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A young man with long dreadlocks, a patterned shell-and-cowrie headband, and a rudraksha bead necklace stands in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, his upper body bare with white ash markings on the arm and back. He holds a silver multi-tiered aarti lamp with lit oil lamps, performing an aarti ritual. Seated devotees in white, orange and pink saris and robes fill the hall, some with folded hands. A small silver bell sits on a striped cloth-covered table in the foreground. A gilded deity murti or portrait is visible at the far end of the hall beneath a golden canopy, with red and gold drapes and stage decor behind. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.

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A standing man in an orange sannyasi cloth wrapped around his waist and draped over one shoulder, bare-chested, with matted dreadlocks tied under a patterned headband, holds aloft a tiered silver aarti lamp with multiple lit oil lamps. A rudraksha mala hangs at his neck and wrists. Seated devotees fill the hall in red chairs and on orange floor mats, many in white and orange clothing. In the foreground, a silver bell rests on a striped cloth-covered table. Red drapes and a golden framed image appear behind, and a few devotees hold cloth bags printed with a lotus-like emblem.2018-01-01January 01 20182018-01-01January 01 20182018-01-01A standing young sannyasi in an orange saffron wrap and orange dhoti, with long dreadlocked hair bound under a striped headband, holds a multi-tiered silver aarti lamp with several lit flames in his right hand. A ceremonial sandal-paste marking shows on his upper arm and rudraksha beads hang at his neck. Seated devotees fill a large hall with red and gold drapes; a silver bell sits on a striped table in the foreground, and a golden deity murti shrine stands in the background. Many women in saris and white clothes sit on mats during the aarti.2018-01-01A standing devotee in orange robes and a striped headwrap lifts a tiered silver aarti lamp with multiple lit wicks high above his head during a ceremony in a large tented hall. The bare-chested man wears a rudraksha bracelet and orange dhoti and shawl. Behind him, a seated audience of many devotees in saffron, pink, yellow and white clothing sits on the floor and in red chairs, several with hands folded in prayer. A small silver bell rests on a striped cloth in the foreground. Red and gold drapes frame the stage area.2018-01-01A standing young man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered sash performs an aarti ceremony in a hall with a red floor. He wears a tall tiered hair knot, white tilak on his forehead, multiple strands of rudraksha malas and a gold chain, and holds a brass oil lamp in one hand and a silver bell in the other. A second brass lamp stand appears at the right edge. Behind him, a seated man in white dhoti with gold border and a white tilak sits on the floor, and other people in colourful clothing sit in the background.2016-05-02September 10 20122012-09-10December 06 20162016-12-06September 10 20122012-09-10September 10 20122012-09-10September 10 20122012-09-10A young man in orange sannyasi attire stands in a hall performing aarti. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold border, a rudraksha mala and beaded necklaces, white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms, and a red bindi. His long dreadlocked hair is tied up on his head. In his raised right hand he holds a silver aarti lamp with a flame, and in his left hand a brass handbell. Seated devotees in orange shawls, white and coloured saris fill the background, with a few people in the foreground.2016-05-21