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A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and white shirt with a red-and-white border performs aarti, lifting a silver lamp with a large flame toward the upper frame with one hand while holding a small bell in the other. He wears a gold chain and a bracelet and sits cross-legged on a red cloth before a microphone stand. Behind him a row of women sit with palms pressed together in namaskar, several in orange and saffron saris and others in white with yellow shawls. A brass thali holds a golden sweet, marigold petals, kumkum-coloured offerings, a bowl of cooked shrimp-like items, rice, and small metal vessels. A traditional yellow-and-green dish sits nearby, and a brass kalasha-style lamp stand on a silver tray at left.

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A seated priest in a white dhoti with red-bordered cloth over his shoulder performs an aarti, holding a silver lamp with a lit flame raised toward the front. He wears a gold necklace and a gold bracelet. Before him are a silver plate with flowers and a yellow sweet, a brass pot, and metal bowls of food including rice, flatbread and yellow rice. A microphone stands in front of him. Around him, about a dozen women sit on the floor with palms pressed in prayer, wearing white, orange, yellow and green saris. A pale orange cloth and a small silver pedestal with a yellow deity murti stand at the left.2010-11-12A photograph of a large seated gathering in an ashram hall, with devotees in orange and saffron garments and red shawls. In the foreground, a woman in white with a red shawl holds a brass lamp in both hands, and beside her a man in a white kurta with a red shawl raises a small oil lamp toward the viewer, while another man in white with a red stole holds a lit lamp. Behind them, rows of women in orange-and-yellow saris sit with hands folded in prayer. The scene suggests an aarti or lamp offering during a satsang. No figure in the image is clearly identifiable as the a person, so no appearance-based candidate is claimed.2013-05-20 +1 copiesJuly 06 20152015-07-06A pada puja ritual in progress indoors. A bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border, wearing a gold necklace and white forehead markings, sits cross-legged before a golden tray of offerings holding a small oil lamp. Beside him a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron wrap holds a microphone and speaks. Several devotees in white, some with gold chains and rudraksha malas, sit around; a man on the left raises a multi-branched aarti lamp with flame, a woman on the left holds her hands in anjali, and a woman in white with a red bindi holds her palms together. Trays hold apples, flowers and brass vessels, and an orange-draped throne with gold trim stands at right beside a table of fruit and flowers. Two devotees in the foreground are seen from behind.2010-10-19June 12 20042004-06-12September 17 20102010-09-17A woman seated on a red cushioned seat wears a red-orange head wrap, a red-orange robe and long garlands of white jasmine, yellow marigold and red flowers. She holds a tall silver ceremonial rod with her right hand and looks to her right. Before her, kneeling devotees in white and cream clothes and white shirts hold a lit oil lamp and bow over a floor covered with scattered flower petals. Other standing devotees in white and red-orange clothes press their palms together along a concrete-block wall, one man at the right photographs with a camera, and a young boy in orange and a rudraksha-style necklace stands at left. This is a pada puja (foot-worship ritual) at a devotee's house, shown with a lamp offering and flower-strewn floor. Her identity is not established from appearance.2014-06-26A photograph of a ritual in an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and orange walls. A man in white dhoti and shawl stands at a fire pit of brick and burning wood, holding a lit lamp or offering vessel above it while smoke rises. Behind him a gold-framed red velvet throne holds a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure, and a red carpet runs toward it. Brass bowls of yellow and white offerings sit on the floor. On the right, a deity murti is decorated with red, orange and multicolour flower garlands, with a brass oil lamp in front. Seated devotees in white and yellow shawls with hands joined line the left side, and several figures in white stand near the throne. A saffron-clad person stands at the back right.2010-11-12A fire ritual in a temple hall. A standing priest in orange robes raises a flaming lamp high with both hands above a brick-lined fire pit. Beside him a kneeling assistant in orange holds a long-handled spoon, and a seated woman in a white sari with a gold border presses her palms together before a tray of fruit, bananas, sweets and flower garlands. Other orange-robed attendants and seated devotees stand and sit along the back wall, beneath a carved stone pillar and a hanging banana plant.2009-06-09June 27 20142014-06-27October 26 20112011-10-26Outdoor puja scene in a temple courtyard with orange and red walls. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border sits on a mat, holding a flaming camphor lamp in one hand and a small kettle-like vessel in the other, performing aarti before a decorated deity murti dressed in orange and red silk and draped with garlands of red, yellow and white flowers. Around him, about a dozen women in white, orange and yellow saris sit in rows with palms pressed together in prayer. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style offering tray with flowers and turmeric, a small brass idol and open books sit on the floor.2010-11-12