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May 24 2017

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A bare-chested sannyasi in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with white sacred markings on his forehead and arms and a rudraksha mala, lifts a tall brass aarti lamp with multiple lit flames above his head in a hall. A brass bell rests on a steel counter in the foreground. Many women seated on the floor in orange and green saris and orange shawls hold small lamps and sit in rows, facing the aarti. Wall posters and a chalkboard are visible in the background. The priest is appearance-based and unverified; no face-based identification is made, so he is described by role only.2017-01-08A hall with pink walls and a ceiling of square tiles, lit by fluorescent lights. Rows of young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand holding brass aarti lamps with flames aloft, while other devotees sit on striped mats behind them. A standing man in the foreground wears a white forehead mark, rudraksha and bead malas, and a shawl, and raises a lamp with both hands. Seated participants at the right wear white and orange clothing, and a video camera on a tripod records the scene. Red curtains hang on the walls, a projection screen glows at left, and photo panels are mounted on the back wall. This appears to be an aarti offering in a puja hall.2017-05-12A shaved-headed man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands at right, holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit flames aloft in both hands. He wears rudraksha malas and white tilak markings on his forehead and arms. Seated before him in rows are many women and girls in orange and saffron clothing, some with lit oil lamps in front of them, in a hall with white walls, framed posters and a small bell and tray on a wooden counter at left. The scene suggests an evening aarti ritual during a satsang gathering.2017-01-08A man in an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and bare-chested, wearing a rudraksha mala, raises a silver aarti lamp with a flame in his right hand. He looks up toward the flame. Behind him, a pink hall with maroon curtains and framed posters on the walls, with several people seated on the floor and chairs in the background. The scene suggests an aarti ritual during a satsang gathering.2017-07-30January 08 20172017-01-08A shaved-headed man in an orange wrap and a rudraksha mala stands at right, bare-chested with white ash markings on his forehead and arms, holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit flames aloft. Seated devotees in orange and maroon robes fill the hall behind him, many with small lamps, while a brass bell sits on a dark counter at left. The setting is an indoor ashram hall with framed photographs on the wall. Whether the standing figure is a person cannot be established from appearance alone, so he is described by role as the officiating priest.2017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08A group of women seated closely together in a hall performs a ritual, holding small oil lamps (deepa) in their hands. Several wear orange and red saris with gold borders, rudraksha mala necklaces, and white forehead markings (vibhuti) with red kumkum bindi. The woman in the foreground at right holds a lamp and raises her hand, while others around them hold lamps and appear to chant. Smoke from the lamps drifts across the frame. No a person candidate is visible in the image.2013-05-29A photograph of a bare-chested man in an orange cloth wrap, wearing a rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace, holding a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame aloft in his right hand and a silver bell in his left, performing aarti in a hall. Seated devotees in orange fill the foreground and background, and a pink chair sits near the left. Maroon curtains and framed colourful posters line the walls. The man has long swept-back hair and the page names a person, but his appearance gives only partial cues, so the identity is uncertain.2017-07-30November 18 20152015-11-18A shaved-headed man in orange cloth, bare-chested with a wrap and rudraksha mala, stands at the front holding a brass multi-tiered aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps. White markings adorn his forehead and arms. Seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing fill the hall behind him, several holding small lit lamps. A brass bell rests on a metal counter in the foreground, and framed posters hang on the white walls.2017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08