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A photograph of an indoor room with pale yellow walls and a framed picture on the wall. A smiling man in an orange turban and orange shawl over an orange garment wears a thick garland of red and white flowers and holds a flame-lit lamp that a bearded man in a white shirt and orange shawl holds out with both hands. Beside them, a small boy in white clothing with a beaded necklace reaches toward the flame. On the right, a man in a white shirt presses his palms together in namaste. Other people stand behind, including a man in a red checked shirt and women in white and pink garments on the left. The scene suggests an aarti being offered during a small ritual gathering.

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Indoor photo in a plain room with pale yellow walls, a wall clock, a framed picture, and a small electrical panel. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a saffron-orange turban, a bare upper body, orange dhoti and a large red-and-white flower garland stands on the left, smiling, hands joined. Beside him a bearded man in white clothes with an orange shawl holds a small oil lamp with a lit flame, while a young boy in white with a rudraksha-style mala and a man in a red-checked shirt, and several men in white and in white shirts stand with hands folded in namaskar around them. Women in white with orange borders stand at the left edge. The scene resembles a lamp-lighting ritual.2006-11-24Indoor photograph in a plain cream-walled room at the Kanchipuram ashram opening. A young person in an orange turban and orange garment, wearing a large red and white rose garland, smiles while holding their hands over a lit oil lamp. A bearded man with shoulder-length hair in white clothes and an orange shawl, with a red tilak on his forehead, holds the lamp's flame. A man in a white shirt on the right has his palms pressed together and face bowed toward the flame. Behind them, a man in a dark shirt and several women stand watching, and a framed picture hangs on the wall. A camera lens is visible at the top right corner. The oil lamp is a flame in a small brass dish.2006-11-24July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28Indoor photograph in a white-walled room with an arched doorway. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a tall orange turban wears a white and red flower garland and holds a lit oil lamp over a tray of flower petals, as if performing aarti. Beside him, a man in orange holds a small kalasha-style pot with leaves on a tray, and a man kneeling at left in orange pours or offers from a vessel. A woman in orange sari with folded hands and men in white shirts and white dhotis stand nearby, one person in the background raising a camera. The central figure has long hair and a visible rudraksha-style mala, with distinctive saffron clothing and turban cues.2008-07-28A photograph of a bright, white-walled indoor room where a young man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a white and red flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, holds a brass plate of offerings and a small flame. Beside him, two women in orange and peach saris stand with a plate of flower petals, and a young man in an orange shawl stands behind. On the left, a woman in an orange and yellow sari sits with her back partly turned, while on the right an older man in white shirt and dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaste. A brass oil lamp sits on the floor in the lower right corner.2008-07-28July 27 20082008-07-27A photograph inside a bare white-walled room with a wooden door and tiled floor. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and dark rudraksha mala with a white and red flower garland smiles and extends his hand toward a brass aarti lamp held by a man in white shirt and dhoti. Behind him stands another person in orange robes holding a plate. At left an older woman in orange-bordered sari presses her palms together, and at right a woman in a cream sari with gold border has her hands joined in namaste. The flame suggests an aarti ritual.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph inside a bright, white-walled room during a blessing ceremony. A person in an orange turban, orange shawl and white-and-red flower garland stands centre, holding a brass object while priests in orange robes tend a lit flame in a brass lamp and a tray of flowers. Devotees with palms pressed together stand around, including an older woman in an orange sari and a man in white dhoti and shirt at right holding folded hands and wearing a rudraksha-style mala. A cameraman films at upper right. Smoke rises from the lamp. Several onlookers, including a young boy in yellow shirt and shorts, watch from the crowd.2008-07-28Indoor photo in a bare white-walled room at the Pattanam KAILASA centre, with devotees gathered in a semicircle. A central figure wears an orange-saffron turban, orange robe and a multicoloured garland with a rudraksha mala, long hair swept back, holding a ritual bell and lamp. Beside him an orange-robed attendant holds a flaming oil lamp and a brass tray of flowers. At right, a white-clad man with folded hands and a beaded necklace stands near a young orange-robed assistant holding a bell and a plate of flower offerings. A woman in a grey-white sari with folded hands and a woman in a purple top stand at left, with a child in a yellow shirt and shorts. A cameraman films at upper right. A potted plant and offering tray sit on the left. Ritual arati or puja is being performed. Appearance cues match a person in the central position with a saffron turban, orange robe and rudraksha garland, though the match is not certain.2008-07-28