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A kneeling man with a shaved head, white forehead markings and a rudraksha mala performs an aarti with a tiered copper lamp lit with many flames, held in both hands on a white marble floor. He wears an orange-red garment with yellow borders. Behind him, rows of women in orange-red saris sit on mats with small brass plates and oil lamps, separated by silver stanchions and rope. Red curtains and white walls form the hall backdrop, with a carved wooden panel on the wall.

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December 20 20132013-12-20December 13 20132013-12-13A large, brightly lit hall with a polished white tile floor and red curtains along the walls. In the foreground at left, a bald, bare-armed man in a rust-red robe kneels while holding a tiered brass oil-lamp (aarti-style) lit with flames. Rows of seated devotees in orange and saffron robes sit on mats behind metal stanchions and chain barriers, facing the lamp bearer, with a few people in white clothing seated further back. A pillar and framed banners line the walls. The lamp bearer appears to be a priest-like attendant; the page-based identity is not visually established.2013-12-20April 28 20132013-04-28A shaved-headed man in a brown-orange dhoti with gold-bordered edge and a matching shawl draped over his left shoulder sits kneeling and holds up a tall multi-tiered brass oil lamp with many lit wicks. A brown rudraksha mala hangs across his bare chest and he wears a small hoop earring. Behind him, a row of women in orange and red saris sits on the floor with brass puja vessels, during what appears to be a lamp ritual in a hall with red curtains.2013-12-13January 04 20172017-01-04December 20 20132013-12-20December 13 20132013-12-13December 22 20132013-12-22A shirtless man with a shaved head and white ash stripes on his arms and chest stands in profile holding a brass multi-tiered aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps and an ornate handle, extending it forward with both hands. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a dark rudraksha mala across his chest. Behind him, several people in orange clothes sit on cushions on a white floor, with small oil lamps and offering trays, in a hall with framed photographs on the wall and a wooden door. The scene reads as an aarti ritual during a gathering.2017-01-04A photograph inside a red-curtained hall with white tiled floor, where a bald priest kneels in the foreground in orange-red dhoti and wears a rudraksha mala, holding up a tall multi-tiered brass aarti lamp lit with many flames. Behind him, rows of young boys and novices in orange robes sit on mats with white headbands, many with hands raised, some holding small brass plates with offerings, while adults in white stand and sit near the back. Rope barriers line the right side. Framed photo banners hang on the walls, consistent with an aarti or padapuja ceremony.2013-12-22December 22 20132013-12-22