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A photograph inside an orange tent hung with banners. A standing priest with a shaved head, wearing an orange-brown dhoti and a gold necklace, raises a lit lamp high in one hand. In front of him, two seated women in orange and red saris and a seated young man in white dhoti perform aarti using a tiered brass lamp stand with several lit flames, along with small brass vessels. Behind them a crowd sits on green mats, many in white and orange clothing, while a cameraman on a tripod films the ritual. Printed banners on the tent wall are visible, along with speakers and a sound table at left.

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February 11 20132013-02-11A bald man with a bare upper torso wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and a gold beaded necklace raises a lit oil lamp high in his right hand during an aarti in a red-walled hall with green floor carpet. Several people in white ritual cloth stand and sit behind him, a row of seated devotees in red and white watches from the right, and brass lamps sit on the floor at lower left. Two large cloth banners with printed text hang on the wall, and striped yellow and red pillars frame the room. A man in a white dhoti stands at a table with microphones near the back. Sign text is partly legible.2013-02-08February 08 20132013-02-08Outdoor ritual under a red-framed corrugated shelter with a loudspeaker. A standing priest in rust-orange and gold-bordered robes, with a shaved head, waves an orange cloth over a brass lamp and offerings on a golden platform, where a small fire burns. Beside him a young man in white dhoti and shawl wears a rudraksha mala and holds his hands together. Behind, a figure seated in an orange throne-like chair wears a red-and-orange robe and garland. Devotees in orange and red sit on the ground in rows, and several women in orange sit at the lower left tending brass vessels and a flower-decorated tray.2014-10-02Women seated on a green mat in an orange-draped tent perform aarti with oil lamps in a silver multi-tiered lamp stand and smaller brass lamps. Several women wear white saris with red or orange borders and kumkum or vibhuti on their foreheads; one in red shawl and another in red top and white dress take part. Behind them devotees sit on the floor, a sound mixing desk and laptops stand on a white-covered table, and framed posters hang on the orange fabric walls. A man in white with a bare upper body and dhoti stands at the right edge holding a lamp. Offerings of fruit, flowers and sweets rest on brass plates on the mat.2013-02-08February 10 20132013-02-10A photograph inside an orange-draped tent where a large seated crowd, mostly women in colourful saris and shawls with some men in shirts and dhotis, sits on green mats and striped rugs. At the right, a bare-chested man in an orange-saffron dhoti and sacred thread raises a metal ritual vessel, while a kalasha-like object and a wooden stand sit in front of him. Other devotees sit at the front, some with hands joined in prayer. A decorated palanquin or ratha stands in the background, with banners on the tent walls.2013-02-09January 01 20092009-01-01February 10 20132013-02-10Photograph of a large open-air yajna pavilion with bamboo poles and palm fronds, purple and dark draped backdrop. In the foreground a figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a mala and a gold ceremonial necklace sits before a flower-decorated altar, a microphone nearby; this appearance fits the a person cues of long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace. Beside him a white-clad priest in orange shawl tends the fire offering. Along the sides and in the back, devotees in white garments and orange shawls sit on mats. Flower petals in pink, red and white are scattered over the floor and an altar tray; a silver vessel and oil lamps are visible. A deity murti in a decorated shrine stands at the back left.2006-07-18A large orange tent filled with seated devotees on green mats during a ritual gathering. Many people sit cross-legged in white and red clothing, some wearing rudraksha malas and tilaka marks, with brass puja plates and small offerings on the floor in front. Behind them, a video camera on a tripod and a laptop with speakers sit near a black projection screen, and several printed banners hang from the tent walls. Devotees have their hands folded in prayer and a man in white stands near the camera.2013-02-08A ritual hall lit by warm lights, with white tent draping and hanging green and orange banners. A standing priest in a maroon dhoti and shawl with a beaded garland holds a lit lamp near a gold plate. Several women in maroon and red silk saris sit on low silver-trimmed seats in front of brass plates and offerings, with marigold petals scattered on the floor. Seated devotees in white clothes fill the background, and a cameraman stands at the right. A gold-and-flower decorated object appears at the lower right. This looks like a puja or aarti in progress.2015-10-21 +1 copies