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A young man in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stands on a raised stage, raising a silver aarti lamp with lit flames in his right hand and holding a small bell in his left. A camera on a tripod and a man in white stand beside him. Before him sit a large seated audience of women and men in white, orange and green saris and clothes, with a framed image and a green sign reading TV in the background. The scene suggests an aarti offering during a satsang gathering.

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A young man in orange saffron robes stands in the foreground holding a brass aarti lamp with a flame in his right hand and a small bell in his left, performing ritual worship. He wears long rudraksha malas across his chest, a bead necklace, and red wrist threads, with his hair tied up in a topknot and a tilak on his forehead. Behind him a television camera on a tripod and a cameraman in white film the event. Seated devotees in orange, white and yellow saris and robes fill the hall, and a green sign with the TV logo is visible. Several people in the crowd sit in rows facing the front.2016-07-19July 19 20162016-07-19A young sannyasi with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a bun stands at a raised dais, raising a silver handbell in his right hand while holding a lamp-like ritual object in front. He wears an orange saffron wrap, rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, and a tilak on his forehead. Behind him a camera on a tripod records the event, and a man in white shirt and white dhoti stands nearby. Dozens of seated devotees in orange and yellow saris and robes fill the hall, with a lit oil lamp on the dais in the foreground. The scene suggests a puja or aarti during a Guru Purnima gathering.2016-07-19July 19 20162016-07-19A shaved-headed man in saffron orange garment wrapped at the waist, bare-chested, with white tilak markings on his forehead and arms, holds up a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps while standing beside a wooden podium with a silver bell. Behind him a large hall is filled with seated devotees in orange and green saris, some holding lamps, and wall posters are visible. The lit lamps and seated audience suggest an aarti during a satsang gathering.2017-01-08A young man in orange saffron robes stands on a stage in front of a large seated audience, holding a brass oil lamp aarti in one raised hand and a brass handbell in the other. He wears dreadlocks tied in a topknot, white forehead markings, white marks on his arms and shoulders, a rudraksha mala, and beaded bracelets. Behind him rows of women in mostly white, orange and blue clothing sit under a white tent ceiling with hanging lights and speakers. The lit lamp suggests aarti being performed.2016-05-21A shaved-headed man in orange cloth, bare-chested with a wrap and rudraksha mala, stands at the front holding a brass multi-tiered aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps. White markings adorn his forehead and arms. Seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing fill the hall behind him, several holding small lit lamps. A brass bell rests on a metal counter in the foreground, and framed posters hang on the white walls.2017-01-08July 19 20162016-07-19A shaved-headed man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands at right, holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit flames aloft in both hands. He wears rudraksha malas and white tilak markings on his forehead and arms. Seated before him in rows are many women and girls in orange and saffron clothing, some with lit oil lamps in front of them, in a hall with white walls, framed posters and a small bell and tray on a wooden counter at left. The scene suggests an evening aarti ritual during a satsang gathering.2017-01-08A 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.2017-01-08May 21 20162016-05-21January 08 20172017-01-08