Outdoor photo of two men performing an aarti with a flaming brass lamp on a plate held by a man in long flowing saffron-orange robes with a red border. Beside him stands a second man in a red-orange garment with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings, looking down at the flame. Palm trees and a stone deity sculpture stand in the background, with a courtyard of pale ground in front. - Nithyanandapedia

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Outdoor photo of two men performing an aarti with a flaming brass lamp on a plate held by a man in long flowing saffron-orange robes with a red border. Beside him stands a second man in a red-orange garment with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings, looking down at the flame. Palm trees and a stone deity sculpture stand in the background, with a courtyard of pale ground in front.

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Outdoor photo of a fire ritual with smoke and a bright flame. A shaved-headed priest in a red-orange cloth wrap and dark beaded rudraksha mala holds a small ladle over the flame and wears a white forehead marking. Beside him a younger man with long dark hair in an orange kurta and orange shawl leans over a brass plate of burning fire, holding it with a folded cloth. Coconut palms and a white building stand in the background under a pale sky.

Outdoors in a sandy courtyard with palm trees behind, a man in a red-orange wrap with a dark rudraksha mala holds a brass plate of burning flame and offerings over a concrete fire pit. Beside him, a younger man in orange robes with a red border holds the plate's base with a folded cloth, a red tilak on his forehead. Smoke rises and small yellow flowers lie on the ground. The scene shows two ritual participants at an open-air fire.

June 15 2009

Outdoor photograph of a fire-offering ritual on a white square stone homa kunda with flames and smoke rising from its centre. A shaved-headed man in a red-orange wrap with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead band stands at the fire, hand extended over it. Two younger men in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders stand beside him; one holds a brass tray and the other stands with folded hands. Scattered red flower petals lie on the stone and an orange flower garland rests on the ground at right. Coconut palms, a stone wall, and a few onlookers, including a girl in pink and a woman in white, stand in the background, with carved stone figures at right and a campus map board at left.

June 15 2009

Outdoor ritual photograph with smoke drifting across the frame. A bare-chested man in a red-orange cloth wrap, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a white forehead mark, stands at left holding a short wooden stick. Beside him a man in orange robes with long dark hair kneels and holds a brass plate of burning flames. Palm trees and a blurred building stand behind, and a distant figure in pink appears at far left. Two physical people are present.

A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands outdoors in an orange saffron robe with a gold bead necklace, holding a brass oil lamp with a curved handle and a lit flame at the top. Beneath it he holds a cut-glass tray. Blurred palm fronds and an overcast sky fill the background. He appears to be performing an aarti with the lamp. The figure has distinctive long swept hair, orange clothing and gold beads, a visible presentation cue, so this is a person in person; a second person in orange stands at the right edge holding the lamp.

Outdoor homa or fire ritual at a white stepped fire pit on a dusty ground with palm trees and a low concrete wall behind. Two men in saffron-orange robes perform the fire offering: the man in the centre wears a red-orange dhoti, a rudraksha mala, and a white forehead band, and holds a brass plate of flame and offerings over the pit. A second man in orange robes with red-trimmed borders leans in beside him, holding the plate. Red flower petals are scattered on the pit's edge. Two children in pink and yellow walk in the background, and a figure in white stands near the wall.

June 15 2009

Outdoor ritual on a white stepped platform beside coconut palms and a thatched hut, with smoke rising in the background. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at the left-center holding a brass vessel, one reaching to pour or offer from it. A third person in orange drapes with red borders stands at the right holding a small brass bowl. A fourth figure in a white shirt and dhoti stands far right near a wall. Scattered flower petals lie on the steps. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam offering, but the page does not establish the specific ritual or event.

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Photograph of a man in a red-orange shawl wrapped over bare shoulders, wearing a dark rudraksha mala and a white-and-red forehead mark, standing at a smoking fire pit with a long wooden stick at left. He holds a brass ladle-shaped vessel with a flame and burning offering, looking down toward the pit. Behind him, a person in white kurta with a yellow lanyard and another in white stand near palm trees, a white van at right. The scene suggests a homa or fire ritual outdoors.