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Three young men in saffron-orange dhotis and matching orange turbans perform aarti in a temple hall, each holding a burning oil lamp in one hand and a small silver bell in the other. Their chests are bare with rudraksha malas and gold-coloured beaded necklaces. Behind them, seated devotees in white and orange clothes watch, and a gilded ornamental shrine with golden carved panels stands at the back. Pink walls and framed posters line the upper background. No person is clearly identifiable as a person in this scene.

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Three young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, with rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces, stand in a ceremonial hall performing aarti with lit oil lamps. The middle figure holds a bell in his other hand, while the outer two hold lamps raised before them. Their hair is tied up and they wear patterned headbands, one with a leopard-print band. Behind them a seated audience in saris and white clothing watches, a large golden deity murti stands on an elevated altar draped in red and yellow, and a striped cloth covers a low table at left. Red curtains frame the hall.2018-01-01Photograph of a ritual aarti in a large tent hall. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, with rudraksha malas and dreadlocked or topknotted hair, stand in a row holding brass lamps with lit flames and handbells. Behind them, women in pink, orange and white saris and men in white kurtas watch and participate, and a few children sit on the red carpeted floor. Long metal tables with polished surfaces stand at left. The scene suggests a pratyaksha padapuja gathering.2016-05-20Three 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.2017-07-09October 12 20162016-10-12A photograph inside a large decorated hall with red and yellow drapes and a gold-framed deity murti at the back. Five men in orange-saffron dhoti-style wraps with bare chests and rudraksha malas stand in a row along a long table draped in a colourful striped cloth, each holding a small silver-toned cup or lamp-like vessel, several with lit flames, as in a ritual offering. Each wears a patterned headband, and the foremost men have dreadlocked hair and armbands. Seated devotees in the background watch, some with hands joined, and a bright orange-clad person sits in the lower right. Smoke rises from the front.2018-01-01October 12 20162016-10-12October 12 20162016-10-12October 12 20162016-10-12May 20 20162016-05-20May 24 20162016-05-24January 01 20182018-01-01A photograph of an indoor ritual aarti in a hall with pinkish-orange lighting. Several bare-chested men in orange-red dhotis with gold borders hold lit oil lamps and small bells, with white and sandalwood-coloured markings on their chests and arms. Rudraksha malas hang across their torsos. In the foreground a man with hair in a topknot and a light-coloured forehead marking holds a flaming lamp near a professional video camera on a tripod at the right. Framed photographs hang on the wall behind, and a gold-framed ornamental piece and a seated figure appear at the far right. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the foreground ritual participants.2016-10-12