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A photograph of a ritual aarti in an indoor hall. A man in an orange-brown wrap with a gold-and-rudraksha necklace and a pink-and-green flower garland holds a silver aarti lamp with a bright flame toward the right. A second man behind him in an orange-brown robe with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks stands with hands folded. A red curtain hangs behind them and a framed picture is on the left wall. Colourful marigold and rose floral arrangements fill the lower right. Photo credit overlay reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam and .2013-05-26 +1 copiesMay 26 20132013-05-26 +1 copiesMay 19 20132013-05-19A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead holds a lit silver aarti lamp with a flame in one hand and a brass bell in the other. He wears a rust-orange wrap with a gold waistband, a red-orange rudraksha mala, and gold bead garlands; he is smiling and looking down at the flame. Behind him, a blurred monk in orange-brown robes stands in a room with a plain pale wall. The long hair, ornate gold beads and orange clothing are cues consistent with Swamiji (probable), shown performing aarti as the presiding person.2013-05-12Photo 11744519 +1 copiesJune 04 20152015-06-04 +1 copiesOctober 19 20122012-10-19A man in saffron-orange robes holds a lit camphor flame aloft in his right hand and a silver handbell in his left during an aarti at an indoor hall decorated with banana plants, orange triangular pennants and green leaf garlands. He wears a heavy gold necklace with a central pendant, a red-edged cloth over his shoulder, and a white vertical tilak on his forehead. Audience heads are visible at the bottom edge of the frame, and a photo display board stands at left.2008-01-01A photograph of a Hindu ritual with a standing figure in rust-brown and gold-bordered cloth and a multicolored pink, yellow and green flower garland with a rudraksha mala. The figure, with long dark hair swept back, holds a brass bell in one hand and a flaming camphor aarti lamp in the other, eyes lowered. Beside them an attendant in orange dhoti and saffron top with white tilak presses palms together. Other devotees in orange and rust robes stand behind, and a man in a white shirt and beige trousers stands at right. Brass vessels and a bright flame mark an aarti ritual.2013-05-17May 12 20132013-05-12A man in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and layered flower garlands in orange, pink and yellow, holds a lit camphor flame in a silver aarti lamp with a handbell in his other hand during a ritual. A second man in saffron robes with a white tilak and a rudraksha mala sits behind him with hands folded in a seated position. Beside them stands a table decorated with white, yellow and red flower garlands and brass vessels, and red curtains hang on the walls. Smoke rises from the lamp, indicating an aarti in progress in an indoor hall.2013-05-26 +1 copiesMay 27 20132013-05-27 +1 copies