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A standing figure in saffron-orange robes and a red undergarment performs aarti on an open temple pavilion. He wears a gold crown-like headband, a white and maroon flower garland, and a gold necklace with a pendant, with long dark hair swept back. In his right hand he holds a brass bell and in his left a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame. Beside him at lower right is a white statue with an orange shawl and yellow garland. Behind is a carved grey stone column, string lights, a wall clock and a black board of donor names. a person: the figure is a long-haired, crowned, saffron-clad person with ornate gold adornments and a garland, performing the ritual.

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A smiling woman with long dark hair and a gold headband stands beside a stone pillar, wearing an orange sari-style drape over a red blouse, a gold beaded necklace, and a long garland of white flowers with maroon accents. She holds a brass oil lamp with a bright flame in one hand and a brass bell in the other, performing an aarti. Behind her a white wall clock, string lights and a dark board are visible. In the lower right, a white statue of a figure wearing an orange head wrap and a yellow flower garland is partly visible.2007-12-25A long-haired man in an orange saffron wrap, bare-shouldered, with a white and red flower garland and a gold-beaded mala, raises a lit brass aarti lamp with a flame while chanting at the entrance of a temple. A seated attendant in orange with a gold mala stands behind him with palms pressed together. A black board reads Dhyanapeetam Bidadi and a donor name list. Several devotees watch from below. A clock hangs on the pillar and string lights line the ceiling.2008-01-01A man in saffron-orange robes stands under a temple roof archway holding a brass lamp on a long stand with an open flame and smoke, and a brass handbell in his other hand. He wears a red headband with a peacock feather, a long white and red flower garland, and a gold bracelet, with long dark hair. Behind him people in white and orange clothing and red headbands gather, and a man in a dark suit and red headband stands at left. Corrugated roofs, a clock and banana-style plants appear in the background. a person is shown performing an arati-style offering with the lamp during the procession, identified by saffron robes, long swept hair, feather headband and garland cues.2007-12-25January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01December 25 20072007-12-25A seated man with long, dark hair and eyes closed sits in meditation, wearing an orange saffron-coloured garment with a golden border over his shoulder. He wears a large gold bead necklace with a gold pendant, and his neck and chest are draped with white jasmine garlands alternating with red flower garlands and green leaves. A red kumkum mark is on his forehead and a gold bangle on his wrist, hands resting in a meditative mudra. Behind him is a stone pillar with a garland of yellow, purple and red flowers, a white corrugated roof, a wall clock and a black memorial board with names, with a clock and a partly visible figure at the edge of the frame. Probable Swamiji, the presenter of the satsang event, by appearance cues of long hair, saffron clothing and gold necklace.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01A photograph of a temple ritual in outdoor daylight. A long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl and a white and orange flower garland raises a lit multi-branched brass aarti lamp with a tall flame, performing an aarti. Behind him, a bare-chested young man in orange clothes with a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded, and another seated man is partly visible at the lower right. Behind them is a corrugated white roof, a wall clock, and a sign reading Divyangerlam and Ananda Sabha. Strings of marigold garlands and bulbs hang from the arch. a person is performing the aarti as the central figure, with devotees seated beside him.2008-01-01A seated man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi presses his palms together in anjali mudra with eyes lowered. He wears an orange garment with a gold-bordered shawl, a gold bead necklace with a gold pendant, a gold bracelet, and a white and red garland. In front of him sit a silver-covered vessel, bananas and other fruit. Beside him is a white statue draped in orange cloth, with a white garland, and behind is a board reading Dhyanapeetham, Bidadi. Swamiji (probable) is shown with distinctive long hair, ceremonial gold beads and orange ornate clothing, seated for puja.2008-01-01Night photograph of an outdoor puja at a stage draped with maroon and gold swagged cloth. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange and gold-bordered shawl over an orange garment, a white and red flower garland and a gold bead necklace, raises a lit silver oil lamp with a flame toward the viewer. Behind him to the left, a second man in white with an orange shawl stands beside a seated figure. Two Shiva lingams draped with yellow marigold garlands sit at the back, with a pile of white bricks on the floor. A row of small blue-and-white pennant flags hangs across the top of the frame.2007-01-01A smiling man in saffron orange robes stands outdoors holding a silver lamp with a flame in one hand and a brass handbell in the other. He wears a white and red flower garland, a gold bead necklace, a red headband with a peacock feather, and long dark hair. Below him, several onlookers including a young man in a red headband watch. The background shows a blue sky, corrugated roofs and a utility pole. The robed man with long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha-style gold necklace is a person candidate, performing aarti during the event.2007-12-25