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A photograph of a shaved-headed young man standing in a hall, holding a brass aarti lamp with several lit flames in his right hand and a brass handbell in his left. He wears an orange and red-striped sannyasi dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and beaded bracelets. Seated behind him on the floor, several women in orange robes sit with their hands folded in devotion. Wall posters and a wooden door are visible in the background.

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A shaved-headed young man in orange and maroon sannyasi cloth, bare-chested with a draped orange shawl, stands holding a brass multi-wick aarti lamp lit with flames in his right hand and a silver handbell in his left. Rudraksha malas hang across his chest and wrap his wrist and upper arm. Seated devotees in orange saris and robes sit on the floor behind him in a hall with cream walls, a wooden door, a wall-mounted air conditioner and framed posters, performing an evening aarti.2015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16A young shaved-headed man in orange and maroon sannyasi-style dress stands in a hall, holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp lit with several flames in his right hand and a brass handbell in his left. He wears a long rudraksha mala around his neck and beaded bands on his wrist and upper arm, with a sacred ash mark on his forehead, and his bare shoulder is visible. Behind him, seated devotees in orange robes sit on the floor, slightly blurred, with wall posters and an air conditioner on the white walls. This appears to be an aarti being performed during an assembly.2015-11-16November 18 20152015-11-18November 16 20152015-11-16A shaved-headed man in an orange wrap and a rudraksha mala stands at right, bare-chested with white ash markings on his forehead and arms, holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit flames aloft. Seated devotees in orange and maroon robes fill the hall behind him, many with small lamps, while a brass bell sits on a dark counter at left. The setting is an indoor ashram hall with framed photographs on the wall. Whether the standing figure is a person cannot be established from appearance alone, so he is described by role as the officiating priest.2017-01-08A photo of a shaven-headed man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti stripes on his arms and forehead, holding a brass multi-tier oil lamp (aarti) lit with many flames, performing a puja in a hall. Seated devotees in orange and red robes fill the room behind him, and a brass bell sits on a wooden table in the foreground. Framed posters line the back wall. The man is an unidentified priest, so no identity is asserted.2017-01-08A shaven-headed man in orange ritual dress holds a brass five-flame aarti lamp aloft in his right hand and a silver bell in his left. He wears a rudraksha mala, beaded bracelets and an orange dhoti with a magenta border. Behind him, several people in orange and saffron garments sit on the floor of a plain pink-walled hall, with red cloth and mats in the foreground. The scene appears to be an evening aarti in an ashram hall.2015-11-18January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08September 01 20172017-09-01 +1 copiesA shaved-headed man in an orange-and-maroon sleeveless wrap and rudraksha mala stands in profile holding a tall brass multi-tiered oil lamp with many flames aloft in a plain whitewashed hall. Pale sacred ash marks his forehead and arm. Behind him are wooden doors and framed wall posters, and a few blurred figures sit at the lower edge near a red cloth. The scene suggests an aarti being offered with a lit lamp.2015-11-16