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A young man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha malas around his neck and wrists, holds a tall golden multi-tiered aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps while looking upward. Behind him a seated audience of devotees, mostly women in colourful salwar kameez and saris, watches in a wooden hall with a white banner on the wall. A figure in white stands at the back. The scene suggests an aarti ritual during a satsang gathering.

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A devotee in orange saffron robes and rudraksha bracelets performs aarti with a tiered silver lamp stand holding many lit oil lamps. He stands in front of a seated audience, many with palms pressed together in prayer, some in white, pink and yellow clothing. The setting is a hall with patterned wall hangings and a red-trimmed backdrop.2012-08-26August 26 20122012-08-26 +1 copiesAugust 26 20122012-08-26A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes stands in profile holding a tall golden multi-tiered aarti lamp with many lit flames, a ritual aarti offering. He wears a beaded necklace and a white-and-red forehead mark, and a wristwatch is visible. Behind him seated devotees in white, red and green clothing watch and some fold their hands, inside a wooden-panelled hall with a no smoking sign. A second small oil lamp sits on the floor at lower right. The man's distinctive appearance is a shaved head, saffron garments and a beaded necklace, but these cues do not establish his identity, so no identification is made. He is described as a priest performing aarti.2012-08-27August 25 20122012-08-25August 25 20122012-08-25August 26 20122012-08-26A man in orange saffron robes and dark rudraksha beads holds a tall silver multi-tiered aarti lamp with several lit oil lamps, gazing toward the flames during an evening ceremony. He wears a red tilak on his forehead, a gold bangle and a rudraksha mala. Behind him, blurred devotees in white and orange clothing sit in a warmly lit hall with brown patterned walls. The shaved-head priest appearance is not a clear enough cue to confirm a person's identity, so his role is described as a priest performing aarti. Lit oil lamps and a silver stand are the central objects.2012-08-23A young man with a shaved head, a red tilak on his forehead, and a bare upper body wrapped in an orange-saffron shawl stands at right holding a tiered silver aarti lamp stand with multiple lit oil lamps. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a braided bracelet. A man in a striped shirt stands at left edge, and blurred devotees with small lamps fill the background of a warmly lit hall.2012-09-04A photograph of a ritual aarti in an indoor hall with red-brown wooden trim and a draped cloth backdrop. A young man in orange saffron robes and rudraksha malas stands in the foreground holding a tall golden multi-tiered oil lamp with many lit flames. Seated devotees, mostly women in white and light clothing, fill the background, some with hands folded. The scene is warmly lit by the lamp flames.2012-08-25A man in saffron-orange robes holds up a tiered silver aarti lamp with multiple flames during an evening ritual in a wood-panelled hall. He wears a white vertical tilak on his forehead, a beaded garland of orange-gold beads, and a wristwatch. Behind him, a crowd of devotees, many in white clothing, sit holding small lit candles. A purple dove logo appears in the top-left corner. The man has a shaved head and a tilak, with a saffron shawl and a garland; appearance-based cues are not strong enough to identify a specific person, so the role is given as priest performing aarti.2012-09-08Night aarti at a golden-lit temple shrine. In the foreground, a man with long matted dreadlocks, rudraksha mala necklaces and a bare upper body wrapped in orange cloth holds a multi-flamed brass aarti lamp with both hands, its flames rising high. Behind him, other figures in orange garments with white body markings stand in line, and a tall tiered lamp stand glows against a carved golden wall with a lattice screen. Relevant ritual: aarti with oil lamp flames.2021-06-20