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A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a full beard stands in a bright room, holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame and a brass bell, while smiling. He wears an orange-red zip jacket over a maroon-brown dhoti-style cloth, with a dark rudraksha-style mala visible. Behind him, a white-clad elder in glasses and an orange shawl presses palms together, and three other men in pink, blue and dark dhotis stand with folded hands. On the right is a copper deity murti on an orange-draped table with fruit, flowers and a plate of petals, beside a large framed image of a figure garlanded in yellow flowers. A bald man on the left, with white forehead marks and an orange cloth, also has hands folded. The setting suggests a puja or aarti in a home-style room.

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November 26 20162016-11-26A long-haired man in an orange-red zipped jacket and maroon-brown dhoti performs aarti, holding a brass lamp with a burning flame and a brass bell in his right hand. Beside him, a white-clad elderly man with spectacles, a rudraksha mala and a saffron shawl stands with palms joined, and several men in pink, teal and white shirts also stand with hands folded. On the right, a shrine table with an orange cloth holds a bronze deity murti, fruit, flower garlands and offerings, beside a large framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" with a yellow and red garland. A ritual puja in an indoor room.2016-11-26 +1 copiesA man with long, swept-back black hair wearing an orange-red jacket over rust-brown dhoti-style cloth stands at a puja table holding a brass bell in one hand and a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame in the other. Behind him, an older man in white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together, and several men in casual clothes stand in prayer. On the orange-draped table are fruit, flower offerings, a small deity murti and a bowl of petals. To the right, a standing cutout portrait of a figure in red robes with a garland of yellow and white flowers and a rudraksha mala is displayed on the wall. The man at the center has distinctive long hair and clothing, so the figure is a probable Swamiji (probable) performing aarti.2016-11-26 +1 copiesNovember 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesNovember 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesNovember 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a small room with pale yellow walls and white tiled floor. In the foreground, a man with long, dark, flowing hair and a beard wears an orange-red jacket and maroon dhoti, bending over an orange-draped table to tend a brass aarti lamp with a large flame. Beside the lamp are brass bowls of flower petals and fruit, and a framed photograph on the wall is decorated with a marigold garland and a red ribbon. Behind him, an older man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and glasses stands with palms joined, and two other men in shirts stand nearby with hands folded in namaste, indicating a puja or aarti offering. Four or more people are visible in the room, though several are partially cut off at the edges.2016-11-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a small room with pale yellow walls and a ceiling fan. In the centre a man with long dark hair and a full beard wears a red-orange jacket over a maroon garment and stands with hands joined, holding white flowers near a lit oil lamp on an orange-covered table. The table holds brass bells, a brass kalasha-like vessel, fruit, a bowl and more flowers. To the right, a printed portrait on the wall wears a yellow and white flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala. Behind him, a man in a teal shirt and dhoti and an older man in white dhoti with a brown shawl stand with hands joined in namaskar. The man in the red-orange jacket has long hair, a beard and a red-orange jacket, consistent with the a person cues, so this is a probable appearance-based match.2016-11-26 +1 copiesNovember 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesNovember 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesNovember 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesNovember 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copies