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A man in a saffron-orange robe stands at a wooden lectern on a raised platform, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small silver bell or vessel in the other. His head has white and red markings and he wears a beaded rudraksha-style mala and a gold pendant necklace. Seated on a red mat in front of the platform are young girls in pink and red dresses, one with flowers in her hair and another holding a flower garland, watching the ritual. Behind them rows of seated adults and children in white and light clothing fill a hall with brown walls, decorative hanging banners in red, white and gold, and framed pictures on the back wall. The scene suggests an aarti or lamp offering during a satsang.

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A young man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a long garland of red and white flowers, performs an aarti with a lit oil lamp in front of a decorated deity murti draped in orange and blue silk and adorned with flower garlands. Seated and standing devotees in white and orange clothes watch from the background within a covered hall with a painted garden backdrop and potted plants. The scene is a puja with an aarti flame offered before the murti. +1 copiesOutdoor ritual gathering in a village setting with palm trees and thatched huts behind. A shaved-headed monk in a saffron-orange robe bends over a red tray holding a fire with offerings, flowers and small brass vessels, apparently a homa-style fire ritual. Seated devotees on mats in the foreground, including an older man in white with an orange shawl and hands pressed together, and many children sitting in rows behind. Some standing people in white and other colours watch from the back. Text overlay reads copyright and archive source at the bottom right.2009-01-29January 08 20172017-01-08A shaved-headed man in an orange wrap and a rudraksha mala stands at right, bare-chested with white ash markings on his forehead and arms, holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit flames aloft. Seated devotees in orange and maroon robes fill the hall behind him, many with small lamps, while a brass bell sits on a dark counter at left. The setting is an indoor ashram hall with framed photographs on the wall. Whether the standing figure is a person cannot be established from appearance alone, so he is described by role as the officiating priest.2017-01-08Night outdoor scene of a crowd gathered around a central figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold necklace and glasses, holding a large multi-wick oil lamp aarti with a bright flame rising from it. Behind him, a tall red-and-yellow ceremonial umbrella stands over the scene, and a backdrop of framed portraits is visible. Many devotees in white clothes, some with white shawls and tilak marks, stand or sit with hands folded, and a seated person in yellow cloth lower left has a brass pot and lamps before him. a person: the orange-robed aarti performer with a gold necklace and ornate clothing, in a ritual role. The people count is 21-100 by visible crowd.2009-02-10A photograph of a hall with a seated audience facing a figure in saffron-orange robes standing at the left of a raised platform. The standing figure has a head covering and holds hands together in front of the body, with a microphone stand nearby. Behind the platform, a red curtain frames a central seated figure in green garments with flower garlands, flanked by two framed portraits with red and gold floral decorations and vases of orange and pink flowers. Brass oil lamps and flower vases sit on the marble platform. The audience sits cross-legged on white floor, mostly in white and pale blue shirts, with some women in colourful saris and salwar on the right. Around twenty to thirty people are visible. +1 copiesJanuary 08 20172017-01-08A photograph inside a plain grey-walled hall where a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with yellow trim stands barefoot, holding a lit oil lamp aloft toward a table draped in white with a brass dish. Behind him, three framed portraits adorned with marigold garlands sit on the table. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a woman in a light blue sari with a white forehead marking also joins with folded hands on the right. Hanging decorative lamps with patterned shades are visible at the top of the room.2011-09-12 +1 copiesDecember 07 20072007-12-07January 08 20172017-01-08October 06 20112011-10-06 +2 copiesA shaved-headed man in saffron orange garment wrapped at the waist, bare-chested, with white tilak markings on his forehead and arms, holds up a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps while standing beside a wooden podium with a silver bell. Behind him a large hall is filled with seated devotees in orange and green saris, some holding lamps, and wall posters are visible. The lit lamps and seated audience suggest an aarti during a satsang gathering.2017-01-08