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December 17 20162016-12-17A young sannyasi with long dreadlocks stands in an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder, holding a multi-tiered brass lamp stand with many lit oil lamps (aarti). He wears rudraksha malas, a pendant, a horizontal white vibhuti line with a red kumkum dot on his forehead, and white ash markings on his arms. Behind him, another person in orange clothing holds a similar lamp, and white pillars stand in the background. Two people are partly visible at the left edge. The scene suggests a ritual lamp offering. a person identity is not clearly established from appearance.2018-02-02 +1 copiesMay 21 20162016-05-21A photograph of a man performing an aarti at night, holding a multi-tiered brass lamp stand with several lit oil lamps in his right hand. He is bare-chested, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with a gold armlet on his upper arm and a white tilak with red markings on his forehead. Behind him, blurred people hold small flames and sit on red steps near red flags and green hoses, under evening lights. Probable Swamiji cues are the long swept-back hair, saffron dhoti, rudraksha mala and bare-chested aarti performance, shown as a presiding ritual role.2016-12-11 +1 copiesMay 02 20162016-05-02Four young men in saffron-orange dhoti-style garments stand in a row holding silver oil lamps (aarti lamps) with lit flames, performing a ritual lamp offering. The foreground figure wears a gold-toned necklace, rudraksha-style beaded mala and gold armlets, with his long hair tied in a high topknot. Other attendants beside him have long hair bound up, and one wears a white forehead band. Blurred devotees in pink and red saris stand in the background, and a white tent-like canopy is overhead. The setting appears to be a ritual gathering in a tent.2016-05-20A young man in an orange dhoti-style garment with gold border stands on a red carpet holding a multi-flame brass aarti lamp in one hand and a brass handbell in the other. He wears a rudraksha mala, a gold-beaded necklace and gold-beaded armlets, with white horizontal stripes on his arms and a white tilak on his forehead, his long hair knotted up on his head. Blurred seated devotees in the background suggest a ritual arati performance during an event.2016-05-02May 21 20162016-05-21Three bare-chested young men in saffron-orange dhoti-style lower garments perform an aarti ritual, holding lit oil lamps (flames visible) on ornate metal stands. The foreground man, in profile, wears a rudraksha mala with a saffron shawl over his shoulder, white body markings and a topknot. Two men stand behind him, one also holding a flaming lamp. Pink-tinted walls, maroon curtains and a video camera on a tripod are visible, with a blurred audience at the lower edge.2016-10-12May 02 20162016-05-02A young man in an orange saffron dhoti-style garment with gold border and gold waist sash stands in profile holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp in his left hand and a brass handbell in his right, with rudraksha beads and a gold-toned necklace around his neck and beaded bands on his arms. His hair is tied in a tall topknot. Behind and to the right, another arm raises a lit brass lamp with flames. Seated devotees in orange, teal and red saris and kurtas fill the blurred background, many with hands raised in worship. The setting appears to be an indoor hall during an aarti-style ritual.2016-05-24December 20 20182018-12-20