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A young man in a white kurta stands centre frame in a covered hall, holding up a large brass fan-shaped aarti lamp holder in his right hand and a brass handbell in his left. He wears an orange shawl over one shoulder, a rudraksha mala, and a white tilak on his forehead. Seated devotees in plain white and checked shirts fill the floor on both sides, and a brass ritual implement rests at the lower edge. Striped bunting hangs from the rafters, and fluorescent tube lights run across the ceiling.

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A photograph inside a covered hall at an evening arati. A young man in a white kurta with an orange shawl draped over one shoulder stands centrally, wearing a white forehead mark, a rudraksha mala and long dark hair. He holds a silver arati plate with a handle in one hand and a brass bell in the other. Behind him, two men in white stand near a wall with striped banners in red, blue and orange. Several seated devotees in white and checked clothes sit on the floor, and a standing man in a striped shirt watches. Fluorescent tube lights hang from the metal roof.2007-08-26A young man in a white kurta with an orange shawl draped over one shoulder stands in a hall performing aarti. He wears a rudraksha mala, a white tilak on his forehead and a wristwatch, and holds a lit brass oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other, gazing upward. Seated devotees in white and checked shirts fill the hall behind him, with a few partly visible people at the edges. Orange and patterned banners hang from the pillars, and fluorescent tube lights run along the metal-trussed ceiling.2007-08-26A young man in a white kurta with an orange-saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala stands in a hall with a metal roof and fluorescent light, raising a silver arati lamp in his right hand while holding a small bell in his left. A white tilak marks his forehead. Seated devotees in white and checked shirts sit on the floor behind him, some with hands folded, while a standing attendant in striped clothing watches. Colourful banners with bird motifs hang on the walls.2007-08-26Indoor photo of a young man in white kurta and dhoti with a saffron-orange shawl draped over his shoulder, standing in a hall during an evening arati. He wears a rudraksha mala, a white tilak on his forehead, and bangles, and holds a brass bell in one hand while a lit oil lamp flame burns at his feet. Behind him, about a dozen seated men in white and checked shirts watch in a long hall under fluorescent lights, with colourful woven pillar hangings and framed pictures on the walls. Another figure in white stands in the background near a doorway.2007-08-26A young man stands at the centre of a covered hall performing aarti. He wears a white kurta with rolled sleeves, an orange-saffron shawl draped over one shoulder, a rudraksha mala and a sacred thread-like ash mark on his forehead, and holds a brass bell in one hand and a lit oil lamp on a brass stand in the other. Seated devotees in white and checked clothing sit on the floor behind him, and a boy in white sits in the lower right corner. The hall has colourful patterned pillars with bird motifs. The man has long hair swept back and a rudraksha mala with a ceremonial pendant, but his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm an identity.2007-08-26Indoor evening aarti performance in a hall with a corrugated metal roof and fluorescent light. A young man in white kurta and an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead holds a brass bell in one hand and a whisk-like chamara fan in the other, gazing upward. Seated devotees in white and checked shirts line the floor behind him. A boy in white kurta sits at right beside brass aarti lamps and a small brass vessel. Hanging saffron-bordered decorative banners line the walls.2007-08-26A young man in a white kurta with an orange saffron shawl performs aarti with a brass lamp holding a bright flame, and a handbell in his other hand. He has a sandalwood tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck, with long hair swept back. Behind him, about two dozen seated devotees in white and checked clothes watch in a hall with a corrugated metal roof, fluorescent light, and tall decorative banners with bird motifs. The scene looks like an evening aarti performance.2007-08-26A photograph inside a large hall with a corrugated roof and fluorescent tube light. A young man in white kurta and an orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead, raises a lit arati lamp overhead in one hand and holds a brass bell in the other. Around a dozen seated men and boys in white and checked shirts watch from the floor. Decorative pillars with orange bases stand along the walls, and a few other figures are visible in the background. A candidate matching these cues is present, so the a person value is unsure rather than a firm identification.2007-08-26A young man stands in the centre of an indoor hall performing an arati with a brass lamp holding a lit flame in his right hand and a handbell in his left. He wears a white kurta with an orange saffron shawl draped over one shoulder, a rudraksha mala around his neck, a white forehead mark and bangles on his wrist. Behind him, several seated devotees in white dhotis and checked shirts sit on the floor, with colourful striped hanging banners on the pillars. A small oil lamp burns in the lower right corner.2007-08-26A young man in a white kurta and an orange shawl performs aarti in a covered hall. He raises a brass lamp with a bright multi-flame fire in his right hand, and a small bell or handled vessel is in his left. A rudraksha mala hangs around his neck, a vertical tilak marks his forehead, and gold bangles are on his wrist. Seated devotees in plain shirts and dhotis fill the floor, a man in a dhoti stands at the left, and colourful woven hangings with bird motifs hang from the pillars and beams.2007-08-26A photograph of a young man in a white kurta performing an arati inside a hall with a corrugated roof and fluorescent light. He holds a silver arati lamp with a flame-like finial raised before his face in his right hand and a brass bell in his left, wearing an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala. Seated devotees in white and striped shirts fill the floor on both sides, and orange-and-blue hanging banners line the walls. Wearing a sacred mark on his forehead, he faces the camera steadily. The people in the background are seated or standing on the floor. The room is an open hall with a simple concrete floor.2007-08-26Indoor photo in a hall with a corrugated metal roof, exposed steel trusses and a fluorescent tube light. A young man in a white kurta with an orange shawl over one shoulder and a rudraksha mala raises a brass handbell overhead with his right hand, with a white tilak on his forehead. Seated devotees in white and striped shirts sit on the floor below, and standing figures in white and a striped shirt stand at the sides. Hanging woven panels with red, blue and orange patterns and bird motifs flank the room, consistent with an arati performance. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, orange shawl and rudraksha mala) leads the arati.2007-08-26