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Night ritual scene under a dark corrugated roof with red pillars and a colourful fringed canopy at top left. In the centre, a man with swept-back dark hair and a red shawl over saffron-orange robes stands barefoot with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes lowered. Beside him, a man in white ritual cloth with gold borders holds a small vessel. At right, a priest in yellow and maroon garments holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame toward the seated figure. Two camera operators in white stand at left filming, and smoke rises in the background. Appearance-based cues include the swept-back hair, red shawl and saffron robes, so the central figure is a probable Swamiji in an in-person ritual setting; the aarti is performed by a priest. Ritual: aarti.2011-12-24December 24 20112011-12-24November 21 20132013-11-21December 30 20072007-12-30December 29 20102010-12-29January 08 20102010-01-08 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor ceremony on a paved courtyard beside a red stone base and a yellow railing. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe, with a rudraksha-style mala and hands joined in namaste, stands at centre while a younger attendant in orange cloth holds a tall gold-shafted parasol with a multicolour fringed canopy above him. To the left, two attendants in orange dhotis with white body markings stand with hands folded, one holding a decorated kalasha pot topped with green leaves. Strings of coloured lights hang in the background, with a lit ornate lamp stand to the right. Shown as a procession-style welcome.2017-02-08 +1 copiesFebruary 11 20132013-02-11December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor evening scene at a decorated temple-like shrine with a draped canopy, red fairy lights and a pale floral-patterned structure behind. Several devotees in orange and saffron robes and orange turbans stand in a line. A woman in the centre wearing an orange shawl and turban presses her palms together in anjali with bangles and rings, smiling. Beside her a man in a red robe with a beaded necklace and turban stands. To the right, shaved-headed men in orange garments wear gold chains and rudraksha malas, and a bare-chested man with a tilak is at the edge. A photographer in white at left holds up a camera. Silver trident-topped staffs stand near the shrine.2013-02-12February 21 20162016-02-21December 30 20072007-12-30