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A photograph of a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders, wearing a dark rudraksha mala necklace and a red tilak on his forehead. He holds a silver aarti lamp with a bright flame, with smoke rising, held up in front of him. Behind him, blurred figures in yellow and white stand near a pale, bright setting. The lamp suggests a puja or aarti. The man's identity is not established from appearance alone, so he is described by role as a priest performing aarti.

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September 07 20142014-09-07July 18 20122012-07-18Two men in saffron-orange robes perform an aarti-style ritual indoors against a plain grey wall. In the foreground, a man with short hair, a red bindi and a black rudraksha mala holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in his right hand, wearing a gold bangle. Beside him, a blurred man in orange with a rudraksha mala holds another ritual object, and a third person's hand appears at the edge of the frame. No deity image or a person identification is clearly visible.2011-09-10November 18 20152015-11-18January 28 20132013-01-28A young man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands in profile holding a tall brass aarti lamp with multiple tiers of lit oil lamps, flames glowing. He wears a rudraksha mala, white vibhuti marks on forehead and arm, and a red kumkum dot. Blurred seated devotees in orange and white clothing are visible at the lower edge of a pink-walled hall with framed pictures and an air conditioner. Aarti ritual scene.2016-08-04November 18 20152015-11-18October 27 20122012-10-27November 18 20152015-11-18May 31 20122012-05-31A young man in orange robes holds up a silver multi-wick oil lamp aarti with several lit flames, looking upward. He has white tilak stripes on his forehead and white markings on his arms and shoulders, with a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders and an earring. Behind him, several boys in orange robes and white headbands stand with hands folded in devotion, with a dark railing in the foreground.2013-11-05A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes stands in a hall holding a tall, multi-tiered brass oil lamp with a large lit flame. He wears layered gold beaded necklaces and a bangle on his wrist, and has white tripundra markings on his forehead. Audience members sit blurred in the background in front of wooden panels, with a few lit lamps visible. The scene suggests an aarti being performed at a satsang gathering. The page identifies this event as a morning satsang in Kodaikanal, but the man's appearance alone is not enough to confirm who he is.2012-09-07