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A young man in orange robes holds up a silver multi-wick oil lamp aarti with several lit flames, looking upward. He has white tilak stripes on his forehead and white markings on his arms and shoulders, with a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders and an earring. Behind him, several boys in orange robes and white headbands stand with hands folded in devotion, with a dark railing in the foreground.

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September 07 20142014-09-07A photograph of a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holding a brass multi-flame aarti lamp aloft with both hands, flames rising before his face. Behind him several people in orange and white ritual clothes stand with palms pressed together in anjali, some with white tripundra markings on their foreheads, and a red curtain forms the backdrop. The lamp is an aarti performed as worship. The man's appearance does not clearly match the description of a distinctive presenter with several qualifying cues, so his identity is not established.2013-06-18June 29 20132013-06-29August 13 20142014-08-13A young man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands in profile holding a tall brass aarti lamp with multiple tiers of lit oil lamps, flames glowing. He wears a rudraksha mala, white vibhuti marks on forehead and arm, and a red kumkum dot. Blurred seated devotees in orange and white clothing are visible at the lower edge of a pink-walled hall with framed pictures and an air conditioner. Aarti ritual scene.2016-08-04October 25 20122012-10-25A photograph of a shaved-headed young priest in an orange saffron shawl seated among boys in red and orange robes, several with white sacred ash stripes on their foreheads and arms. The central man wears a red bindi, a long rudraksha mala and gold bangles, and holds a lit oil lamp in his right hand while speaking and gesturing outward. Behind him, boys in red garments sit cross-legged, some holding brass items, in what looks like a ritual or teaching gathering.2013-09-23November 18 20152015-11-18A shaved-headed priest in an orange saffron robe with white tilak on his forehead and a gold bead necklace performs aarti, holding a tall silver multi-tiered lamp with several burning oil lamp flames on a long handled silver tray. Behind him, seated devotees in orange shawls and white dhotis sit on mats in a hall with orange curtains and a projector screen showing an image of a deity. A man in a striped shirt stands at right beside a light stand. The scene looks like a satsang or puja gathering.2012-07-22September 06 20122012-09-06June 18 20132013-06-18A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged holding a silver oil lamp with a lit flame in his right hand, while his left hand rests on a small silver bell-shaped stand. He wears a long string of rudraksha beads with gold-coloured bead spacers, a gold bangle, and a white tripundra mark with a red dot on his forehead. Behind him stands a table draped in red fabric with gold border, topped by a brass bowl and a golden pyramidal ritual object. A glass cabinet stands at left against an orange wall.2013-03-07