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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 saffron-orange robe, with a gold-beaded necklace and a red-and-gold headband, holds a silver aarti lamp with a large flame in both hands, performing an aarti before a shrine. Behind the lamp, a small white stone shrine niche holds a deity murti adorned with a garland. Fresh red and white flower garlands and rose petals line the right edge. A second man in white ritual dress stands at the left edge. The setting is a marble-walled temple hall with smoke rising from the flame.

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April 30 2015

A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl performs aarti with a lit ornate silver lamp held in his right hand, flames rising from the wick. He wears a gold bead necklace, a small rudraksha-style mala, and a sandalwood tilak with horizontal arm markings. Behind him seated devotees in white and orange clothes watch and some have hands folded in prayer, with plastic chairs and a bell visible in the foreground and a red-orange tent interior.

A man in a saffron-orange ritual garment performs an aarti with a silver lamp holding several burning wicks, the flames glowing in front of him. He is bare-chested with a sheer orange shawl draped over one shoulder, wearing long rudraksha malas across the chest, bangles and rudraksha bands on his arms, and gold-rimmed glasses, and his head is shaved. Behind him stand a red and gold ornate throne and a figure in red and white robes beside flower garlands, in a warm-lit temple-like room. Appearance-based candidate for a person: his saffron clothing, extensive rudraksha malas and ceremonial adornments are the cues, and he is the one performing the aarti.

Night outdoor ritual photo. A shaved-headed young priest in orange robes with a red-banded waist cloth and rudraksha mala stands at right, holding a silver aarti plate with a large flaming lamp aloft in both hands, a small headset microphone at his cheek. Behind him a dark sky with smoke. At left, a decorated deity murti under a gold arch is garlanded with red, yellow and white flowers, with a silver kalasha and a small golden deity figure on a green leaf tray. In the lower left a seated devotee in orange cloth watches, and a brass oil lamp stands on a blue and purple cloth-covered table. Steps rise at right.

A photograph of a bald man seen from behind, wearing a rust-red and gold-bordered shawl over his shoulders and rudraksha malas on his neck and wrists, raising a lit brass aarti lamp with a bright flame in his right hand. In front of him stands an ornate gilded backdrop with carved white-and-gold panels and a golden canopy over a seated deity murti or figure on a throne. A red carpeted stage platform lies in the foreground. No other physical people are visible.

April 30 2015

September 09 2012

A shaved-headed man in an orange-red robe and saffron-gold shawl holds a brass five-branched lamp with lit flames aloft in both hands, performing aarti. He wears white sacred ash on his forehead and arms, a dark rudraksha mala and a long orange-beaded necklace. Beside him at left is a large garland of red, yellow, purple and white flowers. Behind him are a pink wall, a window and a dark red curtain.

September 06 2012