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April 04 20122012-04-04April 04 20122012-04-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual arati in an indoor hall with dark red curtains behind. A man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, with white tilak on his forehead and arm bands, raises a brass multi-wick oil lamp with a visible flame. Beside him a man in a white dhoti with a golden border and a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded in namaste. On the right a woman in an orange sari with a red border rings a handbell and sits before a microphone. Brass and microphone stands are visible.2015-05-05May 05 20122012-05-05November 18 20112011-11-18May 05 20122012-05-05November 18 20112011-11-18May 05 20122012-05-05A bald man with white tilak on his forehead, wearing thin-framed glasses, an orange-saffron robe and a long gold-beaded neck mala with a gold pendant, stands at a white table lifting a tall silver multi-tiered aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps. A small brass oil lamp sits on the table and a silver-covered book rests on a stand. Behind him a cameraman with a tripod films, and monitors show a video feed of a gathering. Two seated figures in the background are partly visible, and a red chair and red curtain frame the room.2011-10-30A standing priest in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala performs an aarti with a multi-tiered brass lamp holding many lit oil lamps. Two seated priests in saffron clothing sit behind a table with microphones, lamps and a laptop, in a dimly lit hall with a dark curtain and a projection screen in the background.2011-11-18Evening aarti at an indoor hall with a seated audience. Three men stand at a raised metal ledge holding tall brass lamps of many lit oil lamps, flames rising high. The man at center wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl; the man at left wears white with an orange shawl; the man at right wears white with an orange wrap. Small brass kalasha-style bells sit on the ledge. Devotees sit in rows below in the foreground, some in orange clothing. Walls show framed pictures and a small wall plaque.2008-10-02November 18 20112011-11-18