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May 21 2016

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Photo 11703134 +2 copiesPhoto 11703020February 24 20172017-02-24 +1 copiesThree young men with long matted hair piled into topknots stand in a row holding brass aarti lamps with lit oil flames, apparently performing an aarti ritual in a tented hall. They wear saffron-orange dhoti-style cloth and orange shawls over bare upper bodies, with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, bangles and white tripundra-like markings on their foreheads and arms. Behind them, seated devotees in white and red saris watch, with a folded marble-topped platform in the foreground.2016-05-21A photograph of a young man in saffron-orange robes walking in a ritual procession, holding a brass multi-branched oil lamp (aarti) in his right hand and a small brass bell in his left. He wears a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace, a bangle, and long dark matted hair piled high on his head, with white tripundra vibhuti marks on his forehead. Beside him, another young person in orange and gold clothing with a similar high-knot hairstyle and white forehead marks also carries a lit brass lamp. Older men in white and orange-clad sadhus stand in the blurred background, and a bell-holder appears at the left edge. The setting is a white-walled hall with a golden arch behind.2016-05-02May 02 20162016-05-02May 20 20162016-05-20Three young men in ritual attire stand in a row during an evening ceremony, each holding a brass aarti lamp with lit oil flames in the left or right hand and a small brass bell in the other. They wear saffron-orange dhotis and shoulder wraps, rudraksha malas, and bangles, with white tripundra markings on their foreheads and arms. Their hair is tied in high topknots. Blurred devotees in the background are seen in orange and red clothing.2016-05-02October 19 20182018-10-19Photo 11709814March 28 20172017-03-28A young man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold border stands in a ritual aarti, holding a silver multi-wick lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other. He wears a rudraksha mala, a gold chain, white forehead tilak and white body markings, with long matted hair tied in a topknot. Beside him stands a second performer in orange holding an oil lamp cluster, and seated devotees in white and saffron are blurred in the background near a gold-coloured deity murti. The setting is a temple-style hall during a puja.2016-05-02