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A man in an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and bare-chested, wearing a rudraksha mala, raises a silver aarti lamp with a flame in his right hand. He looks up toward the flame. Behind him, a pink hall with maroon curtains and framed posters on the walls, with several people seated on the floor and chairs in the background. The scene suggests an aarti ritual during a satsang gathering.

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August 02 20172017-08-02A photograph of a bare-chested man in an orange cloth wrap, wearing a rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace, holding a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame aloft in his right hand and a silver bell in his left, performing aarti in a hall. Seated devotees in orange fill the foreground and background, and a pink chair sits near the left. Maroon curtains and framed colourful posters line the walls. The man has long swept-back hair and the page names a person, but his appearance gives only partial cues, so the identity is uncertain.2017-07-30August 04 20172017-08-04A 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.2017-07-30August 04 20172017-08-04September 01 20172017-09-01 +1 copiesA bare-chested man in an orange cloth draped over his shoulder holds a brass multi-wick oil lamp aloft in his right hand, flames burning upward. He wears a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, white ash markings on his forehead and arms, and a small red mark on his brow. Behind him are a red curtain, framed photographs on the wall and a blackboard.2017-07-20A young man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands in profile holding a tall brass aarti lamp with multiple tiers of lit oil lamps, flames glowing. He wears a rudraksha mala, white vibhuti marks on forehead and arm, and a red kumkum dot. Blurred seated devotees in orange and white clothing are visible at the lower edge of a pink-walled hall with framed pictures and an air conditioner. Aarti ritual scene.2016-08-04November 18 20152015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18Three bare-chested young men in saffron-orange dhoti-style lower garments perform an aarti ritual, holding lit oil lamps (flames visible) on ornate metal stands. The foreground man, in profile, wears a rudraksha mala with a saffron shawl over his shoulder, white body markings and a topknot. Two men stand behind him, one also holding a flaming lamp. Pink-tinted walls, maroon curtains and a video camera on a tripod are visible, with a blurred audience at the lower edge.2016-10-12January 22 20172017-01-22