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Indoor photo of a ritual aarti in a white-walled room with a doorway behind. A figure in an orange sleeveless top, orange dhoti and tall orange turban with a white and red flower garland faces away from the camera, holding a brass aarti lamp with a flame toward a woman. A young man in orange robes stands beside him, and a woman in cream sari with orange border holds a brass plate and a small rudraksha-style necklace. A woman in an orange-bordered cream sari bends forward with folded hands. A man in white shirt and white dhoti stands at left, and a photographer with a camera stands in the doorway behind. Petals lie on the floor, and a framed picture with flower garlands sits at lower right.

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July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph of a bright, white-walled indoor room where a young man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a white and red flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, holds a brass plate of offerings and a small flame. Beside him, two women in orange and peach saris stand with a plate of flower petals, and a young man in an orange shawl stands behind. On the left, a woman in an orange and yellow sari sits with her back partly turned, while on the right an older man in white shirt and dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaste. A brass oil lamp sits on the floor in the lower right corner.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28Indoor photograph in a white-walled room with an arched doorway. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a tall orange turban wears a white and red flower garland and holds a lit oil lamp over a tray of flower petals, as if performing aarti. Beside him, a man in orange holds a small kalasha-style pot with leaves on a tray, and a man kneeling at left in orange pours or offers from a vessel. A woman in orange sari with folded hands and men in white shirts and white dhotis stand nearby, one person in the background raising a camera. The central figure has long hair and a visible rudraksha-style mala, with distinctive saffron clothing and turban cues.2008-07-28A photograph of a man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a multicolour garland of white, red and green flowers around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead, holding a brass aarti lamp with lit flames toward the viewer in a bare white room. Beside him, a bearded man in orange, an older man in white dhoti and shirt, and young women in cream and orange saris stand with trays of rose petals, and young men in orange robes assist. Two people with cameras are visible in the doorway behind. The appearance-based label is Swamiji (probable), wearing orange turban and robes with a rudraksha-style mala, shown performing an aarti offering.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph inside a plain white-walled room with an arched doorway on the left. A man in an orange turban and orange garments, with a long beard and a garland of white flowers with red and green ribbon-like accents, stands bent forward with his eyes lowered. Beside him a woman in an orange-and-gold saree with a black beaded mangalsutra necklace and a bindi holds a small object in her hands and looks down. At left a younger man in orange clothing and a saffron shawl bends over, holding a brass vessel. At lower right stands a brass oil lamp with lit wicks and pink flowers. Light glows from a doorway in the background where more people are visible.2008-07-28Indoor photo in a bare white-walled room at the Pattanam KAILASA centre, with devotees gathered in a semicircle. A central figure wears an orange-saffron turban, orange robe and a multicoloured garland with a rudraksha mala, long hair swept back, holding a ritual bell and lamp. Beside him an orange-robed attendant holds a flaming oil lamp and a brass tray of flowers. At right, a white-clad man with folded hands and a beaded necklace stands near a young orange-robed assistant holding a bell and a plate of flower offerings. A woman in a grey-white sari with folded hands and a woman in a purple top stand at left, with a child in a yellow shirt and shorts. A cameraman films at upper right. A potted plant and offering tray sit on the left. Ritual arati or puja is being performed. Appearance cues match a person in the central position with a saffron turban, orange robe and rudraksha garland, though the match is not certain.2008-07-28