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A bare-chested priest in a red and pink silk shawl raises a brass five-flame aarti lamp high overhead, its flames burning above a copper plate with a green leaf and offerings. Around him, people in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas watch and raise their hands, some children among them.

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April 14 20182018-04-14March 28 20132013-03-28April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesJune 18 20132013-06-18August 04 20172017-08-04April 28 20132013-04-28August 04 20172017-08-04June 29 20132013-06-29A young man with a shaved head, a red tilak on his forehead, and a bare upper body wrapped in an orange-saffron shawl stands at right holding a tiered silver aarti lamp stand with multiple lit oil lamps. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a braided bracelet. A man in a striped shirt stands at left edge, and blurred devotees with small lamps fill the background of a warmly lit hall.2012-09-04July 20 20172017-07-20A shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with rudraksha malas on his arms and chest raises a large brass multi-tiered aarti lamp with many lit flames, standing in a hall. Seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing sit on the floor at the bottom of the frame, and framed photographs of saffron-robed figures hang on the walls behind him, with stacked chairs at left. The priest's face is not used to identify anyone; he is described only by role as a priest performing aarti.2015-11-18July 20 20172017-07-20