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Outdoor aarti ceremony with a lit oil lamp. A long-haired man on the left in saffron-orange robes and multiple gold bead necklaces with a white tilak holds a bronze handbell in one hand and the lamp in the other, looking down and smiling. Beside him a bald man in saffron robes and glasses holds a silver tray of flowers, and a second bald man in saffron robes with a gold necklace and pendant holds a silver tray with the flame. Saffron flags and onlookers are visible in the background, with a second flame in the lower right.

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Outdoor photo of a ritual at a fire, with a flame visible at the lower edge. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing saffron-orange cloth draped over one shoulder and a long gold bead necklace, holds a brass bell and gestures toward the flame. Beside him a bald sannyasi in orange robes and glasses, with a gold necklace and a pendant, holds a silver tray of offerings. Another bald man in orange robes stands behind, and a man in a red and gold turban and a yellow-robed figure are at the edges. Bouquets of flowers and a saffron flag are visible, and a few onlookers stand in the background.2009-10-17Photo of a puja at an outdoor Hindu ritual setting. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, bare-shouldered in an orange cloth and wearing ceremonial gold bead necklaces, leans forward holding a silver kalasha-style vessel and a silver puja vessel on a tray. Beside him, a shaven-headed priest in orange robes with white forehead marks and glasses holds a small tray with a card or packet, and another man in orange with gold-bead necklace and maroon-edged cloth holds a silver dish. Behind them, a man in a red and gold turban and a person in yellow robes stand among onlookers, with orange flags visible overhead. A videographer's camera is at the left edge. The figure with long hair and orange cloth is a candidate for a person by appearance, but the identification is uncertain.2009-10-17July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesA man in an orange saffron robe and layered gold-bead necklaces holds a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with several flames while smiling. A tall golden trident stands beside him, and a crowd of onlookers in white and other clothes watches in the dusk. A bald man in white with a gold necklace stands at left, and a person with a red tilak appears at right. The ornate pink and gold temple architecture is behind them. Probable Swamiji is shown performing aarti with the lamp, identified by saffron robe, long swept-back hair, a dense multi-strand gold bead mala and the trident.2010-09-24December 11 20112011-12-11Photograph of a ritual under a white canopy with green and pink ornate umbrellas overhead. An older man with long grey hair and a white beard, wearing an orange shawl and a yellow-and-orange marigold garland, holds his hands over a flaming oil lamp. Beside him a younger man in orange robes with a tilak and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces holds a brass tray or plate. Other saffron-clad attendants and a man in a blue shirt holding a camera stand nearby, and a silver staff with a finial is visible at right. A small golden deity murti sits in front. Oil lamp puja.2016-04-23 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor ritual with several orange-clad participants. In the foreground a long-haired man in a saffron wrap and a necklace of gold bead ornaments extends his hand toward a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame, held by a bald, bespectacled man in orange robes with a gold necklace and sandalwood marks on his forehead. Behind them a man in orange holds a brass plate of flowers, and a man in yellow at the left edge rests a hand on his chest beside a video camera. Several onlookers in white and orange stand under trees in the background.2009-10-17December 23 20092009-12-23July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07