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October 13 2013

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Night outdoor puja at an open-air shrine. A line of devotees in saffron and orange robes with gold borders stands holding brass aarti lamps and offering trays, with flames lit. Behind them a deity murti in red and orange garments with a crown, garland and raised hands is set before a gold-framed red curtain, with leafy trees above. A man in a white dhoti and shawl, and a young man in a saffron turban holding a bell, stand among the others. Seated devotees and women in sarees watch from the sides. Some oil lamps sit on the ground. Several people are visible, a group in the photo.2013-10-13Night outdoor aarti at an ashram. Several devotees in saffron and rust-red robes with gold borders stand in a row, raising lit oil lamps (aarti lamps) overhead toward a deity murti on a red-draped altar framed by an ornate gold arch. The leftmost man wears an orange turban and rings a hand bell, and another holds a plate of offerings. A woman in a red sari with gold border and a rudraksha mala holds a lamp at the right. Other people in white and red clothes sit behind, and a cameraman with a tripod films at the right edge. Potted plants line the floor, and incense smoke rises from the altar.2013-10-13October 13 20132013-10-13July 07 20152015-07-07Night-time outdoor ritual procession with several people holding oil lamps. In the foreground a man in an orange turban and orange-saffron shawl, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, holds a silver aarti lamp with three flames in one hand and a small silver bell in the other. Behind him a woman in a maroon sari carries a brass-toned lamp, a shaven-headed man in orange cloth holds a clay lamp, and a man at the right in white holds another lit lamp. Onlookers in saris and white clothing stand behind, and a small child is visible at left. The scene suggests an aarti being performed in the evening.2013-10-13Evening puja at an outdoor shrine lit by night. Five priests in saffron, orange and maroon dhoti-style garments with rudraksha malas and gold chains stand in a row. The priest on the right raises a lit oil lamp in his right hand while holding an open book; other priests hold silver plates and small silver vessels with offerings. Horizontal white tilak marks show on their foreheads and arms. Behind them, ornately dressed deity murtis in orange and red garments with garlands stand before a red draped backdrop. Smoke rises from the lamp. Two seated devotees are partly visible at the lower edge.2013-04-29February 23 20152015-02-23Five men in saffron-orange dhotis stand bare-chested in a row during evening aarti, holding lit oil lamps and small bells. Their bodies bear white sacred ash stripes and rudraksha malas. The man in front wears a red-brown rudraksha mala and his hair is tied in a top knot, while the others hold lamps and bells beside him. A tripod-mounted video camera is at right, and a gold-framed deity shrine stands behind them. Framed photos hang on the wall above, and a wall air conditioner is visible. Several onlookers sit in the background.2016-10-12October 13 20132013-10-13October 12 20162016-10-12A photo of several devotees in saffron-orange robes performing an aarti with brass oil lamps, flames lit and held forward in a row inside a warmly lit hall. In the foreground a bare-chested devotee wears long beaded necklaces and a white headband, holding a flaming lamp. Behind him, a figure with hair piled high and a rudraksha-style necklace holds another lamp, and further lamps glow to the left. Pink-tinged walls, framed pictures and a seated person in the background complete the setting.2017-05-12A photograph inside a large white tent during a ritual at the Vaicharik Mahasabha. Several young men in orange-saffron robes with gold borders stand in a line holding large brass multi-tiered oil lamps with lit flames; some wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. Beside them, a man in white dhoti with gold border holds a lamp, and rows of lit oil lamps and brass lamps sit on a long metal-topped altar table. Red carpet covers the floor, and a seated crowd fills the background, with colourful hanging decorations overhead.2016-05-20