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A young bare-chested man in a saffron-orange shawl holds a silver multi-wick oil lamp, its flames lit, in a temple setting. He wears tripundra ash marks on his forehead and upper arm, multiple rudraksha malas around his neck and wrists, and a small pendant. Behind him, blurred gold-decorated deity shrines and a golden canopied altar are visible. The man is performing an aarti-style lamp offering, a ritual with an oil lamp.

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Photograph of a young shirtless man in a temple performing aarti. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck and arms, with white ash markings on his arms and a vertical tilak on his forehead. He holds a silver multi-wick oil lamp with flames aloft and gazes upward. Blurred golden deity murti and shrine decorations fill the background, with a few out-of-focus devotees at the bottom edge. a person candidate cues are absent here, as the figure lacks the distinctive long hair or crown described for the appearance-based label, so the identity is uncertain.2017-09-01 +1 copiesSeptember 01 20172017-09-01A 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 copiesA young shaved-headed man in orange and maroon sannyasi-style dress stands in a hall, holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp lit with several flames in his right hand and a brass handbell in his left. He wears a long rudraksha mala around his neck and beaded bands on his wrist and upper arm, with a sacred ash mark on his forehead, and his bare shoulder is visible. Behind him, seated devotees in orange robes sit on the floor, slightly blurred, with wall posters and an air conditioner on the white walls. This appears to be an aarti being performed during an assembly.2015-11-16January 07th 20152015-01-07January 07th 20152015-01-07 +1 copiesNovember 16 20152015-11-16A young man stands in a hall performing an aarti ritual, holding a glass lamp with a flame in one hand and a small silver bell in the other. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his bare shoulder and chest, with a dark rudraksha mala and a small pendant on a thin chain. His hair is dark and swept back, with a sandalwood or vibhuti mark on his forehead. Seated devotees in orange clothing fill the foreground and background, and a wooden door and framed posters are on the pink walls behind him.2017-07-30November 16 20152015-11-16July 21 20172017-07-21August 09 20162016-08-09November 28 20142014-11-28