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A young sannyasi in profile holds a brass aarti lamp with three lit wicks in his right hand, its bell-shaped base visible. He has long dreadlocked hair tied up on top, white ash markings on his forehead and upper arms, a rudraksha mala, a silver ear hoop, and a bare chest with an orange-saffron shawl draped over his left shoulder. A cameraman with a video camera is at right. In the blurred background, rows of seated people in white and orange-clad figures fill the stands of an open-air venue. The scene suggests an aarti ritual in progress. a person candidate appearance is not clearly established from the visible cues.

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July 17 20172017-07-17 +1 copiesA bare-chested young man with long dreadlocked hair tied up on his head holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in his right hand, raising it in an aarti offering. He wears a thick orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck, with white markings on his forehead and arm, a small silver hoop earring, and a dark beaded wrist band. Behind him, a large stadium-like audience of people in white and orange clothing sits in red-tiered seats, with a camera on a tripod at the right edge and saffron flags in the background.2017-07-17September 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copiesJuly 31 20172017-07-31 +1 copiesA young man with short dark hair stands in a temple hall, raising a silver multi-branched aarti lamp with three lit flames in his right hand. He wears an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders, multiple rudraksha mala strands, a pendant necklace, a vertical tilak on his forehead and white sacred markings on his upper arm. Behind him are golden deity shrines with murtis, colourful framed pictures and maroon curtains, with a camera on a tripod at right. Several seated devotees in white and orange are at the lower left, making this an aarti performance during a satsang setting.2017-09-01 +1 copiesMay 21 20162016-05-21A young man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold border stands on a red carpet holding a brass oil lamp (aarti) raised in his right hand and a brass bell in his left, performing a ritual. He wears a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace, earrings and a white tilak with red bindi, with long dreadlocked hair piled on his head. Behind him, seated devotees in white and a golden deity murti are visible in a hall.2016-05-02December 17 20162016-12-17May 21 20162016-05-21A photograph of a young sadhu standing in profile during a ritual in a large tented hall. He wears an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl with gold border, a gold necklace, a beaded gold armband, and a hoop earring. His long dreadlocked hair is piled in a topknot, and white tripundra lines mark his forehead, arm and chest. He holds a tall brass multi-tier aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps, and behind him are seated devotees and a saffron flag.2016-05-21May 29 20172017-05-29May 21 20162016-05-21