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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.

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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.2011-01-21A 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.2013-10-06Indoor 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.2014-03-13December 04 20102010-12-04Devotees 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 28 20112011-12-28February 01 20172017-02-01Several men in white ritual clothing sit cross-legged on orange mats in a plain pink-walled room, holding small oil lamps and flames aloft toward the viewer. The foreground man, bald with white marks on his upper arm, extends a lit lamp; a man beside him wears a red-and-white cloth, rudraksha beads and a gold bracelet while holding a lamp. Brass plates with flowers and small lamps sit on the floor, and a green-draped altar with glasses appears at right. A partially visible figure at left is seated. The scene suggests an aarti being performed in a satsang-style gathering.2010-11-30A row of men seated on the floor in a temple hall performs a puja with ringing handbells and incense sticks. Front centre, a man in orange saffron robes and rudraksha beads holds a bell in one hand and an incense stick in the other. Beside him, another man in orange robes with glasses and beads holds a bell. Behind them, men in white dhotis and white shirts with white tilaka markings on their foreheads and arms hold bells and incense. Brass plates with offerings, small oil lamps, flowers and fruit are set on the floor in front of them. A golden ornate throne or peetha stands at the right edge, and a curtain hangs behind.2011-08-04A photograph of a seated group of men in white ritual dhotis and shawls at a night puja, many with white vibhuti horizontal bands and rudraksha malas. In the foreground a bald man with white vibhuti and glasses sits with hands folded in prayer. Behind him, a man in the center holds a lit oil lamp in one hand, and another lamp burns on a brass plate. A brass plate in front holds fruit, flowers and a small bowl of offerings on a red cloth mat over a woven mat floor. Lit oil lamps are visible in the background along with seated devotees in white shirts. The scene reads as a pada puja gathering.2010-09-20November 20 20102010-11-20A 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.2011-08-01