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A young child in ritual dress stands in the foreground holding a lit oil lamp aarti with both hands, the flame bright at the top of the frame. The child wears a saffron-orange cloth, a leopard-print garment, long rudraksha mala beads, a gold ceremonial necklace and bangles, with white sacred ash and a red tilak on the forehead and hair knotted high with rudraksha. Behind, seated devotees in white and pink clothing sit in rows in a gold-decorated hall, and brass oil lamps stand on the right side of the frame.

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A young child in a kailasavaasi-style ritual attire stands in a temple hall, holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp with five lit flames in both hands. The child has long hair piled on top of the head with rudraksha malas, a white-and-red forehead tilak, white ash markings on the arms and chest, and a leopard-print cloth wrap with an orange shawl. Smoke rises from the lamp. Behind the child, blurred figures in orange and red robes, a gold-coloured pillar and red drapes frame the scene, and seated devotees in white are visible on the right. The setting suggests an aarti offering during the Paramashivoham inaugural program.2018-12-20A young person in a temple hall performs an aarti with a multi-flamed brass lamp held in the right hand, while a small bell or vessel is held in the left. They wear a long orange and leopard-print wrap, layered rudraksha malas, ornate gold-toned pendant necklaces with a small temple-shaped pendant, rudraksha bracelets, and have a white and red forehead marking with hair swept up in a bun. Blurred seated devotees in white and red clothing and rows of brass lamps fill the background.2018-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20182018-12-20A young person stands in a gilded hall holding a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame in the right hand and a small silver bell or vessel in the other. They wear a leopard-print cloth over an orange-saffron garment, with rudraksha malas across the chest and arms, a gold-bead necklace, and a white tripundra with a red bindi on the forehead. Hair is piled in a high bun with a rudraksha band. Behind them, seated devotees fold their hands, and rows of brass lamps stand on the right.2018-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20182018-12-20A young person with hair piled high in a topknot wrapped with rudraksha beads stands in the foreground holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp with flames, with smoke rising beside it. They wear a leopard-print cloth, layered rudraksha malas, gold-toned ceremonial beads and bracelets, and white sacred ash marks on the forehead, arms and chest. Behind them, saffron-clad attendants and seated white-clad devotees sit in a hall with red drapes and gilded pillars. Visible people are the central figure and several blurred people in the background, roughly 6-20 in total.2018-12-20December 20 20182018-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20182018-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20182018-12-20A young boy in ritual attire stands in a gold-pillared hall holding a silver ceremonial umbrella (chhatra) aloft in his right hand, with a brass lamp stand and brass oil lamps behind him. He wears a saffron-orange cloth draped over a leopard-print garment, a red tilak on his forehead with white markings, a heavy necklace of gold beads and rudraksha malas across his chest, and rudraksha bracelets on his arms. Audience members, mostly women in saris and salwar, sit in the background watching the procession.2018-12-20 +1 copiesA young person in ritual attire stands in a temple hall holding a silver ceremonial mace with an ornate leaf-shaped head in the right hand and a small silver bell in the left. Their hair is swept into a high topknot with a red bindi and white vibhuti lines on the forehead. They wear layered rudraksha malas, a large gold-toned pendant and ornate necklace, rudraksha bracelets, and an orange cloth draped over a leopard-print garment. Blurred devotees in white and red sit behind, with brass oil lamps on the right and gilded pillars behind.2018-12-20 +1 copiesA young person stands in a gilded temple hall, dressed in ceremonial Shaivite attire: rudraksha malas across the chest and arms, a heavy gold necklace with a pendant, an orange shawl over a leopard-print cloth, and a white-and-red tripundra on the forehead. The figure holds a silver ceremonial staff with a trident-like finial in one hand and a small silver vessel in the other. Behind them, tall brass oil lamps line the foreground, and a blurred crowd of seated devotees, several in white and red, fills the background. The scene depicts a ceremonial procession or ritual presentation at a Paramashivoham event.2018-12-20 +1 copies