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Photo 11743976December 05 20122012-12-05November 12 20122012-11-12A photograph inside a hall with red curtains and framed photo posters on the walls. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a rust-orange cloth wrapped around his body carries a multi-tiered brass lamp stand with many burning oil lamps, its flames glowing. Behind him rows of seated devotees in saffron and orange robes hold small lit lamps, with brass plates and offerings set on the floor before them and a few people in white clothing among them. The scene suggests a lamp-lit ritual. a person is not clearly identifiable among those present.2013-12-19December 04 20122012-12-04September 07 20122012-09-07 +1 copiesA covered outdoor hall with a corrugated metal roof during a ritual aarti. Men in saffron-orange robes hold tiered brass aarti lamps with flames, while men in white dhotis stand nearby. Women in white saris sit cross-legged along a long metal-topped table and a mat, many holding small brass oil lamps and kalasha-style pots decorated with mango leaves and yellow fruit. A large crowd of devotees stands and watches along the back wall, which displays framed photographs and banners. Garlands and a sacred thread are visible on several participants.2008-12-28April 28 20132013-04-28December 13 20132013-12-13November 17 20122012-11-17December 22 20132013-12-22A covered hall with corrugated roof and fluorescent lights shows a ritual lamp ceremony. Men in saffron-orange robes and women in white saris stand and sit along a long metal table and floor mats, holding brass lamps and tall tiered golden lamp stands that are lit with flames. Brass oil lamps are arranged in rows on the floor, and fruit offerings sit at the left edge. Behind them, a crowd of devotees watches, and wall-mounted framed pictures and banners hang along the back wall. A man in saffron with a rudraksha mala and a trident stands at the right near the lamp stands.2008-12-28