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Five young men perform a ritual dance on a stage in front of a red curtain. They are bare-chested with orange dhoti-style lower garments, long rudraksha mala necklaces, and matted hair tied in topknots. Several hold small brass handbells and move in step, with their arms extended. Behind them, seated devotees in orange and white clothing sit on colourful patterned mats, with flower offerings on a low table at the right. The setting suggests a devotional gathering or ceremonial performance at a Sadashivoham event.

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December 22 20162016-12-22December 23 20162016-12-23A photograph of a Pancha Aarati ritual in progress before a red draped curtain. Several young male priests in orange dhotis and orange shawls, with bare upper bodies, stand in a row holding brass bells and lit oil lamps. The foreground priest on the left turns toward the right, and the central priest wears a rudraksha mala and a bracelet while ringing a bell over a flame. Their hair is tied in top knots and the figures have ash-marked skin. Lamp flames glow at lower right, and seated attendees appear faintly in the background.2016-12-22Ritual gathering in a large hall with a deep red curtained backdrop and striped rainbow mats on the floor. In the foreground a bare-chested man with long dreadlocks and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces holds a bell in one hand and an oil lamp in the other. Behind him several saffron-robed priests stand in a row, some holding ritual items, while seated devotees, many in orange and white, sit along long mats lined with offerings and brass vessels. Ornate brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel appear at the right edge.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Five young men in saffron-orange dhoti-style garments with gold borders stand in a line during a ritual performance on a red carpet inside a tent. Each has long dreadlocked hair piled on top of the head, white tilak and white body markings on the arms and chest, rudraksha malas, and gold bangles. They hold brass oil lamps, handbells and a tray of offerings. Seated devotees in white and colourful saris watch behind them, and a seated figure in red stands at the left. Brass lamps are set on blue mats in the foreground, and the scene matches the Kalpataru darshan ritual context.2016-05-02Five young men in orange dhotis stand in a row before a red curtain, bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces, with long braided hair coiled on their heads and white tilak markings on their faces and arms. Several hold brass horns or conch-like instruments, and the nearest figures hold brass ritual vessels. Behind them, seated devotees sit on a patterned pink-and-green cloth, and at right a table covered in a striped cloth holds flower garlands and offerings. The scene appears to be a ritual performance on a stage.2016-12-22May 02 20162016-05-02December 12 20162016-12-12A photograph of a ritual aarti performed on a stage before a deep red curtain. Several shirtless male priests in orange dhotis hold brass multi-wick oil lamps with lit flames. The foreground priest, with a topknot and a rudraksha mala across his chest, faces upward and lifts the lamp. Other priests stand behind him holding lamps, and a devotee's hand is visible at the lower left. White ash markings appear on their arms and bodies, with gold armlets and bangles.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Photograph of a line of young male performers in saffron-orange dhoti-style cloths and orange shawls, with rudraksha beaded necklaces and bangles, leaning forward and raising handheld ritual instruments: brass lamps, a silver ceremonial plate, bells and a metal cymbal-like disc. Several wear leopard-print headbands, and some have white body markings on their arms and chests. Behind them, seated devotees in orange clothes fill the hall beneath dark red drapery. In the foreground a striped cloth-covered table holds offerings.2018-02-13