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A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands at a white-draped table performing aarti before framed photographs garlanded with yellow marigolds and white flowers. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits on the table, beside brass bowls of rose petals and marigold heaps. The figure holds a silver bell in one hand and a small silver vessel in the other, with a dark beaded mala around the neck. Another person in white clothing stands partly visible at the right edge. Light blue walls and a red-framed window frame the scene.

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A man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban stands at a white-draped table, ringing a handheld silver bell while raising a lit brass oil lamp with his other hand. Rudraksha beads hang around his neck. Before him stand two framed photographs garlanded with yellow marigolds and white flowers, and brass plates hold pink and yellow petals, marigolds and a brass kalasha with flowers. The walls are pale blue and a red-framed window is behind him.2010-02-18A photograph inside a bare, newly built room with pale blue walls and red-framed windows. A woman in a saffron-orange sari with a long dark braid and a dark beaded mala holds a lit brass aarti lamp and a small bell over a white-draped table. The table holds a framed portrait garlanded with yellow and orange marigold garlands, a brass lamp stand, a brass kalasha and a flower-filled plate of red and white petals. Behind her a man in white clothes stands, and at right a man with folded hands in an orange shawl and a red-tilak forehead looks on, performing puja and aarti at the shrine. Three people are visible.2010-02-18A man in an orange turban and sleeveless orange robe, with a rudraksha mala across his chest, stands at a small altar in a light blue room, ringing a silver handbell with his left hand while holding a flaming silver aarti lamp in his right. A brass standing lamp with a tall stem stands beside a tray of petals and yellow marigold garlands on a white cloth. Behind him, a man in white shirt and trousers stands near a red-framed window.2010-02-18A photo of a ritual inside a bare, newly built room with pale blue walls and red-framed windows. A person in a saffron-orange wrap and orange turban holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame over a garlanded framed picture on a white-draped table; the table is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, floral arrangements and a brass kalasha-style stand. The person holds a small brass bell in the other hand and wears a rudraksha mala. Nearby, a man in white clothes holds a tray, and a man in orange on the right presses his palms together in namaste beside a video camera. Another person in white stands in the background. The scene is a puja or aarti at the opening of a new facility.2010-02-18July 28 20082008-07-28January 10 20092009-01-10January 10 20092009-01-10July 28 20082008-07-28A man in an orange turban and orange robes stands at a white tiled table during a puja, holding a brass oil lamp in his right hand with a small flame and a bell in the other. He wears long white, red and green flower garlands and dark rudraksha beads. Beside him a second robed attendant holds a bell. On the table are a brass plate of mixed petals, a brass kalasha with mango leaves and a coconut, a bowl of rice with petals, small brass cups, and a metal deity murti with a flower garland and an orange cloth draped beside it. Behind them a man in white shirt and orange shawl photographs the scene, and a lattice window lets in light.2006-10-12A figure in an orange turban and sleeveless orange robe stands before a shrine performing an aarti with a lit oil lamp. A framed portrait on the left, garlanded with pink and white flowers, shows a saffron-robed man, and a large floral arrangement with red elephant figure, kalasha and brass lamps decorates the altar table. Behind him, two men in white and a man in a checked shirt stand with hands folded in devotion, in a bare plastered room with a window at the top right. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long dark hair under an orange turban and wears orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace, consistent with the saffron and turban cues, performing the aarti.2008-07-28A photograph of a man in orange robes and an orange turban standing beside a small altar draped with marigold garlands. He wears a long rudraksha mala over his orange clothing and leans forward with his hand near a lit flame. On the white-covered table sits a tall brass oil lamp, a plate of rose petals, a small silver dish, and a loose strand of marigolds. A partly visible second person appears at the right edge. The red window frame and pale blue walls frame the scene. The scene shows puja-style lamp offering at an altar.2010-02-18A man in an orange turban and orange robe holds a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame toward framed portraits on a white-draped table decorated with garlands and scattered rose petals. Another man in orange clothing stands behind him at left, holding a bell and a plate of petals. A small brass oil lamp sits on the floor at lower centre, and pink petals are scattered on the white wall. The setting appears to be a ritual aarti worship in a plain room.2008-07-28