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A dim photograph of a seated priest in a deep maroon and orange robe, with a white forehead mark and beaded orange-brown necklaces, pouring liquid from a polished silver vessel with his right hand. On a dark embroidered cloth before him stand silver bowls and jugs holding white liquid and flower petals, with a silver kalasha-style vessel behind them. Silver tridents and a silver-framed throne-like seat stand in the background, and several seated people in white and orange sit in the shadows.

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March 18 20142014-03-18A smiling man with a white vibhuti band across his forehead and a red kumkum bindi sits on a silver-framed seat, wearing a maroon-red robe with an orange-gold border and layered gold-bead and rudraksha necklaces. He pours liquid from a silver pot into a silver vessel held in his hands at the front of a ritual setup with silver bowls and a silver lamp. A woman in white with a light necklace sits behind him at right, and a man in white with a red shawl sits at the lower right with hands folded. A silver trident stands in the background at top right.2014-03-18March 18 20142014-03-18March 18 20142014-03-18A seated man in an orange-red robe and a long rudraksha mala is offering from a round silver plate of grains or seeds held in his lap. He has a white and red forehead marking and sits before an ornate silver-covered seat or backdrest. Behind him, a woman in a white sari and another person in white stand in the background. Lamps and a fan are visible at the edges. The scene suggests a ritual offering during a puja.2014-09-14Night outdoor ritual on a balcony or terrace with a white railing. A seated man with a white forehead band, gold necklaces and bangles, wearing a rust-red and orange shawl over a leopard-print cloth, holds a small silver ritual cup over a silver shivalinga-style vessel on a silver tray. Beside him a standing priest in rust-red and gold robes, rudraksha beads, and a headset microphone pours liquid from a silver vessel over the offering. A silver peetha-style chair with ornate carved panels is behind the seated man. Silver and glass bowls sit on a blue patterned cloth-covered table.2014-04-29September 14 20142014-09-14March 18 20142014-03-18October 27 20142014-10-27March 20 20142014-03-20A seated man in a rust-red shawl and leopard-print cloth holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a silver handbell in the other during a ritual. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a red tilak on his forehead and sits before an ornate silver-framed backdrop. Two blurred attendants in white dhotis stand behind him, and a garland of white flowers hangs at the right edge. Smoke and warm light fill the room. Swamiji (probable): the man has long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a rust-red shawl, which fit the page's claim that Swamiji is present.2014-09-14A photograph of a man performing an aarti ritual with a lit oil lamp held in one hand and a silver bell in the other. He wears a rust-red wrap over his shoulder, a long rudraksha mala hanging to his waist, and a leopard-print lower garment. His hair is pulled back and he has a red-orange mark on his forehead. Behind a large ornate silver-framed panel, other people in white dhotis stand in the background amid rising smoke, and garlands of white and yellow flowers hang at the right edge. Nearby, a figure in a purple garment is partly visible. Two other men in white clothes appear in the background.2014-09-14