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A photograph inside a temple hall during a ritual. Three young men in saffron-orange dhotis and matching shawls, with orange and red turbans and beaded garlands, stand in a row holding lit oil lamps and small silver bells. The center figure rings a bell, while the others raise lamps aloft. Behind them a gilded ornate throne with lion carvings and a green-and-gold canopy stands in front of a seated figure in saffron robes garlanded with flowers. Devotees in white and saffron sit on floor mats and chairs along the sides, some with palms joined. A striped multicolour cloth covers a table at left, and framed photo collages hang on the walls above. The scene resembles an aarti being performed for the seated figure.

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May 12 20172017-05-12March 18 20172017-03-18Indoor ritual scene in a pink-walled hall with a television camera on a tripod at right. Four young men in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps stand in a row performing aarti, each holding a lit oil lamp flame and a brass handbell in the other hand. They wear beaded rudraksha-style necklaces, bangles and white horizontal forehead and body markings, and several have long hair tied up. A striped cloth-covered table with brass items sits at left, and seated devotees in orange are visible in the background. Framed photo collages hang on the walls and a digital clock reads 11:49.2017-03-18Dim interior hall lit warmly by a row of oil lamps (diyas) on brass stands held by several men in orange-red robes standing in a line at right. Long tables with colourful striped cloths hold brass bells and small lamps in the foreground, with seated devotees at left. A camera on a tripod is visible at upper right, and a red digital clock reads 11:21 on the wall. Wall posters with photographs hang above. The scene suggests a lamp-lit ritual or aarti in progress.2017-03-18May 12 20172017-05-12July 09 20172017-07-09Four saffron-clad men in orange dhoti-style wraps and orange head turbans perform an aarti ceremony in a hall with pink walls and maroon curtains. The men in front hold up lit oil lamps and a multi-branched silver lamp on a silver tray, one arm raised, with rudraksha and pearl malas on their chests and arms. Behind them a few people sit on the floor in orange garments, and a red digital clock shows 10:3x. Framed photo collages hang on the walls, and a striped cloth-covered table stands at left.2017-08-16 +1 copiesMarch 18 20172017-03-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotional ceremony on a red-carpeted stage before a gold-carved throne-style backdrop. In the foreground a young man in an orange-red dhoti and orange shawl, wearing a leopard-print headband, rudraksha beads and a bangle, raises a brass aarti lamp with a flame. Beside him a second orange-clad man and a third figure hold lamps and a metal vessel, and a woman in a white sari stands at left. Seated devotees in white and orange fill the lower right, and a large screen at upper right shows a garlanded portrait. Scene suggests an aarti offering.2018-01-09A hall with a pink-tinted ceiling and rows of ceiling fans shows a ritual performance. Three young people in saffron-orange garments and orange shawls stand on a raised platform holding tall ornate golden lamps (aarti lamps) aloft. Seated attendees in orange and white line the foreground, and a lit deity image or altar is visible at the far end. Framed photographs hang on the side wall, and a camera on a tripod records the scene.2017-05-12Three young male attendants in saffron-orange turbans and orange dhotis stand in a row performing an aarti with lit flames. The attendant on the left holds a burning lamp in one hand and a silver bell in the other, the centre attendant holds a silver bell and a flaming lamp, and the attendant on the right holds a lit lamp and a bell. All wear layered gold and bead necklaces, rudraksha malas and bangles, with hair knotted on top. Behind them stand devotees in white and orange, and a gold-decorated shrine with a deity murti is visible in the background. Framed photographs hang on the wall. The scene suggests a ritual aarti ceremony in a temple hall.2017-07-09March 18 20172017-03-18