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Night ritual on an open stage with a standing man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala and gold chain, and a horizontal white tilak on his forehead, holding a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame and smoke. A younger man kneels behind him in orange with folded palms, a red bindi, and a wristwatch, looking upward. Brass lamps are stacked nearby, a banana plant and green leaves frame the right edge, a draped red-and-gold seat sits at lower right, and a white-draped table with a green cloth stands behind. a person is not sufficiently established by appearance; the standing man is a priest performing aarti.

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October 19 20122012-10-19A night ritual photograph in which a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a long gold bead necklace holds a silver aarti lamp with a large open flame, performing the flame offering. Behind him a man in white with a yellow shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste. At the lower left, a seated man in white and yellow holds another lit lamp. Fresh banana leaves and neem leaves hang above, smoke drifts through the scene, and brass plates with yellow flower petals and offerings lie in the foreground. The orange-robed man is a person by appearance: a saffron robe, ornate gold beads and the central role in the aarti, though the appearance is only partly distinctive.2009-09-25December 28 20112011-12-28October 13 20132013-10-13April 24 20132013-04-24A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti with a red sash and bare chest pours liquid from a silver kalasha-style vessel over a fire pit on a gold-toned platform. He wears a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant and gold beaded necklace, gold armbands, and white sacred ash markings on his arms and forehead, with his hair tied in a topknot. A silver bowl sits at his left. Behind the fire, a seated woman in a dark garment watches. Floral garlands, a decorated palanquin or throne, and gold-toned deity figures fill the background beneath a tented canopy. The scene appears to be a homa or abhishekam ritual. No appearance-based cues establish the identity of the man, so a person is unsure.2016-12-19Night-time ritual at an outdoor pandal with banana leaves and smoke in the air. A shaven-headed man in a saffron-orange robe with maroon borders and a gold chain with a pendant stands at right, holding a brass aarti lamp with a flaming wick over the head of a seated young man in white kurta, yellow shawl and rudraksha mala who has his palms raised. Yellow and orange marigold petals are scattered on the stone platform in front, with brass vessels and a bell visible. Other seated devotees in orange and yellow sit behind. The orange-robed man shows no clear a person cues such as long hair or ornate crown, so his identity is uncertain.2009-09-25A photograph inside a thatched ritual hut with bamboo poles wrapped in saffron cloth. A man with hair tied in a bun, a white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a saffron dhoti with gold border rings a silver bell with his right hand and holds a flame-lit lamp in his left. Behind him a shaved-headed attendant in saffron robes and gold chains stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. On the yellow-cloth-covered floor are silver bowls, a plate, a homa fire burning and scattered flower petals, with white cloths hanging on the back wall.2013-02-06A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a bald elderly priest with bare upper body and white sacred ash on his arms, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, wrapped in saffron cloth with gold borders, holding a flame over an ornate golden deity murti decorated with pink and white flower garlands and offerings. A second person in orange robes with a rudraksha headband and necklace stands to the left, and a hand offering a lit lamp or aarti reaches in from the right. The shrine has silver pillars and a silver canopy above, with a warm arched niche and glowing lights. Appears to be an aarti or abhishekam ritual; the flame is a lamp.2012-05-09Two men in saffron-orange robes with gold borders stand before a gilded shrine in a stone temple. The older man in the centre, bare-shouldered with a shaved head, white vibhuti marks and a red-beaded rudraksha mala, holds an oil lamp with flame while another person's hands reach in to receive or offer it. Beside him a younger man with a red-beaded headband and rudraksha mala stands in saffron, with a red beaded armlet. Behind them a gilded Nataraja murti, pink and white flower garlands, silver lamp stands and brass vessels fill the shrine, with a small deity murti among the offerings. Rose petals lie on the stone floor. This looks like an aarti or puja at the altar.2012-05-14 +2 copiesA bald elderly priest in saffron-orange dhoti with gold border and bare torso wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and a rudraksha headband, holding a lit oil lamp with flames as an aarti offering before a shrine. Behind him stands a second person in orange garment with rudraksha ornaments on arm and head. A gilded Nataraja murti of dancing Shiva with a brass lamp stand and flower garlands occupies the shrine. Orange lights outline the arched niche. Visible text on the photo overlay reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam Source2012-05-14A man in saffron-orange draped clothing performs an aarti at night, holding a silver lamp with a bright flame in one hand and a silver bell-shaped holder in the other. He wears a white vertical tilak on his forehead and a beaded necklace with a gold ornament. Smoke rises against a dark background, with metal poles and a striped orange canopy edge at the top of the frame.2012-10-15