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A photograph of a shaven-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holding a tiered silver aarti lamp lit with many flames, walking forward in a hall. Behind him, rows of seated devotees, mostly women in white and pastel clothes, watch and fold their hands in prayer. Wooden red-trimmed walls and a tapestry panel form the backdrop. The priest's role is aarti bearer; the page's a person flag does not establish identity from appearance, so he is described by role only.

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August 26 20122012-08-26August 25 20122012-08-25August 25 20122012-08-25A photograph of a ritual aarti in an indoor hall with red-brown wooden trim and a draped cloth backdrop. A young man in orange saffron robes and rudraksha malas stands in the foreground holding a tall golden multi-tiered oil lamp with many lit flames. Seated devotees, mostly women in white and light clothing, fill the background, some with hands folded. The scene is warmly lit by the lamp flames.2012-08-25August 25 20122012-08-25September 10 20122012-09-10September 10 20122012-09-10September 10 20122012-09-10September 07 20122012-09-07September 10 20122012-09-10September 10 20122012-09-10Night outdoor aarti at an ashram gathering. A young man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a large multi-tiered brass lamp with flames aloft, centre frame. Behind him an empty orange throne-like seat stands on a raised platform. In front, seated devotees in orange and maroon clothes with tilak marks press their palms together, and rows of small brass oil lamps sit on the ground. A crowd of standing devotees in white and orange clothes, many with hands folded, fills the background under floodlights.2013-11-25