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Night-time ritual photograph at an outdoor altar. In the foreground a woman in a rust-red shawl with a white forehead mark and gold earrings tends a flame, holding a ritual implement over an oil lamp with flowers and a silver bowl before her. A large silver trishul stands upright at the centre. Behind her, a man in an orange turban and rudraksha mala stands beside a dark altar cloth with a brass lamp and smoke rising. Distant city lights glow across the dark background.

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March 18 20142014-03-18March 18 20142014-03-18March 18 20142014-03-18March 18 20142014-03-18Night photograph of a ritual at a temple setting. A man in a rust-red robe with a gold-bead mala and gold necklaces sits on an ornate silver-covered chair, holding a bell in his right hand while raising a flaming lamp toward him. Another attendant in red and gold holds a flaming oil lamp, and a silver ritual vessel rests on the floor. Behind them stand trident-topped silver staffs and a line of attendants in orange and white garments. The appearance of the seated man in red with long hair and gold necklaces matches the probable identity of Swamiji, presiding over the lamp offering in a ceremonial role.2014-03-18August 01 20142014-08-01May 20 20142014-05-20March 18 20142014-03-18Night-time outdoor ritual on a railed terrace with city lights behind. A figure seated on a draped orange cloth with a silver backrest performs an aarti, holding a lit oil lamp with a flame in one hand and a small brass vessel in the other. The figure wears an orange-saffron garment, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and bangles, and a white sacred mark on the forehead. In front stands a shivalinga-style abhishekam setup with flower petals strewn around, a kalasha-like vessel and a silver tray. To the right, a shaved-headed attendant in a brown-and-gold robe holds a silver bowl and wears a headset microphone. a person cues: the seated figure has ornate gold necklaces and saffron clothing, consistent with a presiding ritual role. Watermarked photograph.2014-04-29March 18 20142014-03-18March 20 20142014-03-20A night-time ritual photograph in which a man in an orange-red robe and a rudraksha mala with gold beads holds a silver bell in his right hand and a flaming aarti lamp in his left, with a white cloth wrapped around the lamp's handle. He wears a white tilak on his forehead and gold earrings. Behind him are silver ceremonial poles and a silver-framed ornate structure, and a few seated devotees watch, one in dark red clothing and an elderly woman at the left edge. Another person in orange stands in the background. Aarti with a bell in the evening setting.2014-03-18