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A night-time ritual photograph. A man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-orange garment with gold border and a long gold ceremonial necklace, stands with palms pressed together in prayer near his eyes. To the left stands an ornate bronze lamp stand with carved panels and dry palm-leaf fronds tied to it. On the right, a silver aarti plate is being offered by a hand from the edge of the frame. Dark palm foliage fills the background.

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November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12 +1 copiesNovember 12 20102010-11-12At night, a man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl with gold border stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style mala. His long dark hair is swept back. Beside him to the left stands an ornately carved wooden or copper column with a temple-style niche and carved figures, decorated with an orange ribbon, palm fronds and yellow flowers. To the right, a second orange-robed attendant holds a silver tray. Palm trees are silhouetted in the dark background. Swamiji (probable) is present, a standing devotee in saffron with long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala; the figure is performing a devotional gesture before a ceremonial pillar.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12Outdoor photo beside a copper-clad ritual pillar with a carved shrine niche, garlanded with white and yellow marigold strands and red flowers, with bundled straw brooms or stalks tied to its side and a wrapped orange cord near the top. A single standing man in an orange-saffron robe and long orange shawl, wearing a white and red flower garland with a gold pendant, presses his palms together in namaste with eyes lowered, a red tilak on his forehead. Coconut palm fronds and trees fill the background under a pale sky.2010-02-12Night photograph of a large ornate copper lamp stand, a deepam-style pillar with carved panels and a cylindrical copper shaft wrapped in an orange band, standing in the foreground. Beside it, a man with long dark hair, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and an orange saffron garment with gold border holds a silver bowl up to the lamp, while a second man with a shaved head and bare upper back, wearing an orange cloth with pink edging, reaches to support it. Dark palm fronds fill the background.2010-11-12A man in a flowing orange-saffron robe stands with palms pressed together in namaste before a tall copper-toned ceremonial pillar wrapped with orange cord and topped with a woven straw cap. The pillar's shrine niche holds a small gilded deity murti, decorated with white and yellow marigold garlands and red flowers, with dried straw bundles flanking it. Palm fronds and a pale sky frame the open outdoor setting. The man wears a long dark-haired style with a white and red flower garland around his neck.2010-02-12