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A hall with red curtains and two framed portraits on the back wall: the left portrait shows a smiling man with a garland, and the right portrait shows a man in white holding a microphone, with a caption reading Charisma. Four priests in white and saffron dhotis and shawls perform aarti, each holding a brass oil lamp with many lit flames; the nearest priest, bald and bespectacled, holds a tiered brass lamp while others hold multi-branched lamps. Small brass lamps sit on a table in front, and cameramen with video cameras and tripods film the ritual. Several seated devotees are visible at the lower left.

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January 01 20122012-01-01Photograph of a ritual aarti in a hall with a red-walled backdrop. Several men stand along a long marble counter holding tiered brass oil lamps (deepa aarti) with multiple flames, while small brass oil lamps sit on the counter. The men wear white dhotis with gold borders, and some wear saffron-orange cloth draped over their shoulders; some are bare-chested. Seated devotees in the foreground watch, and a video camera on a tripod is at right. Three framed portraits hang above, labelled Unique, Charming and Charisma, showing smiling men in red, white and saffron clothing with rudraksha malas. Some people in the scene are visible; several are partially visible.2012-01-01January 01 20122012-01-01January 01 20122012-01-01January 01 20122012-01-01A photograph of several priests in saffron-orange and white dhotis performing an aarti with tall golden multi-tiered oil lamps, their flames blazing, held aloft with raised arms. Behind them, two framed portraits hang on a red-curtained wall: the left one shows a smiling young man in orange garments with a white garland, labelled "Unique"; the right one shows a figure with long hair and a white garment, labelled "Charisma". Seated devotees in the background watch the ritual.2012-01-01January 01 20162016-01-01June 09 20092009-06-09May 20 20162016-05-20January 01 20162016-01-01January 01 20122012-01-01Three bare-chested men in saffron-orange dhoti-style waist cloths stand in a row performing an aarti with lit oil lamps held in their hands. The foreground man wears a rudraksha mala, a saffron sash, a hair bun and white body markings, and holds a brass bell in his other hand. The two men behind him hold lamps in similar poses. Seated devotees in the background wear pink, white and orange clothing. Red curtains, framed wall posters and a deity picture hang in the hall, and a camera on a tripod stands at the right edge.2016-10-12