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January 15 2016

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Outdoor ritual photograph of a man with a large black turban-style head wrap and red and rudraksha malas over an orange-red cloth, holding a silver tray with silver oil lamps while being handed the tray by a bare-chested assistant in orange cloth with beaded armbands. Several other men in orange and white clothing with tilak markings stand around, some with hands folded in prayer. A gold-coloured throne or seat is partly visible at left, and greenery and a red-brown canopy fringe frame the scene. a person is visible in appearance-based form, identified only by his black head wrap, red and rudraksha malas and orange-red clothing, and he is handling a tray of lamps as a ritual participant.2016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15June 07 20162016-06-07A smiling man in an orange-red turban and red-orange robe, with a brown rudraksha-style shawl draped over his shoulders, holds a lit camphor flame on a brass aarti lamp with a small bell in his other hand during a ceremony. Around him, several young men in orange and saffron garments, rudraksha malas and white sacred ash on their foreheads and arms stand close together, some with palms joined and others holding bells and trays. An orange and gold canopy umbrella and a yellow umbrella are overhead, and booths with colourful signs fill the tented background. This appears to be an aarti ritual in a festival tent setting. The central man matches Swamiji (probable) based on his turban, saffron-orange clothing and distinctive shawl, and he is physically present.2016-04-25April 23 20162016-04-23October 10 20172017-10-10 +1 copiesApril 23 20162016-04-23Photograph 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 copiesOctober 10 20172017-10-10 +2 copiesOctober 10 20172017-10-10