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A man with long dark hair and a beard stands in the foreground holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp with flames, a ceremonial aarti offering. He wears a red-orange shawl over his shoulders, a beaded necklace, rudraksha-style beads and white sacred markings on his arms and chest. Behind him, a hall with red and gold draped curtains and framed photographs on the walls holds seated devotees in orange, red and yellow saris and robes, some standing among them. A red and gold throne-like seat appears at left.

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A photo inside a hall hung with orange and red decorative lanterns and framed photographs on the walls. A bare-chested man with dreadlocks, white ash marks on his chest and arms, rudraksha and bead necklaces and a brown shawl stands center-right holding a brass lamp with several burning flames aloft in both hands, performing aarti. Around him, many people in orange and red saffron-coloured robes stand with palms pressed together in prayer. In the lower left a figure in a pink and green sari with dark hair and garlands sits with hands folded. a person is the man holding the aarti lamp, identified by his dreadlocks, ash markings, bead necklaces and shawl; the lamp is an oil lamp rather than a homa fire.2019-05-18July 28 20142014-07-28May 18 20192019-05-18July 09 20172017-07-09May 18 20192019-05-18May 18 20192019-05-18Indoor ritual scene in a hall with cream walls, wall-mounted screens and framed photos. In the foreground, several sannyasis in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand in a row. The front figure, with long matted dreadlocks and a red-and-white band, raises a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp lit with flames. Behind them, long tables covered with striped red, blue and orange cloths hold brass lamps. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing, some wearing rudraksha malas, sit on mats filling the hall. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2017-03-18October 12 20172017-10-12A 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.2015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18A bare-chested man with matted dreadlocks, a red tilak on his forehead and white markings on his arms stands holding a lit silver aarti lamp aloft in his right hand. He wears layered rudraksha malas and a large ornate gold-and-silver necklace, with a red-orange cloth wrapped at his waist. Behind him, seated devotees in saffron and white fill a hall, with framed portraits and a red-robed figure on the wall. Aarti ritual in a temple hall.2019-05-18September 10 20122012-09-10