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A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes standing in a hall, holding a multi-flame oil lamp (aarti) in one hand and a handbell in the other, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and tilak on his forehead. Around him, several people in orange and white ritual dress sit on the floor in rows, some with white cloths, others with white and yellow sashes; behind them a golden carved pillar and framed pictures on the wall. The setting suggests an aarti during a ritual gathering. The central priest appears to be a devotee-priest rather than an identifiable a person, so no appearance-based a person candidate is claimed.

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November 18 20152015-11-18A shaved-headed priest in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands in the centre holding a brass aarti lamp with several lit flames in one hand and a brass bell in the other. He wears a wooden rudraksha mala and bead bracelets. Behind him, several people in orange and white robes sit on the floor near brass offering trays, some seated among flower and food plates. A gold-carved deity murti stands at right and a wooden door is at left.2015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18A shaved-headed young man in saffron-orange robes and a red-orange dhoti stands in a hall holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit flames, with a small bell on the floor beside him. He wears wooden rudraksha mala strands across his chest, bead bracelets, a gold bangle, and a sacred mark on his forehead. Behind him, a row of seated devotees in orange robes, some with rudraksha malas, sit on the floor while an older man in a white dhoti and shawl with a white head covering, gesturing, sits in the lower left. Red chairs are stacked along the back wall, with a golden carved pillar on the right and framed photos on the wall above. This appears to be an aarti ritual during a satsang setting; the image shows a white-clothed elder in the foreground next to a seated group.2015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18A bald man in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stands in the foreground holding a brass trident-like ritual implement with a flame burning at its top, and a brass handbell in his other hand, during an evening ritual. Behind him, several people in orange and white garments are seated or standing in a whitewashed hall with framed pictures on the wall. Oil lamps glow on the floor and a red exit sign is visible. Several other people in orange or white clothing move around the room, and a seated devotee is in the lower centre.2015-11-18