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A young man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a long garland of red and white flowers, performs an aarti with a lit oil lamp in front of a decorated deity murti draped in orange and blue silk and adorned with flower garlands. Seated and standing devotees in white and orange clothes watch from the background within a covered hall with a painted garden backdrop and potted plants. The scene is a puja with an aarti flame offered before the murti.

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Photo 11684235A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands at left, wearing a long multicolored flower garland, and holds a metal ritual vessel from which flames rise. Beside him on a decorated altar are two metal deity murtis, one seated with a raised hand, and a large yellow marigold garland draped over offerings. Brass and silver puja vessels, bowls of flowers and fruit sit on a cloth in front, under a canopy with purple and white decorations. The scene suggests a fire ritual or aarti at an outdoor puja tent.2011 - Photo AlbumApril 30 20122012-04-30 +2 copiesOctober 06 20112011-10-06 +2 copiesPhoto 11730886 +1 copies2010 - Photo Album +1 copiesA man in a saffron-orange robe stands at a wooden lectern on a raised platform, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small silver bell or vessel in the other. His head has white and red markings and he wears a beaded rudraksha-style mala and a gold pendant necklace. Seated on a red mat in front of the platform are young girls in pink and red dresses, one with flowers in her hair and another holding a flower garland, watching the ritual. Behind them rows of seated adults and children in white and light clothing fill a hall with brown walls, decorative hanging banners in red, white and gold, and framed pictures on the back wall. The scene suggests an aarti or lamp offering during a satsang.2010-12-012010 - Photo Album +1 copiesSeptember 11 20102010-09-112010 - Photo Album +1 copiesMay 25 20052005-05-25 +1 copies