A man in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a pink flower garland performs aarti before a gold-faced deity murti decorated with marigold and pink flower garlands, lit by a flaming camphor lamp held in a brass vessel. A small child in a checked shirt stands at left. Offerings of coconuts and brass pots sit on the stone base, with devotional posters on the wall behind. - Nithyanandapedia

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A man in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a pink flower garland performs aarti before a gold-faced deity murti decorated with marigold and pink flower garlands, lit by a flaming camphor lamp held in a brass vessel. A small child in a checked shirt stands at left. Offerings of coconuts and brass pots sit on the stone base, with devotional posters on the wall behind.

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A photograph of a person in an orange saffron sannyasi robe with a pink flower garland and long swept-back dark hair pours water from a brass vessel over a golden deity murti of a serpent-hooded form on a stone platform. Marigolds, green leaves, coconuts and brass pots surround the murti. Behind, painted devotional banners hang on a white wall, and another person in a white dhoti stands at the right edge. The person's distinctive long hair, saffron robe and garland fit the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues, so the sannyasi is presented as a candidate performing abhishekam.

A photograph of a temple ritual inside a dimly lit shrine hall. In the foreground, a dark stone linga-form murti is decorated with white cloth, a purple garland and a yellow-orange offering, and is being washed with water on the floor. To the right, a standing figure in a saffron-orange robe with long hair, a pink flower garland and a forehead mark holds up a lit aarti lamp with a large flame, apparently performing aarti. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and orange clothing stand close together, some holding small brass pots and lamps. Red plastic containers and a woven mat lie on the floor.

A standing man in an orange saffron cloth wrap and a white, orange, and green flower garland performs aarti with a lit oil lamp held in both hands, flame rising high. He has long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, and wears a rudraksha mala. Seated around him in white and orange-shawled clothing, a man with hands pressed together, a young man looking up, and others sit on the floor. Behind, a man in white with an orange shawl holds a lamp overhead near a decorated deity murti with yellow flower garlands. A white wall, a wall fan and a microphone stand fill the room.

A photograph of a ritual at a covered hall during an evening event. In the foreground, a woman in an orange saffron garment with a pink flower garland holds a lit lamp or flame near a small offering arrangement with a coconut and green leaves on the floor. Behind her, white-clad devotees stand in a crowd holding brass vessels and flowers, and a man in a white shirt and gold-bordered white shawl stands at right with hands joined. The floor has mats and red-painted offering trays. The scene suggests an aarti or puja. The a person field cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the figure is described by role only.

A photograph of an evening temple aarti at a roadside shrine with a thatched roof and a painted orange and green backdrop. A tall figure in a long saffron-orange robe with a pink-and-white flower garland and long swept-back hair holds a lit oil lamp toward a deity murti draped in white with yellow and white flower garlands. Behind them, men and women in white dhotis and saris raise kalasha pots on their heads while devotees stand with palms pressed together at left. A small orange-roofed shrine model sits at lower right. Several people are visible, and the presenter's distinctive saffron robe, long hair and flower garland are the qualifying cues. a person performs the aarti.

A photograph of a ceremony in a plain whitewashed hall. A long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl and a white-and-orange garland stands centre, holding a flaming lamp or arati tray over a metal stand while a second man in white with an orange shawl tends the flame. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing sit at left with hands in anjali. Two decorated deity murti sit on an orange-draped platform at right beneath ornate umbrellas, one garlanded in yellow and white flowers. Ceremonial staffs stand at left.

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A photograph inside a temple hall during an aarti before a silver-faced deity murti draped in white cloth and garlanded with yellow flowers. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a pink flower garland and gold chain, holds a flaming oil lamp toward the murti. Behind him, devotees in white dhotis and saris stand with hands folded or raised, some holding kalasha pots. A small orange shrine model sits in the foreground, and an orange-and-yellow painted backdrop with a seated figure hangs behind. A banner is visible at left. a person: the saffron-clad man is the person performing the aarti, matching the page's claim, but the face and appearance cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.

A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a long gold-and-saffron rudraksha-style mala and a gold necklace, holding a silver aarti lamp with a flame toward a golden-brown lingam on a pedestal at right. A white-clad attendant with gold-bordered cloth stands at the left edge, with brass offering plates visible at the lower left. A dark background and wooden pillar frame the scene. The man has a tilak on his forehead and long swept-back hair. a person (in_person candidate) performing aarti at a lingam, with ritual offerings in an interior hall.