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Night outdoor aarti at an ashram. Several devotees in saffron and rust-red robes with gold borders stand in a row, raising lit oil lamps (aarti lamps) overhead toward a deity murti on a red-draped altar framed by an ornate gold arch. The leftmost man wears an orange turban and rings a hand bell, and another holds a plate of offerings. A woman in a red sari with gold border and a rudraksha mala holds a lamp at the right. Other people in white and red clothes sit behind, and a cameraman with a tripod films at the right edge. Potted plants line the floor, and incense smoke rises from the altar.

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Night outdoor puja at an open-air shrine. A line of devotees in saffron and orange robes with gold borders stands holding brass aarti lamps and offering trays, with flames lit. Behind them a deity murti in red and orange garments with a crown, garland and raised hands is set before a gold-framed red curtain, with leafy trees above. A man in a white dhoti and shawl, and a young man in a saffron turban holding a bell, stand among the others. Seated devotees and women in sarees watch from the sides. Some oil lamps sit on the ground. Several people are visible, a group in the photo.2013-10-13October 13 20132013-10-13Night outdoor evening ritual on a paved courtyard with palm trees behind. Several devotees in rust-red and saffron-orange dhoti-style garments with gold-yellow borders perform aarti. A man on the left in an orange turban raises a lit oil lamp high in one hand and holds a small bell in the other. Behind him, women and men in red garments hold up clay lamps with lit flames. A woman on the right in red holds a terracotta bowl. Seated onlookers, some in white, watch from the ground, and a decorated deity murti with garlands and orange-red drapery stands on a raised platform at the upper right.2013-10-13Night outdoor gathering with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shawls standing with hands raised in prayer. In the foreground, a figure in a red-orange turban and matching red-orange cloth with heavy gold necklace and rudraksha mala stands on a small mat with arms raised above the head, smiling; to the left, a man in a red-orange dhoti holds a silver staff. A woman in a red sari with a rudraksha mala stands to the right.2015-11-21October 13 20132013-10-13December 05 20142014-12-05Photograph of a ritual aarti inside a hall with red valances and framed photos on the walls. Five young men in saffron-orange dhotis stand in a row holding brass multi-flame oil lamps aloft, their bare upper bodies adorned with rudraksha malas and sacred ash markings. The man at right has a shaved head with white tilaka lines. Seated devotees in white and colourful saris fill the foreground, and a deity murti sits on a gilded altar at left. A camera on a tripod is visible beside the performers.2016-10-12April 28 20152015-04-28October 12 20162016-10-12Night ritual outdoors under a canopy of coloured cloth streamers. A central figure in a rust-red turban and dark red wrap, wearing a red-and-white flower garland, holds a woven basket of burning flame at the centre. Beside them a man in white with a saffron-coloured turban and glasses tends the fire, and another man in a tall ornate gold-patterned cap and red-brown wrap steadies the basket with a gold-trimmed cloth. Several other attendants in orange and white garments stand around. The flame suggests an oil lamp or sacred fire ritual; a brass vessel and stone wall are visible.2014-12-05Outdoor evening ritual with a flaming basin and a tall garland-wrapped pillar of white and purple flowers at left. A central figure in a red-maroon turban, red flower garland, gold ornaments and a gold pendant holds a small oil lamp and a handbell, smiling. Around them, several men in saffron-red and gold-bordered dhotis or wraps, rudraksha malas, and white dhotis stand near the flames. One man at right wears a patterned cylindrical headdress and a rudraksha mala, holding a lamp on a tray. Palm trees and a red umbrella with tassels stand in the background. The central figure appears to match the page's Swamiji reference by saffron/red clothing, turban and gold ornamentation, so the identification is probable.2014-12-05October 12 20162016-10-12