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Outdoor photo of several devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with gold borders, many wearing rudraksha malas and beaded armbands. In the centre a young man holds a microphone with both hands and appears to chant, while the man on the right stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. The man on the left holds a silver tray with a small lamp and incense. Behind them more devotees in orange and maroon stand with hands folded, and a hillside is visible.2016-01-16A 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.2016-05-02January 16 20162016-01-16Outdoor ritual procession at dusk beside a concrete wall and palm trees, with a yellow excavator partly visible at left. Several young men wear saffron-orange dhoti-style cloths, rudraksha malas and white vibhuti stripes on their faces and chests. Two players beat drums: a barrel drum at left and a round frame drum at centre. A shirtless young man at right holds a lit oil lamp flame in his raised hand. Another young man in white dhoti and a dark green cloth stands beside the drummers. A young man in the foreground carries a long staff, and marigold-yellow flowers appear at lower right.2016-09-15October 31 20162016-10-31Four young men in saffron-orange dhoti-style garments stand in a row holding silver oil lamps (aarti lamps) with lit flames, performing a ritual lamp offering. The foreground figure wears a gold-toned necklace, rudraksha-style beaded mala and gold armlets, with his long hair tied in a high topknot. Other attendants beside him have long hair bound up, and one wears a white forehead band. Blurred devotees in pink and red saris stand in the background, and a white tent-like canopy is overhead. The setting appears to be a ritual gathering in a tent.2016-05-20December 31 20052005-12-31May 02 20162016-05-02January 25 20172017-01-25 +1 copiesFour young men in orange-saffron wraps perform an aarti with brass lamps in a bright white room. In the foreground, the man in front holds a brass bell in his right hand and a brass aarti lamp in his left, with red beaded malas around his neck and red bangles on his wrists. The others hold lit brass oil lamps in front of them, and a row of lit lamps glows in the background beside a wooden door. Their hair is tied in high topknots. No a person candidate is visibly present.2016-07-19January 12 20172017-01-12December 02 20172017-12-02