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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.

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July 19 20162016-07-19A 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.2016-07-19A young man in an orange saffron dhoti-style garment with gold border and gold waist sash stands in profile holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp in his left hand and a brass handbell in his right, with rudraksha beads and a gold-toned necklace around his neck and beaded bands on his arms. His hair is tied in a tall topknot. Behind and to the right, another arm raises a lit brass lamp with flames. Seated devotees in orange, teal and red saris and kurtas fill the blurred background, many with hands raised in worship. The setting appears to be an indoor hall during an aarti-style ritual.2016-05-24A young man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold border stands on a red carpet holding a brass oil lamp (aarti) raised in his right hand and a brass bell in his left, performing a ritual. He wears a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace, earrings and a white tilak with red bindi, with long dreadlocked hair piled on his head. Behind him, seated devotees in white and a golden deity murti are visible in a hall.2016-05-02A young man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold border stands in a ritual aarti, holding a silver multi-wick lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other. He wears a rudraksha mala, a gold chain, white forehead tilak and white body markings, with long matted hair tied in a topknot. Beside him stands a second performer in orange holding an oil lamp cluster, and seated devotees in white and saffron are blurred in the background near a gold-coloured deity murti. The setting is a temple-style hall during a puja.2016-05-02May 21 20162016-05-21November 10 20112011-11-10A 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 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.2017-01-08July 19 20162016-07-19A photograph of a young man in saffron-orange robes walking in a ritual procession, holding a brass multi-branched oil lamp (aarti) in his right hand and a small brass bell in his left. He wears a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace, a bangle, and long dark matted hair piled high on his head, with white tripundra vibhuti marks on his forehead. Beside him, another young person in orange and gold clothing with a similar high-knot hairstyle and white forehead marks also carries a lit brass lamp. Older men in white and orange-clad sadhus stand in the blurred background, and a bell-holder appears at the left edge. The setting is a white-walled hall with a golden arch behind.2016-05-02January 08 20172017-01-08