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A standing man in a red-orange dhoti and matching red-orange shawl holds a small brass plate of lit oil lamps at waist height, the flames bright in the dim hall. He wears a leopard-print headband, a red beaded necklace and several rudraksha-style mala strands, with white ash striping on his upper arms and chest. Seated devotees, mostly bare-chested in ochre and red garments, fill the background, and a striped red, green and blue cloth covers a table in the foreground. The person holding the lamps is visibly a sadhak performing aarti, but the visual cues do not clearly establish a person candidate.

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A dim indoor ritual photo, blurred in motion. A bare-chested man in a red-orange cloth wrapped at his waist and draped over his shoulder stands center-frame, wearing a rudraksha-bead mala and a patterned cream-and-brown headpiece, while holding a lit brass aarti lamp in one hand and a small bell in the other. Behind him seated devotees in red and orange garments watch, and a striped multicolored cloth covers a table at lower right. Lamps with bright flames appear at left and right. Some men in the background have sacred ash markings on their foreheads.2018-01-01January 01 20182018-01-01January 01 20182018-01-01Dim evening ritual scene with two young male priests in red dhotis and red shawls, bare-chested with white body markings, leopard-print and white patterned head cloths, holding lit multi-flame oil lamps (aarti) at a gathering. Behind them, seated devotees in red and white clothing watch and join in with folded hands. Candelabra lamps glow at the left and right edges, and a striped cloth covers a low table in the foreground.2018-01-01Two bare-chested men in red-orange waist cloths stand in a dim hall raising brass aarti lamps with lit wicks toward the top of the frame. Each wears a leopard-print headband and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Seated devotees in red and orange clothing fill the background, some with sindoor-style marks on their foreheads, and one hand holds a small bell. The scene suggests an evening aarti or puja ceremony.2018-01-01October 25 20182018-10-25September 14 20172017-09-14A man in a maroon sleeveless top and rust-brown dhoti with a gold border stands barefoot on a striped mat at night, hands pressed together at his chest with eyes closed and a faint smile. He wears a dark dreadlocked turban, multiple rudraksha malas, a gold pendant and a leopard-print sash at his waist. Around him, many people in orange saffron robes and orange turbans, some with hands folded in prayer, watch closely. A bowl of green herbs sits on the mat in front and a silver plate is at the left edge. Strings of coloured lights hang overhead.2017-09-14 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20182018-02-13Photograph of an indoor satsang hall during a ritual. Three shirtless men in red dhoti-style cloth and red shawls, with rudraksha malas and head wraps, stand on a stage holding lit oil lamps (aarti) and brass vessels. Audience members sit on striped red, green and blue mats; some sit with hands in prayer. A monitor displays the stage at lower right. No one is identified as a person; the three men are ritual performers.2018-01-01Night ritual scene with four male priests in red dhotis and red shawls, bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas and cream-coloured turbans. The two central and left figures hold lit multi-wick oil lamps (aarti) in front of them, while the right figure carries a lamp as well. Seated devotees with folded hands fill the background, and a striped cloth-covered table runs along the foreground.2018-01-01August 04 20172017-08-04