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A photograph of a performer in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with gold border, wearing a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, holding a tall multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with several lit oil lamps and a handbell in the other hand. White horizontal sacred marks are on the arms. Behind him a blurred crowd of spectators fills the hall, with a red banner on the wall. The performer's appearance does not clearly establish a specific identity, so the role is described as an aarti performer. The event context suggests a festival aarti ritual.

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December 17 20162016-12-17A young man in an orange dhoti-style garment with gold border stands on a red carpet holding a multi-flame brass aarti lamp in one hand and a brass handbell in the other. He wears a rudraksha mala, a gold-beaded necklace and gold-beaded armlets, with white horizontal stripes on his arms and a white tilak on his forehead, his long hair knotted up on his head. Blurred seated devotees in the background suggest a ritual arati performance during an event.2016-05-02May 18 20192019-05-18May 02 20162016-05-02A man in a rust-red saffron-toned robe and multiple rudraksha mala necklaces performs aarti, holding a tiered brass lamp stand with many lit oil lamps raised overhead. He has a red tilak on his forehead and wears bangles and a ring. Behind him a screen shows a grid of video feeds of seated devotees in several locations, including one labelled Kathmandu Nepal. The setting is an indoor hall with a plain wall.2013-03-29December 12 20112011-12-12A man in a maroon-red shawl and rudraksha mala stands bare-chested, holding a tall tiered silver aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps aloft in both hands. He has a red tilak on his forehead and wears a bangle and a ring. Behind him, a screen shows a grid of video feeds of seated devotees in a satsang. The setting is an indoor hall with a plain wall.2013-03-29December 23 20162016-12-23May 21 20162016-05-21A man with a shaved head and white tilak markings on his forehead, arms and shoulder stands in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala around his neck, holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit flames. Smoke rises from the lamp against a pale tented background with a striped pole and pink panels behind him.2012-11-06September 09 20122012-09-09May 21 20162016-05-21