind of a shaved-headed man seated on a golden throne, wearing a white and red shawl, a brown rudraksha mala and gold ornate necklace. Behind him an orange cloth and red cushion are visible. On the right, a blurred woman in a yellow garment holds a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame and smoke. The subject's face is not shown. A gold carved throne frame sits at the left edge.2010-10-30A seated man on an ornate gold and red-cushioned throne is garlanded with yellow and red flower garlands and wears a red-orange turban, saffron robes and a red-beaded mala. Behind him a golden canopy is draped with marigold and rose garlands. A bare-chested priest in orange-gold dhoti and shawl, with a headset microphone and rudraksha mala, raises a silver trident-topped ritual implement and a small silver vessel during a puja. Gold-fringed parasols stand around the dais, and several seated devotees in white and saffron sit in the background.2015-10-21 +1 copies