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Night outdoor ceremony with a standing priest in a dark red-brown dhoti and wrap, bare-chested, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace. He holds a brass bell in one hand and a small ritual vessel with a spouted lamp in the other, beside a dark wooden altar table with a lit oil lamp. Seated devotees fill the foreground in orange, white and saffron clothing, many with eyes closed or looking up. Lights and trees surround the open-air hall, with a golden deity murti and yellow banner in the background.

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September 28 2017

October 17 2012

Night outdoor ritual photo. A man in an orange-red saffron wrap and a long orange-beaded mala with gold bead ornaments stands center, holding a silver aarti lamp with a bright open flame and a bell-shaped handle. He has long swept-back hair and a tilak on his forehead, looking down at the flame. Seated devotees in white and dark clothing, some with hands folded, watch from chairs at the sides; a carved gold-toned ornamental panel edges the right side and a red cloth edges the left. Dark trees in the background. Swamiji (probable) matches the appearance cues of long hair, orange saffron clothing and ornate mala beads, shown performing an aarti as a ritual act.

Outdoor evening ritual at night with a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and a long orange shawl, wearing a gold-beaded necklace, raising a lit aarti lamp high in his right hand while holding a small brass bell in his left. Seated devotees in white and colourful clothes, many with hands in anjali, fill blue and green plastic chairs in the audience behind him, and a brass oil lamp rests on the ground in front. Strings of lights and draped white cloth decorate the background. This is an aarti being performed for the seated audience.

Night ritual outdoors under a tin-roofed pavilion. In the foreground, a bare-chested young man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, wearing an orange dhoti with gold border, raises a silver multi-wick aarti lamp with flames. Behind him, several people in orange and saffron garments stand and sit holding brass plates and offerings; some wear white and garlands. At right, a richly decorated deity murti is near a lit oil lamp and a fire pit burning on a stone platform, with marigold petals scattered on the ground. A framed portrait hangs on the back wall above a green-lit banner.

A man in a rust-red unstitched robe with a bare shoulder and an orange-beaded necklace studded with gold beads stands at night holding a silver lamp with a flame in a silver bowl and tray. He wears a small tilak on his forehead and looks down at the flame. Seated devotees in the dim background, including a woman in white with hands pressed together, watch the ritual. Dark trees fill the backdrop.

A shaved-headed man in an orange-red dhoti and matching shawl with gold border stands in the centre holding a brass aarti lamp with a large flame in his right hand and a bell in his left, with white tilak marks on his forehead and arms and a beaded gold-toned mala around his neck. Seated people in white and orange clothing behind him join palms in prayer, with rows of red chairs at right and a small brass lamp at lower left, and a red backdrop with framed notices on the wall. The scene suggests an aarti ritual during a satsang gathering.

A man in a rust-orange sannyasi wrap, wearing layered gold-beaded and rudraksha-style necklaces and a fresh flower garland, holds a silver oil lamp with a bright flame in both hands during an outdoor ritual under a tin-roofed pavilion. He has long dark hair, a full beard and a white tripundra on his forehead. Behind him, many people in saffron and orange robes stand with palms pressed together, while a few women in white and orange saris also stand in attendance. Coconut palms, red and orange umbrellas and a decorative canopy frame the scene.

September 10 2012

A night aarti ceremony in which a man in an orange-red turban and saffron-orange dhoti with a gold-edged shawl holds a silver multi-tiered oil lamp aloft, its flames burning brightly. He wears a rudraksha mala and a small earring, and his bare arm is adorned with a gold bangle. Behind him, women in red and maroon saris and a figure in orange clothing watch in a dark outdoor setting.

A bare-chested man in rust-orange cloth stands at night performing aarti, holding a brass lamp with a multi-flame fire in one hand and a brass handbell in the other. His forehead and arms are marked with white paint, and he wears a rudraksha mala, a thick beaded cord and a gold pendant necklace. Behind him a large crowd of devotees in orange and white clothing watches, with a building and lit background.