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A photo of a man in an orange saffron garment performing aarti with a multi-tiered brass lamp, its many oil lamps burning with a tall flame at the top. He holds the lamp aloft in his right hand and a brass bell in his left. Long dark hair falls behind him. Seated devotees in white and one in an orange shawl watch at left, and a white-draped seat stands at right, with brass vessels in the foreground. The setting is a stone wall in dim evening light.A photograph inside a thatched-roof hall with a wooden pillar and tiled floor. A man in an orange-saffron robe and matching turban stands at left, holding a brass handbell in one hand and a small gold plate or bowl in the other, with a rudraksha-style mala visible at his neck. Behind him a row of men in white dhotis and white shirts stand with hands clasped or folded, and one standing at far right wears white. A framed portrait of a bearded figure in saffron hangs on the left wall, and a framed image of a figure with raised hand hangs above the doorway. A map-like framed picture and a chair are also visible.A figure in a saffron-orange robe with a matching orange head wrap stands in a decorated hall, holding aloft a silver lamp with a flame in one hand and a handbell in the other. Behind him, devotees in white clothing stand with palms pressed together, including a woman in a white sari with a red border on the left and a man in white dhoti and shirt on the right. Strings of tinsel and fairy lights hang from the ceiling, and framed portrait photographs line the walls. Ceremonial lamp waving suggests an aarti, with the flame and bell held in front of the orange-clad figure. The candidate's identity is uncertain from appearance alone, so the figure is described by role as a ritual officiant.A standing person in an orange saffron wrap performs aarti at night, holding a tiered brass lamp with many lit wicks and a large flame at the top in the other hand a small brass bell is rung. Dark stone-like walls surround the space. To the right a white-draped low platform sits on a patterned mat, and brass vessels and a tray rest on the floor at the bottom. Two seated people in white and one in a grey top with an orange shawl sit to the left, watching. The orange-clad figure has long dark hair and no visible distinctive a person cues beyond the saffron garment, so identity is uncertain.2005-12-192003 - Sacred collection UncategorizedA photograph inside a thatched-roof shrine with bamboo walls and a deity murti garlanded with red flowers on the left. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange turban lifts a lit oil lamp toward the ceiling, while another figure in a white dhoti and shirt stands at the left with a bald head, facing the altar. An altar table below holds brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot and lamps, and oil lamps hang from the ceiling. A cameraman in a dark shirt stands at the right. Swamiji (probable) is the figure in saffron robes and turban, identified by the saffron-and-turban cues and the presentation.A standing woman in an orange sannyasi-style robe holds a tall, multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with a large flame aloft in a dim hall with rock-textured walls. Seated devotees in white and orange shawls watch from the left, and brass vessels and a small tray sit on the floor in the foreground. A white-draped low seat is on the right beside a patterned mat.2005-12-19Three men stand in a row in a plain whitewashed hall under a corrugated metal roof, performing aarti with lit oil lamps held in both hands. The man on the left wears white dhoti and shawl with a white tilak on his forehead; the middle man wears an orange saffron robe and orange shawl with tilak and a bell in hand; the man on the right wears white clothes and holds a lamp and bell. Another figure in white kneels or sits behind them on a mat. A speaker is mounted on the wall and fluorescent light fixtures hang overhead on a bare concrete floor.2007-10-23Evening temple aarti in a plain whitewashed hall. Three men perform the ritual, each holding a brass multi-tiered aarti lamp with flames rising from its wicks and smoke curling upward. The man at left wears a white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl, a tilak on his forehead and his hair tied back. The central man wears an orange robe and orange shawl. The man at right wears white with an orange shawl and holds a lamp aloft. Seated devotees in white clothes at the lower left have their palms joined in prayer. Speakers are mounted high on the walls.2007-10-23A photograph of a standing figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe performing an aarti at night, holding a brass aarti lamp with a large flame in one hand and a brass vessel in the other. A white-draped table or bed stands to the right, with a brass kalasha and a tray of fruit on a patterned mat in the foreground. Two seated devotees in white clothes, one with an orange shawl, sit on the left. A dark textured backdrop fills the background, and a purple logo appears in the upper left corner.2005-12-19A photograph of a concrete-walled hall where three men perform aarti with brass oil lamps held aloft, flames visible at the lamp tips. The foremost man, in white dhoti and shawl with a white vertical tilak on his forehead and hair tied back, raises a lamp high with his right arm. Behind him a man in an orange robe, tilak on forehead, holds a lamp near his face, and a third man in white dhoti, bangles on his wrist, extends a lamp to the right. Other people sit in white on mats at the left edge. A speaker is mounted high on the wall.2007-10-23A man in saffron-orange robes with a maroon-edged shawl performs an aarti at night, eyes closed, holding up a brass multi-branched oil lamp with several flames in his right hand and a silver handbell in his left. He wears a long gold bead necklace with a gold pendant and a bracelet. Behind him, green and orange hanging cloth decorations and leafy plant stems frame the outdoor ritual scene. Appearance-based cues including the saffron robes, gold necklace and shawl match a probable identification of a person, who is performing the aarti, but the face is not used for identification.2009-09-25