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Evening outdoor aarti at a riverside or temple ground at dusk. A bearded man with long hair, wearing a peach-orange robe with a red shawl and a rudraksha mala, speaks into a microphone with hands folded. Beside him a younger man in saffron-orange robes and a gold bead necklace smiles and holds a multi-tiered brass oil lamp with several flames. Other men in white dhoti-style clothing hold tall gold-and-silver staffs topped with ornaments, and a golden trident stands behind them. A woman in a dark red shawl and a man in a light shirt with folded hands watch from the crowd. In the foreground, a brass lamp stand and a small figure of a deity with a tiger-skin seat sit on a white cloth. Printed photo credit reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam

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Evening outdoor aarti scene. In the foreground a multi-tiered brass oil lamp with many flames stands before a small dark murti of a deity. Behind it, a bearded man in a pink-orange robe and red shawl holds a microphone and raises his open hands, speaking. Beside him stands a man in an orange robe with a heavy gold bead necklace, hands folded. Two long gold-topped staffs with trident-shaped tops rise behind them. Several white-clad attendants and a woman in a dark red shawl with hands joined stand among the devotees. A white-pillared shrine and blue dusk sky are visible at the top.2010-09-24Evening outdoor ceremony with a tiered brass oil lamp (aarti) burning in the foreground, next to a small figure of deity murti draped in a tiger-print cloth. A bearded man in a pink-orange robe and red shawl stands speaking into a microphone while holding a trident-topped staff and a rudraksha mala. Beside him, a man in an orange robe and gold bead necklace holds a tall gold-topped staff. 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Devotees stand in the crowd behind. a person presence is not established by visible cues beyond the ritual setting, so identity is uncertain.2010-09-24Evening outdoor ritual at dusk. A bearded man with long hair, wearing a peach-pink robe and a red-orange shawl, stands holding a microphone in one hand and a golden trident-topped staff in the other while speaking. Beside him, a man in an orange-saffron robe with a gold bead necklace holds a brass multi-tiered aarti lamp with several burning flames, and a golden trident rises behind him. Devotees stand behind them, one woman in a red shawl with hands joined in prayer. A man in white dhoti stands at left. The setting is a temple-like structure with pillars and a crowd. 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