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A man in a maroon-red dhoti and matching shawl performs aarti with a tall multi-tiered brass oil lamp, its many tiers lit with flames, held on a silver-toned arched handle with bells at the base. He has a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha-style mala across his chest. Behind him a large screen shows a grid of video feeds of people in a hall, with a small video inset of a man. A small woven rug lies on the table below. The man's appearance (shaved head, red garments, mala) is consistent with a monastic presenter, but his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so he is described by role.

A shaved-headed priest in red-saffron robes and an orange beaded shawl holds a silver multi-tiered oil lamp (aarti) with many lit wicks, carrying it with both hands on a long handle. He wears white horizontal tripundra lines and a red bindi on his forehead, rudraksha beads on his wrist and neck, and small hoop earrings. Another person's shoulder and a blurred figure in orange appear at the bottom edge. The setting is an indoor hall with a light wall behind and a screen on the right. The lamp ceremony suggests aarti, and the figure's appearance gives only partial cues for the candidate a person, so the identity remains uncertain.

A shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a gold bead necklace holds a silver multi-tiered aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps, turning toward the flames. A white vertical tilak marks his forehead. Behind him seated devotees in white and orange hold lamps and offerings, and a projector screen shows a photograph of a deity murti and people. Curtains and audio equipment fill the room.

March 16 2013

A man in a maroon-red shawl and rudraksha mala stands bare-chested, holding a tall tiered silver aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps aloft in both hands. He has a red tilak on his forehead and wears a bangle and a ring. Behind him, a screen shows a grid of video feeds of seated devotees in a satsang. The setting is an indoor hall with a plain wall.

A bald man in a maroon-red garment with a gold-bordered shawl and layered rudraksha malas stands from behind, holding up a tiered silver aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps while performing aarti before a shrine. He wears a small hoop earring, rudraksha bracelets and a gold bangle, and has white ash marks on his arms. Blurred deity figures and lamps fill the background of the temple hall.

A shaved-headed man in a maroon-red shawl and rudraksha mala performs aarti with a tiered brass lamp, a multi-tiered lamp with many flames burning on each ring, held high on a long bronze stand. He wears gold earrings and a bangle and has red kumkum on his hands. Behind him a wall-mounted screen shows small photos of people seated at a gathering. The appearance of the person performing aarti is consistent with the page's reference to a person, but the identity is not certain from appearance alone, so the role is given as priest performing aarti.

September 10 2012

A photograph of a shaved-headed man in an orange-brown robe and orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala and white horizontal tilak, holding a tall silver multi-tiered aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps on a long handle. He stands in a bare hall with a red curtain and a tripod in the background. The aarti lamp is the main subject, and the man is performing the ritual.

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October 05 2014

A bald man with white tilak on his forehead, wearing thin-framed glasses, an orange-saffron robe and a long gold-beaded neck mala with a gold pendant, stands at a white table lifting a tall silver multi-tiered aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps. A small brass oil lamp sits on the table and a silver-covered book rests on a stand. Behind him a cameraman with a tripod films, and monitors show a video feed of a gathering. Two seated figures in the background are partly visible, and a red chair and red curtain frame the room.

A man with a shaved head and a red vibhuti mark on his forehead holds a tall silver multi-tiered aarti lamp with many lit oil flames, raising it before him. He wears a maroon-red robe and a long rudraksha mala. Behind him a large wall screen shows a grid of small video windows of people, including a label reading NITHYANANDAPURAM NEPAL. A patterned mat lies on the table below. The scene suggests an aarti ritual during a satsang.