A shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe with a matching orange shawl stands at the centre, raising a tiered silver aarti lamp with many flames high above his head with both hands. Behind him a large seated audience in white, red and pastel clothing sits in rows holding small lit candles and palms pressed together in prayer. The wood-panelled hall has a wall clock and dark red paneling. - Nithyanandapedia

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A shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe with a matching orange shawl stands at the centre, raising a tiered silver aarti lamp with many flames high above his head with both hands. Behind him a large seated audience in white, red and pastel clothing sits in rows holding small lit candles and palms pressed together in prayer. The wood-panelled hall has a wall clock and dark red paneling.

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