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February 07 20162016-02-07A man in profile holds a silver multi-wick aarti lamp with five burning flames in his outstretched right hand, performing an aarti ritual in dim light. He wears a rust-orange turban, an orange shawl and a long beaded necklace with gold and red ornaments, and a small headset microphone is visible near his face. The background is dark with blurred shapes. Only one person is visible.2013-12-20A young man in an orange and gold turban with a feathered ornament stands at the right side of a stage, holding a silver tray with a multi-flame brass lamp (aarti) in both hands. He wears a gold-and-orange garment, multiple rudraksha bead bracelets and a long beaded necklace, with white ash markings on his upper arms and forehead. Behind him a banner with partially visible lettering and a blurred figure in red appear in the background.2016-02-07A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands in smoky light holding a silver tray with a lit brass oil lamp of three flames. He wears a rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured garland over his shoulder and has beaded bracelets on his wrist. Behind him, an ornate decorated structure with red, yellow and white floral patterns and a gilded top forms the backdrop, with another figure partly visible beside it. Swamiji (probable): the orange turban, saffron robes, rudraksha mala and ornate garland match the presentation cues, and he is performing the aarti as the officiant.2015-04-30December 20 20132013-12-20January 13 20152015-01-13February 14 20162016-02-14A photograph of an aarti ritual at dusk. A young man in saffron-orange dhoti and a bright orange head cloth stands at left, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style mala with ornate gold-toned adornments, and holds a silver tray with a multi-flame silver aarti lamp whose flames are lit. Smoke and warm light surround the lamp. Behind him is a decorated pink and red ritual pot with yellow marigold garlands and yellow cloth hangings, and a deity murti is partly visible at right.2016-02-07August 02 20172017-08-02November 06 20122012-11-06May 24 20132013-05-24December 02 20162016-12-02