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A smiling man in a white turban with a yellow band and red kumkum on his forehead stands with palms pressed together in namaste, long dark hair falling over a white and gold shawl. He wears a garland of white jasmine and red, blue and white flowers, black rudraksha beads and a large gold pendant with a deity relief. Behind him stand people in white clothes, one bespectacled man in a white kurta with a black mala, and several raised arms in the crowd.

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A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a white turban with a yellow band and a red bindi, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. He wears a white shawl with yellow border, a garland of white flowers with blue and red accents, a rudraksha mala with gold spacer beads, and a gold ceremonial pendant. Petals are scattered in his hair. Behind him, people in white clothes and a bare-headed man in glasses look on under trees.2005-01-01January 01 20052005-01-01January 01 20052005-01-01January 01 20052005-01-01January 01 20052005-01-01January 01 20052005-01-01 +1 copiesA standing man in white ceremonial dress with a gold-bordered white shawl leads a gathering under a large tree. He wears a white turban with a red bindi, a long white garland of white flowers with red and blue accents, multiple rudraksha malas and a large gold pendant. He holds a brass plate with two lit oil lamps in one hand and a silver handbell in the other. Seated devotees in white clothes sit around him, some with hands folded in prayer.2005-01-01A standing man in a white turban with a gold-bordered cream shawl and dhoti, wearing long white and red-and-blue jasmine garlands and multiple rudraksha malas with a gold pendant, raises a small brass plate holding a lit purple-flamed lamp while ringing a silver handbell in his other hand. A red tilak marks his forehead. Seated devotees in white clothes surround him outdoors beneath a large tree, and some are gathered close in the front rows. Garlanded, plain-presentation appearance with long hair and ceremonial adornments; the page indicates this is the a person event, but the appearance cues are insufficient to confirm identity, so the role is given as a priest performing arati with a lamp and bell.2005-01-01A central figure in a white turban and white garment with gold-bordered sash walks forward with palms pressed together in greeting, smiling, wearing a multicolour flower garland and layered rudraksha malas with a gold pendant. Behind him a bespectacled man in white kurta holds a folded white towel, and a man in white holds a small basket of yellow flowers with a green plant. Other attendants in white and an orange-clad figure stand in the background near a doorway draped with orange and red fabric hangings beneath a framed picture. Indoor hall with grey tiled floor.2005-01-01January 01 20052005-01-01Outdoors under a large tree, a man in a white turban and white garment with gold-bordered shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling. He wears a long garland of white flowers, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant. Behind him, a red, gold and green fringed canopy is held on a pole, and a row of white-clad devotees, some with rudraksha malas, stand on striped mats, several with hands raised. In the lower left, a brass oil lamp with a flame and a red flower sit near a white-covered platform.2005-01-01July 13 20112011-07-13 +1 copies