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A photograph of a ritual scene with three men seated on the floor in a hall. The nearest man in the foreground wears a white dhoti with a red border and holds a small brass oil lamp with a flame. Behind him, a bald man in a saffron-orange robe lifts a lit brass lamp and a burning wick, with smoke rising. A third man in a saffron robe sits further back, partly hidden, holding a lit lamp toward the group. On a red tray in the lower left are brass plates, a small brass lamp and a brass vessel. Blurred figures in orange and red clothing sit in the background, with warm lights and a laptop on a blue table at left.

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A photograph of a seated puja with three men in front of a brass oil lamp and incense smoke. The man in the centre, with a shaved head, wears an orange-saffron robe and raises a lit brass lamp with a flame. Beside him, a man in orange robes holds a second lit lamp. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and white shirt with a red-bordered shawl holds a flame to a lamp near brass plates of offerings and a small brass kalasha on a red mat. Smoke drifts across the frame, and blurred devotees and a small table of equipment appear in the background. Aarti is being performed.2011-01-21February 01 20172017-02-01Indoor ritual with a row of seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes, several with garlands of orange and white flowers, one bearded man in front wearing a flower garland. Men in white kurtas and white head cloths hold metal aarti trays with burning flames, while another devotee in dark clothing bends over a lit oil lamp. Pink walls and a framed picture are behind the group. Several people behind the rows raise phones to film or photograph. The flames and burning lamps indicate an aarti or fire offering being performed during a bandhara-style gathering.2014-03-13A photograph of a ritual scene with several saffron-clad sannyasis seated on red mats in front of a seated audience. Three men in front hold lit oil lamps in their raised hands; the centre man wears a light orange-pink cloth, rudraksha mala and a pendant, and has white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms. The man on the left wears a deep orange-red cloth and a long rudraksha mala. The man on the right wears orange robes and holds a small lamp with a bell in the other hand. Behind them, devotees in white clothes sit with palms pressed together, and a man in a red shawl sits among them. Brass bells and small lamps are visible on the floor.2013-10-06Devotees sit on a floor in a hall during a ritual. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and a long rudraksha mala holds a brass bell in his right hand and a brass oil lamp in his left, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and arms. Behind him, a man in a saffron-orange shawl and rudraksha mala sits with a small brass lamp or incense vessel near his hands. Further left, a woman in orange sits beside him, and other lamp-holding devotees in white and orange appear in the background. A gold and red throne-like chair sits behind them, with warm lamplight on the scene. The ritual appears to be an aarti with oil lamps.2014-05-25December 04 20102010-12-04December 28 20112011-12-28Several saffron-robed monks sit in a row performing a lamp ritual indoors. Each holds a lit oil lamp or flame aloft with outstretched arms; one elderly bespectacled monk in the centre has white-grey hair and a beard, with a white-painted forehead. The younger monks have shaved heads, white forehead and arm markings, rudraksha malas and bangles. Flowers and small cups sit on the floor before them, and a white-framed door is behind. No individual is identified as a person.2013-03-04A photograph of a row of people seated on the floor in prayer, hands pressed together in anjali mudra, in a hall with white walls and red curtains. Men in white dhotis with red-and-gold borders and bare upper bodies sit closest to the camera, one wearing a yellow-and-white shawl, another with a rudraksha mala. Beside them, figures in saffron-orange robes sit with their eyes closed. Brass lamps and metal plates with flowers, fruit and offerings sit on orange cloths along the polished floor, with lit oil lamps and candles. Other attendees in white and orange kneel further back, and a figure in a pink top is at the left edge. No one clearly matches an identifiable ceremonial presentation beyond these ritual cues.2011-08-01A group of shaved-headed men in saffron-red robes and orange-beaded rudraksha necklaces sit in a row holding small brass oil lamps with lit flames, some lamps raised toward the camera. Several have white sacred ash markings on their foreheads and arms, and silver bangles on their wrists. Brass ritual vessels and a silver tray are visible at the lower right, against a maroon curtain. The setting suggests a lamp-lighting ritual during a group satsang or puja.2013-03-13A photograph of an indoor ritual aarti in a hall with pinkish-orange lighting. Several bare-chested men in orange-red dhotis with gold borders hold lit oil lamps and small bells, with white and sandalwood-coloured markings on their chests and arms. Rudraksha malas hang across their torsos. In the foreground a man with hair in a topknot and a light-coloured forehead marking holds a flaming lamp near a professional video camera on a tripod at the right. Framed photographs hang on the wall behind, and a gold-framed ornamental piece and a seated figure appear at the far right. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the foreground ritual participants.2016-10-12November 20 20102010-11-20